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Inferotemporal Area

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This page covers biological details of component group Inferotemporal Area. Component group is part of aHuman target integrated biological model.

• Top-down path to center: Cortex -> Temporal Lobe (NC.LOBE.TEMP) -> Inferotemporal Area (NSA.NC.IT) (see Mind Maps)
• Function:

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Components

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Component items:

• Inferotemporal Cortex: Represent different views of objects
• Preoccipital Inferotemporal Area: Represent different features of objects

Connectivity

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Internal Regions Connections:

Source Region	Target Region	Reference
Preoccipital Inferotemporal Area	Inferotemporal Cortex	Paths from Retina to Parietal Cortex and IT (TEO -> TE)

External Connections: External Inbound Center Connections:

Source Center ID	Source Center Name	Reference
NC.LOBE.OCC	Occipital Lobe	Primate Control of Grasping (VC -> IT, abstract)

External Outbound Center Connections:

Target Center ID	Target Center Name	Reference
BGA.FT.BG	Basal Ganglia	(unknown reference)
FAM.FT.EXTAM	Extended Amygdala	Amygdala and its network (ITC -> LA, abstract)
HP.RF	Pontine Reticular Formation	Saccades and smooth movements (TEF -> DLPN, abstract)
NC.AL.PFC	Prefrontal Cortex	3 Visual Cortex Paths (IT -> LPC, abstract)
NC.PHA.RH	Rhinal Cortex	McNaughton Spatial Processing Network (ITCortex -> EnthCortex, abstract)
NC.PMC	Premotor Cortex	Saccades and smooth movements (TEF -> FEF, abstract)
NC.STG	Superior Temporal Gyrus	Language-Related Regions (MTG21 -> TC)
NSA.NC.IPS	Intraparietal Sulcus	Primate Control of Grasping (IT -> AIP, abstract)