BrainRegionFMM NC PH POR

Postrhinal Cortex

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This page covers biological details of component Postrhinal Cortex. Region is part of aHuman target integrated biological model.

• Top-down path to region: Cerebral Cortex -> Parahippocampal Lobe (NC.LOBE.PH) -> Posterior Parahippocampal Gyrus (FMM.NC.PHP) (FMM.NC.PHP) -> Postrhinal Cortex (FMM.NC.PH.POR) (FMM.NC.PH.POR) (see Mind Maps)
• Type: cortex
• Brain area: Forebrain - Memory Management Area
• Brodmann ID: 29,30
• Role: processor
• Function: Spatial declarative memory

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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
FMM	FMM.FT.HC.CA1P	Proximal CA1 of Hippocampus	excitatory-glu	Entorhinal Cortex Inputs and Outputs (CA1 -> TFTH, abstract)
NPE	NPE.NC.IPL.MST	Medial Superior Temporal Area	feedforward-glu	Head Direction Cell Circuit (PC -> PRHC, abstract)

Outbound Region Connections:

Target Area	Target Region	Target Name	Type	Reference
FMM	FMM.FT.HF.SUBD	Distal Subiculum	excitatory-glu	(unknown reference)
	FMM.NC.PH.MEC	Medial Entorhinal Cortex	feedforward-glu	Entorhinal Cortex Inputs and Outputs (TFTH -> EC, abstract)

Thirdparty Circuits

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• Contribution of hippocampal region CA3 to consciousness - see Reference

• Head Direction Cell Circuit - see Reference

• Entorhinal Cortex Inputs and Outputs - see Reference

References

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• http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0149763409002061
• http://www.scholarpedia.org/article/Head_direction_cells
• http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0149763411001722