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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: Cerebral Cortex -> Temporal Lobe (NC.LOBE.TEMP) -> Inferotemporal Area (NSA.NC.IT) (see Mind Maps)
• Function:

(generated)

Components

(generated)

Component items:

• Inferotemporal Cortex (NSA.NC.IT.TE): Represent different views of objects
• Preoccipital Inferotemporal Area (NSA.NC.IT.TEO): Represent different features of objects

Connectivity

(generated)

Internal Regions Connections:

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

External Connections:

External Inbound Center Connections:

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

External Outbound Center Connections:

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