BrainCenterNC MPL

Medial Parietal Lobule

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This page covers biological details of component group Medial Parietal Lobule. Component group is part of aHuman target integrated biological model.

• Top-down path to center: Cortex -> Parietal Lobe (NC.LOBE.PAR) -> Medial Parietal Lobule (NC.MPL) (see Mind Maps)
• Function:

(generated)

Components

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Component items:

• Retrosplenial Cortex: Processing of emotionally salient stimuli
• Posterior Cingulate Cortex: Self-awareness, pain and episodic memory retrieval
• Subgenual Cingulate Cortex: Control of autonomic motor

Connectivity

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Internal Regions Connections:

• no connections

External Inbound Center Connections:

Source Center	Reference
Extended Amygdala	Oculomotor decision-making (AMYG -> CGp, abstract)
Thalamus	Global visual system (Pulvinar -> ParietalCortex, abstract)
Hippocampal Formation	McNaughton Spatial Processing Network (SUB -> PCGRSP, abstract)
Anterior Cingulate Area	Global visual system (FrontalCortex -> ParietalCortex, abstract)
Inferior Parietal Lobule	Contribution of hippocampal region CA3 to consciousness (IPL -> PosteriorCingulate, abstract)
Occipital Lobe	Category-Selectivity Paradigm (V1 -> RS)
Superior Parietal Lobule	(unknown reference)
Intraparietal Sulcus	(unknown reference)

External Outbound Center Connections:

Target Center	Reference
Basal Ganglia	(unknown reference)
Thalamus	Head Direction Cell Circuit (RSP -> AD)
Retrosubicular Area	Head Direction Cell Circuit (RSP -> PSUB)
Hippocampal Formation	Feeling (CG -> HC, abstract)
Prefrontal Cortex	Prefrontal Cortex (PFC) in emotional behavior (PCA -> LPFC, abstract)
Rhinal Cortex	McNaughton Spatial Processing Network (PCGRSP -> EnthCortex, abstract)