Wernicke's area A3

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This page covers biological details of component Wernicke's area A3. Region is part of aHuman target integrated biological model.

Top-down path to region: Cerebral Cortex -> Temporal Lobe (NC.LOBE.TEMP) -> Superior Temporal Gyrus (NC.STG) -> Wernicke's area A3 (NSA.NC.STG.A3) (see Mind Maps)
Type: cortex
Brain area: Neocortical Brain - Sensory Aggregation Area
Brodmann ID: 22
Role: processor
Function: Classify with respect to content
Notes to function: 22a, Melody perception, sequences of tones

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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.NC.STG.A4	Wernicke's area A4	feedforward-glu	Cortical Auditory System (AC22 -> STS22)
	NSA.NC.TTG.A1	Primary Auditory Cortex	feedforward-glu	Cortico-Cortical Connectivity (A1 -> AA)

Outbound Region Connections:

Target Area	Target Region	Target Name	Type	Reference
FAM	FAM.FT.AM.LAVM	Ventromedial Amygdaloid Nucleus	excitatory-glu	Amygdala and its network (STC -> LA, abstract)
FMM	FMM.NC.PH.LEC	Lateral Entorhinal Cortex	feedforward-glu	(unknown reference)
NCP	NCP.NC.TPC	Temporopolar Cortex	feedforward-glu	Language-Related Regions (STG22a -> TC)
NMA	NMA.NC.PMC.F4	Ventral Caudal Premotor Cortex	feedforward-glu	Dual Auditory Processing (ST -> VLPFC, abstract)
NPE	NPE.NC.BRA.PT	Broca's Area Pars Triangularis	feedforward-glu	Cortical Auditory System (STS22 -> IFC45, abstract)
	NPE.NC.IPL.SMW	Supramarginal Wernike Cortex	feedforward-glu	Cortico-Cortical Connectivity (AA -> PTHA, abstract)