BrainRegionNSA NC OCC V2TK

Secondary Visual Cortex, Thick Stripe

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This page covers biological details of component Secondary Visual Cortex, Thick Stripe. Region is part of aHuman target integrated biological model.

• Top-down path to region: Cerebral Cortex -> Occipital Lobe (NC.LOBE.OCC) -> Secondary Visual Cortex (NSA.NC.OCC.V2) -> Secondary Visual Cortex, Thick Stripe (NSA.NC.OCC.V2TK) (see Mind Maps)
• Type: cortex
• Brain area: Neocortical Brain - Sensory Aggregation Area
• Role: cortex.generic
• Function: Extract binocular disparities and stimulus orientation features

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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.OCC.V1	Primary Visual Cortex	feedforward-glu	Cortico-Cortical Connectivity (V1 -> VA, abstract)

Outbound Region Connections:

Target Area	Target Region	Target Name	Type	Reference
FMM	FMM.NC.PH.POS	Postsubiculum	feedforward-glu	Head Direction Cell Circuit (VC -> PSUB, abstract)
NSA	NSA.NC.OCC.MT	Middle Temporal Area	feedforward-glu	Paths from Retina to Parietal Cortex and IT (V2 -> MT, abstract)
	NSA.NC.OCC.PO	Parietooccipital Area	feedforward-glu	Paths from Retina to Parietal Cortex and IT (V2 -> PO, abstract)
	NSA.NC.OCC.V4D	Dorsal Visual Area V4	feedforward-glu	Paths from Retina to Parietal Cortex and IT (V2 -> V4, abstract)

Thirdparty Circuits

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• Head Direction Cell Circuit - see Reference

map: 
AD=Anterodorsal Nucleus,FMM.FD.TH.AD
DTN=Laterodorsal Tegmental Nucleus,LMC.HT.TG.DTG
EC=Entorhinal Cortex,FMM.NC.PH.ET (see Rhinal Cortex)
HC=Hippocampus,FMM.FT.HC (see Hippocampal Formation)
IPD=Interpeduncular Nucleus,FEC.HT.TG.IPD
LD=Lateral Dorsal Nucleus of Thalamus,FMM.FD.TH.LD
LHAB=Habenula,FAM.FD.HB
LMB=Lateral Mammillary Nucleus,FMM.FD.MB.LMB
MVSN=Medial Vestibular Nucleus,LPC.HT.MVBN
NPRP=Prepositus Nucleus,LRC.HL.NPH
PC=Parietal Lobe,NC.LOBE.PAR
PRHC=Postrhinal Cortex,FMM.NC.PH.POR
PSUB=Postsubiculum,FMM.NC.PH.POS
RSP=Retrosplenial Cortex,NCP.NC.MPL.RSC
SUPGEN=Suprageniculate Nucleus of Thalamus,NSA.FD.TH.SG
VC=Occipital Lobe,NC.LOBE.OCC

• Paths from Retina to Parietal Cortex and IT - see Reference

map: 
7a=Caudal Precuneus,NPE.NC.SPL.PG
LGN=Lateral Geniculate Nucleus,NSA.FD.LGN
LIP=Lateral Intraparietal Sulcus,NPE.NC.IPS.LIP
MST=Medial Superior Temporal Area,NPE.NC.IPL.MST
MT=Middle Temporal Area,NSA.NC.OCC.MT
PO=Parietooccipital Area,NSA.NC.OCC.PO
Retina=Retinal Nucleus,LPC.FD.RT
TE=Inferotemporal Cortex,NSA.NC.IT.TE
TEO=Preoccipital Inferotemporal Area,NSA.NC.IT.TEO
V1=Primary Visual Cortex,NSA.NC.OCC.V1
V2=Secondary Visual Cortex,NSA.NC.OCC.V2 (see Occipital Lobe)
V3=Associative Visual Cortex,NPE.NC.OCC.V3 (see Occipital Lobe)
V4=Fusiform Gyrus,NSA.NC.OCC.V4 (see Occipital Lobe)
VIP=Ventral Intraparietal Sulcus,NSA.NC.IPS.VIP

References

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• http://www.scholarpedia.org/article/Head_direction_cells
• http://thebrain.mcgill.ca/flash/i/i_02/i_02_cr/i_02_cr_vis/i_02_cr_vis.html