#summary Occipital Lobe
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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:*
|| *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:*
*External Inbound Center Connections:*
|| *Source Center* || *Sample Link* || *Reference* ||
|| [BrainCenterFAM_FT_CEAM Central Extended Amygdala] (FAM.FT.CEAM) || [BrainRegionLMC_FT_NBM LMC.FT.NBM] -> [BrainRegionNSA_NC_OCC_V1 NSA.NC.OCC.V1]||(unknown reference) ||
|| [BrainCenterFD_TH_SR Sensory Thalamus] (FD.TH.SR) || [BrainRegionNSA_FD_LGN NSA.FD.LGN] -> [BrainRegionNSA_NC_OCC_V1 NSA.NC.OCC.V1]||[http://what-when-how.com/neuroscience/the-thalamus-and-cerebral-cortex-integrative-systems-part-2/ Thalamocortical relationships (LGN -> pLGN)] ||
*External Outbound Center Connections:*
|| *Target Center* || *Sample Link* || *Reference* ||
|| [BrainCenterFMM_NC_PHA_RS Retrosubicular Area] (FMM.NC.PHA.RS) || [BrainRegionNSA_NC_OCC_V2TK NSA.NC.OCC.V2TK] -> [BrainRegionFMM_NC_PH_POS FMM.NC.PH.POS]||[http://www.scholarpedia.org/article/Head_direction_cells Head Direction Cell Circuit (VC -> PSUB, abstract)] ||
|| [BrainCenterMM_REF Reflexes Nuclei of Midbrain Mesencephalon] (MM.REF) || [BrainRegionNPE_NC_OCC_V3D NPE.NC.OCC.V3D] -> [BrainRegionLRC_MM_CJ LRC.MM.CJ]||[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) || [BrainRegionNSA_NC_OCC_V2TN NSA.NC.OCC.V2TN] -> [BrainRegionNDM_NC_AL_DLPFCL NDM.NC.AL.DLPFCL]||[http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1053810011000080 Cortico-Cortical Connectivity (VA -> PFC, abstract)] ||
|| [BrainCenterNC_IPL Inferior Parietal Lobule] (NC.IPL) || [BrainRegionNSA_NC_OCC_MT NSA.NC.OCC.MT] -> [BrainRegionNPE_NC_IPL_MST NPE.NC.IPL.MST]||[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) || [BrainRegionNSA_NC_OCC_V1 NSA.NC.OCC.V1] -> [BrainRegionNCP_NC_MPL_RSC NCP.NC.MPL.RSC]||[http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1053811905008013 Category-Selectivity Paradigm (V1 -> RS)] ||
|| [BrainCenterNC_SPL Superior Parietal Lobule] (NC.SPL) || [BrainRegionNSA_NC_OCC_MT NSA.NC.OCC.MT] -> [BrainRegionNPE_NC_SPL_PG NPE.NC.SPL.PG]||[http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0166223697010679 Parietal Association Cortex (V5A -> 7a)] ||
|| [BrainCenterNC_STG Superior Temporal Gyrus] (NC.STG) || [BrainRegionNSA_NC_OCC_MT NSA.NC.OCC.MT] -> [BrainRegionNSA_NC_STG_A4 NSA.NC.STG.A4]||[http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1053811905008013 Category-Selectivity Paradigm (IOG -> STS, abstract)] ||
|| [BrainCenterNSA_NC_IPS Intraparietal Sulcus] (NSA.NC.IPS) || [BrainRegionNPE_NC_OCC_V3D NPE.NC.OCC.V3D] -> [BrainRegionNPE_NC_IPS_LIP NPE.NC.IPS.LIP]||[http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0893608098000471 Primate Control of Grasping (VC -> PIP, abstract)] ||
|| [BrainCenterNSA_NC_IT Inferotemporal Area] (NSA.NC.IT) || [BrainRegionNSA_NC_OCC_V4D NSA.NC.OCC.V4D] -> [BrainRegionNSA_NC_IT_TE NSA.NC.IT.TE]||[http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0893608098000471 Primate Control of Grasping (VC -> IT, abstract)] ||