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<pre style="color: green">Occipital Lobe</pre>
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This page covers biological details of component group Occipital Lobe.
Component group is part of aHuman target integrated biological model.

* '''Top-down path to center''': Cerebral Cortex -> Occipital Lobe (NC.LOBE.OCC) (see [[OverallMindMaps|Mind Maps]])
* '''Function''':
(generated)
= Components =
(generated)


'''Component items''':
* [[BrainRegionNSA_NC_OCC_V1|Primary Visual Cortex]] (NSA.NC.OCC.V1): Detect color, shape and movements
* '''Secondary Visual Cortex''' (NSA.NC.OCC.V2): Storage of Object Recognition Memory
** [[BrainRegionNSA_NC_OCC_V2TN|Secondary Visual Cortex, Thin Stripe]] (NSA.NC.OCC.V2TN): Extract luminance and color features
** [[BrainRegionNSA_NC_OCC_V2TK|Secondary Visual Cortex, Thick Stripe]] (NSA.NC.OCC.V2TK): Extract binocular disparities and stimulus orientation features
** [[BrainRegionNPE_NC_OCC_V2PL|Secondary Visual Cortex, Pale Stripe]] (NPE.NC.OCC.V2PL): Extract form features
* '''Associative Visual Cortex''' (NPE.NC.OCC.V3): Processing of global motion, dynamic shapes, orientation
** [[BrainRegionNPE_NC_OCC_V3D|Dorsal Associative Visual Cortex]] (NPE.NC.OCC.V3D): Processing of global motion, orientation
** [[BrainRegionNPE_NC_OCC_V3V|Ventral Associative Visual Cortex]] (NPE.NC.OCC.V3V): Processing of dynamic shapes
* '''Fusiform Gyrus''' (NSA.NC.OCC.V4): Recognizing shapes and colors
** [[BrainRegionNSA_NC_OCC_V4D|Dorsal Visual Area V4]] (NSA.NC.OCC.V4D): Recognizing shapes, kinetic motion
** [[BrainRegionNSA_NC_OCC_V4V|Ventral Visual Area V4]] (NSA.NC.OCC.V4V): Recognizing color
* [[BrainRegionNSA_NC_OCC_MT|Middle Temporal Area]] (NSA.NC.OCC.MT): Integration of local motion signals into global percepts
* [[BrainRegionNSA_NC_OCC_PO|Parietooccipital Area]] (NSA.NC.OCC.PO): Analyzing self-motion relative to the environment, depth

= Connectivity =
(generated)


'''Internal Regions Connections:'''

<img src="http://ahuman.org/svn/ahwiki/images/dot/CENTER.NC.LOBE.OCC_internals.dot.png" alt="unavailable" style="max-width: 100%;">


{| class=wikitable width=80%
| '''Source Region''' || '''Target Region''' || '''Reference'''
|-
| [[BrainRegionNPE_NC_OCC_V2PL|Secondary Visual Cortex, Pale Stripe]] (NPE.NC.OCC.V2PL) || [[BrainRegionNPE_NC_OCC_V3V|Ventral Associative Visual Cortex]] (NPE.NC.OCC.V3V) || [http://thebrain.mcgill.ca/flash/i/i_02/i_02_cr/i_02_cr_vis/i_02_cr_vis.html Paths from Retina to Parietal Cortex and IT (V2 -> V3, abstract)]
|-
| [[BrainRegionNPE_NC_OCC_V3D|Dorsal Associative Visual Cortex]] (NPE.NC.OCC.V3D) || [[BrainRegionNSA_NC_OCC_MT|Middle Temporal Area]] (NSA.NC.OCC.MT) || [http://thebrain.mcgill.ca/flash/i/i_02/i_02_cr/i_02_cr_vis/i_02_cr_vis.html Paths from Retina to Parietal Cortex and IT (V3 -> MT, abstract)]
|-
|  || [[BrainRegionNSA_NC_OCC_PO|Parietooccipital Area]] (NSA.NC.OCC.PO) || [http://thebrain.mcgill.ca/flash/i/i_02/i_02_cr/i_02_cr_vis/i_02_cr_vis.html Paths from Retina to Parietal Cortex and IT (V3 -> PO, abstract)]
|-
| [[BrainRegionNPE_NC_OCC_V3V|Ventral Associative Visual Cortex]] (NPE.NC.OCC.V3V) || [[BrainRegionNSA_NC_OCC_V4D|Dorsal Visual Area V4]] (NSA.NC.OCC.V4D) || [http://thebrain.mcgill.ca/flash/i/i_02/i_02_cr/i_02_cr_vis/i_02_cr_vis.html Paths from Retina to Parietal Cortex and IT (V3 -> V4, abstract)]
|-
|  || [[BrainRegionNSA_NC_OCC_V4V|Ventral Visual Area V4]] (NSA.NC.OCC.V4V) || [http://thebrain.mcgill.ca/flash/i/i_02/i_02_cr/i_02_cr_vis/i_02_cr_vis.html Paths from Retina to Parietal Cortex and IT (V3 -> V4, abstract)]
|-
| [[BrainRegionNSA_NC_OCC_V1|Primary Visual Cortex]] (NSA.NC.OCC.V1) || [[BrainRegionNPE_NC_OCC_V2PL|Secondary Visual Cortex, Pale Stripe]] (NPE.NC.OCC.V2PL) || [http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1053810011000080 Cortico-Cortical Connectivity (V1 -> VA, abstract)]
|-
|  || [[BrainRegionNSA_NC_OCC_MT|Middle Temporal Area]] (NSA.NC.OCC.MT) || [http://thebrain.mcgill.ca/flash/i/i_02/i_02_cr/i_02_cr_vis/i_02_cr_vis.html Paths from Retina to Parietal Cortex and IT (V1 -> MT)]
|-
|  || [[BrainRegionNSA_NC_OCC_V2TK|Secondary Visual Cortex, Thick Stripe]] (NSA.NC.OCC.V2TK) || [http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1053810011000080 Cortico-Cortical Connectivity (V1 -> VA, abstract)]
|-
|  || [[BrainRegionNSA_NC_OCC_V2TN|Secondary Visual Cortex, Thin Stripe]] (NSA.NC.OCC.V2TN) || [http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1053810011000080 Cortico-Cortical Connectivity (V1 -> VA, abstract)]
|-
| [[BrainRegionNSA_NC_OCC_V2TK|Secondary Visual Cortex, Thick Stripe]] (NSA.NC.OCC.V2TK) || [[BrainRegionNSA_NC_OCC_MT|Middle Temporal Area]] (NSA.NC.OCC.MT) || [http://thebrain.mcgill.ca/flash/i/i_02/i_02_cr/i_02_cr_vis/i_02_cr_vis.html Paths from Retina to Parietal Cortex and IT (V2 -> MT, abstract)]
|-
|  || [[BrainRegionNSA_NC_OCC_PO|Parietooccipital Area]] (NSA.NC.OCC.PO) || [http://thebrain.mcgill.ca/flash/i/i_02/i_02_cr/i_02_cr_vis/i_02_cr_vis.html Paths from Retina to Parietal Cortex and IT (V2 -> PO, abstract)]
|-
|  || [[BrainRegionNSA_NC_OCC_V4D|Dorsal Visual Area V4]] (NSA.NC.OCC.V4D) || [http://thebrain.mcgill.ca/flash/i/i_02/i_02_cr/i_02_cr_vis/i_02_cr_vis.html Paths from Retina to Parietal Cortex and IT (V2 -> V4, abstract)]
|-
| [[BrainRegionNSA_NC_OCC_V2TN|Secondary Visual Cortex, Thin Stripe]] (NSA.NC.OCC.V2TN) || [[BrainRegionNSA_NC_OCC_V4V|Ventral Visual Area V4]] (NSA.NC.OCC.V4V) || [http://thebrain.mcgill.ca/flash/i/i_02/i_02_cr/i_02_cr_vis/i_02_cr_vis.html Paths from Retina to Parietal Cortex and IT (V2 -> V4, abstract)]
|-
| [[BrainRegionNSA_NC_OCC_V4D|Dorsal Visual Area V4]] (NSA.NC.OCC.V4D) || [[BrainRegionNSA_NC_OCC_MT|Middle Temporal Area]] (NSA.NC.OCC.MT) || [http://thebrain.mcgill.ca/flash/i/i_02/i_02_cr/i_02_cr_vis/i_02_cr_vis.html Paths from Retina to Parietal Cortex and IT (V4 -> MT, abstract)]
|}

'''External Connections:'''

<img src="http://ahuman.org/svn/ahwiki/images/dot/CENTER.NC.LOBE.OCC_externals.dot.png" alt="unavailable" style="max-width: 100%;">

'''External Inbound Center Connections:'''

{| class=wikitable width=80%
| '''Source Center''' || '''Reference'''
|-
| [[BrainCenterFAM_FT_CEAM|Central Extended Amygdala]] (FAM.FT.CEAM) || (unknown reference)
|-
| [[BrainCenterFD_TH_SR|Sensory Thalamus]] (FD.TH.SR) || [http://what-when-how.com/neuroscience/the-thalamus-and-cerebral-cortex-integrative-systems-part-2/ Thalamocortical relationships (LGN -> pLGN)]
|}

'''External Outbound Center Connections:'''

{| class=wikitable width=80%
| '''Target Center''' || '''Reference'''
|-
| [[BrainCenterFMM_NC_PHA_RS|Retrosubicular Area]] (FMM.NC.PHA.RS) || [http://www.scholarpedia.org/article/Head_direction_cells Head Direction Cell Circuit (VC -> PSUB, abstract)]
|-
| [[BrainCenterMM_REF|Reflexes Nuclei of Midbrain Mesencephalon]] (MM.REF) || [http://neuroscience.uth.tmc.edu/s3/chapter07.html Eye blink reflex and pupillary light reflex (VAC -> SupraOculomotor, abstract)]
|-
| [[BrainCenterNC_AL_LPFC|Lateral Prefrontal Cortex]] (NC.AL.LPFC) || [http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1053810011000080 Cortico-Cortical Connectivity (VA -> PFC, abstract)]
|-
| [[BrainCenterNC_IPL|Inferior Parietal Lobule]] (NC.IPL) || [http://thebrain.mcgill.ca/flash/i/i_02/i_02_cr/i_02_cr_vis/i_02_cr_vis.html Paths from Retina to Parietal Cortex and IT (MT -> MST)]
|-
| [[BrainCenterNC_MPL|Medial Parietal Lobule]] (NC.MPL) || [http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1053811905008013 Category-Selectivity Paradigm (V1 -> RS)]
|-
| [[BrainCenterNC_SPL|Superior Parietal Lobule]] (NC.SPL) || [http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0166223697010679 Parietal Association Cortex (V5A -> 7a)]
|-
| [[BrainCenterNC_STG|Superior Temporal Gyrus]] (NC.STG) || [http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1053811905008013 Category-Selectivity Paradigm (IOG -> STS, abstract)]
|-
| [[BrainCenterNSA_NC_IPS|Intraparietal Sulcus]] (NSA.NC.IPS) || [http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0893608098000471 Primate Control of Grasping (VC -> PIP, abstract)]
|-
| [[BrainCenterNSA_NC_IT|Inferotemporal Area]] (NSA.NC.IT) || [http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0893608098000471 Primate Control of Grasping (VC -> IT, abstract)]
|}