BrainCenterNC SPL

Superior Parietal Lobule

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

• Top-down path to center: Cortex -> Parietal Lobe (NC.LOBE.PAR) -> Superior Parietal Lobule (NC.SPL) (see Mind Maps)
• Function: Perception of emotions in facial stimuli and interpretation of sensory information
• Notes to function: SMG, Represent spoken words, tool use

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Components

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Component items:

• Somatosensory Association Cortex: Locating objects in space
• Rostral Precuneus: Spatial orientation, representation of the self
• Caudal Precuneus: Controlling spatially guided behavior with respect to visual and tactile information

Connectivity

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Internal Regions Connections:

Source Region	Target Region	Reference
Rostral Intralaminar Nuclear Group of Thalamus	Somatosensory Association Cortex	(unknown reference)
Dorsal Rostral Premotor Cortex	Somatosensory Association Cortex	Cortico-Cortical Connectivity (MA -> SA, abstract)
Lateral Posterior Nucleus of Thalamus	Caudal Precuneus	Thalamocortical relationships (LP -> pLP, abstract)
Oral Pulvinar	Rostral Precuneus	Global visual system (Pulvinar -> ParietalCortex, abstract)
Medial Superior Temporal Area	Caudal Precuneus	Paths from Retina to Parietal Cortex and IT (MST -> 7a)
Medial Intraparietal Sulcus	Caudal Precuneus	3 Visual Cortex Paths (IPS -> SPL, abstract)
Ventral Intraparietal Sulcus	Rostral Precuneus	Parietal Association Cortex (VIP -> 7b)
	Caudal Precuneus	Paths from Retina to Parietal Cortex and IT (VIP -> 7a)
Middle Temporal Area	Caudal Precuneus	Parietal Association Cortex (V5A -> 7a)
Parietooccipital Area	Caudal Precuneus	Parietal Association Cortex (V6 -> 7a)
Parietal Ventral Cortex	Somatosensory Association Cortex	(unknown reference)
Primary Somatosensory Cortex	Caudal Precuneus	McNaughton Spatial Processing Network (SomSensCortex -> PosteriorParietalCortex)
Secondary Somatosensory Cortex	Rostral Precuneus	(unknown reference)

External Inbound Center Connections:

Source Center	Reference
Thalamus	Global visual system (Pulvinar -> ParietalCortex, abstract)
Inferior Parietal Lobule	Paths from Retina to Parietal Cortex and IT (MST -> 7a)
Occipital Lobe	Parietal Association Cortex (V5A -> 7a)
Anterior Parietal Cortex	McNaughton Spatial Processing Network (SomSensCortex -> PosteriorParietalCortex)
Lateral Parietal Cortex	(unknown reference)
Premotor Cortex	Cortico-Cortical Connectivity (MA -> SA, abstract)
Intraparietal Sulcus	Parietal Association Cortex (VIP -> 7b)

External Outbound Center Connections:

Target Center	Reference
Thalamus	Thalamocortical relationships (sLD -> LD, abstract)
Anterior Cingulate Area	Global visual system (ParietalCortex -> FrontalCortex, abstract)
Prefrontal Cortex	Cortico-Cortical Connectivity (SA -> PFC, abstract)
Insular Cortex	(unknown reference)
Medial Parietal Lobule	(unknown reference)
Premotor Cortex	3 Visual Cortex Paths (SPL -> dPM, abstract)
Parietal Operculum	(unknown reference)
Supplementary Motor Cortex	Movement Planning (PPC -> SMC, abstract)