Medial Superior Temporal Area

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This page covers biological details of component Medial Superior Temporal Area. Region is part of aHuman target integrated biological model.

Top-down path to region: Cortex -> Parietal Lobe (NC.LOBE.PAR) -> Inferior Parietal Lobule (NC.IPL) -> Angular Gyrus (NC.IPL.AG) -> Medial Superior Temporal Area (NPE.NC.IPL.MST) (see Mind Maps)
Type: cortex
Brain area: Neocortical Brain - Polymodal Execution Area
Brodmann ID: 39
Role: processor
Function: Image stabilization, predictive target tracking
Notes to function: PG, Ventro-dorsal stream

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Components

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Connectivity

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Inbound Region Connections:

Source Area	Source Region	Source Name	Type	Reference
NSA	NSA.FD.TH.IPV	Inferior Pulvinar	excitatory-glu	Global visual system (Pulvinar -> ParietalCortex, abstract)
	NSA.NC.OCC.MT	Middle Temporal Area	feedforward-glu	Paths from Retina to Parietal Cortex and IT (MT -> MST)
	NSA.NC.OCC.PO	Parietooccipital Area	feedforward-glu	Paths from Retina to Parietal Cortex and IT (PO -> MST)

Outbound Region Connections:

Target Area	Target Region	Target Name	Type	Reference
FMM	FMM.FT.HC.CA3D	Distal CA1 of Hippocampus	excitatory-glu	Contribution of hippocampal region CA3 to consciousness (IPL -> CA1, abstract)
	FMM.NC.PH.POR	Postrhinal Cortex	feedforward-glu	Head Direction Cell Circuit (PC -> PRHC, abstract)
LRC	LRC.MM.SC.SUP	Superficial Superior Colliculus	excitatory-glu	Global visual system (ParietalCortex -> SCi, abstract)
NCP	NCP.NC.MPL.PSCG	Posterior Cingulate Cortex	feedforward-glu	Contribution of hippocampal region CA3 to consciousness (IPL -> PosteriorCingulate, abstract)
NDM	NDM.NC.AL.DACG	Dorsal Anterior Cingulate Area	feedforward-glu	Global visual system (ParietalCortex -> FrontalCortex, abstract)
	NDM.NC.AL.DLPFCR	Rostral Mid-Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex	feedforward-glu	Cortico-Cortical Connectivity (PTHA -> PFC, abstract)
NMA	NMA.NC.PMC.F4	Ventral Caudal Premotor Cortex	feedforward-glu	3 Visual Cortex Paths (IPL -> vPM, abstract)
NPE	NPE.NC.IPL.SMW	Supramarginal Wernike Cortex	feedforward-glu	Visual Dorsal Pathway (MST -> IPL, abstract)
	NPE.NC.SPL.PG	Caudal Precuneus	feedforward-glu	Paths from Retina to Parietal Cortex and IT (MST -> 7a)