BrainCenterNC PG APC

Anterior Parietal Cortex

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This page covers biological details of component group Anterior Parietal Cortex. Component group is part of aHuman target integrated biological model.

• Top-down path to center: Cortex -> Parietal Lobe (NC.LOBE.PAR) -> Postcentral Gyrus (NC.PG) -> Anterior Parietal Cortex (NC.PG.APC) (see Mind Maps)
• Function:

(generated)

Components

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Component items:

• Primary Somatosensory Cortex: Muscle and skin receptors

Connectivity

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Internal Regions Connections:

Source Region	Target Region	Reference
Ventral Posterolateral Nucleus	Primary Somatosensory Cortex	Pain matrix (TH.VPL -> S1)
Ventral Posteromedial Nucleus	Primary Somatosensory Cortex	Pain matrix (TH.VPM -> S1)

External Inbound Center Connections:

Source Center	Reference
Thalamus	Pain matrix (TH.VPL -> S1)

External Outbound Center Connections:

Target Center	Reference
Basal Ganglia	Basal Ganglia Activity (S1 -> PU, abstract)
Thalamus	(unknown reference)
Myelencephalic Sensory Nuclei	(unknown reference)
Lateral Parietal Cortex	(unknown reference)
Premotor Cortex	Global visual system (ParietalCortex -> FrontalCortex, abstract)
Superior Parietal Lobule	McNaughton Spatial Processing Network (SomSensCortex -> PosteriorParietalCortex)