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

  * *Top-down path to center*: Cerebral Cortex -> Parietal Lobe (NC.LOBE.PAR) -> Superior Parietal Lobule (NC.SPL) (see [OverallMindMaps Mind Maps])
  * *Function*: Perception of emotions in facial stimuli and interpretation of sensory information
  * *Notes to function*: SMG, Represent spoken words, tool use
(generated)
= Components =
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*Component items*:
  * [BrainRegionNCP_NC_SPL_SA Somatosensory Association Cortex] (NCP.NC.SPL.SA): Locating objects in space
  * [BrainRegionNPE_NC_SPL_PF Rostral Precuneus] (NPE.NC.SPL.PF): Spatial orientation, representation of the self
  * [BrainRegionNPE_NC_SPL_PG Caudal Precuneus] (NPE.NC.SPL.PG): Controlling spatially guided behavior with respect to visual and tactile information

= Connectivity =
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*Internal Regions Connections:*
  * no connections

*External Connections:*

<img src="http://ahuman.org/svn/ahwiki/images/dot/CENTER.NC.SPL_externals.dot.png" alt="unavailable" style="max-width: 100%;">

*External Inbound Center Connections:*

|| *Source Center* || *Sample Link* || *Reference* ||
|| [BrainCenterFD_TH_CR Cognitive Thalamus] (FD.TH.CR) || [BrainRegionNCP_FD_TH_RIL NCP.FD.TH.RIL] -> [BrainRegionNCP_NC_SPL_SA NCP.NC.SPL.SA]||(unknown reference) ||
|| [BrainCenterFD_TH_MR Motor Thalamus] (FD.TH.MR) || [BrainRegionNPE_FD_TH_LP NPE.FD.TH.LP] -> [BrainRegionNPE_NC_SPL_PG NPE.NC.SPL.PG]||[http://what-when-how.com/neuroscience/the-thalamus-and-cerebral-cortex-integrative-systems-part-2/ Thalamocortical relationships (LP -> pLP, abstract)] ||
|| [BrainCenterFD_TH_SR Sensory Thalamus] (FD.TH.SR) || [BrainRegionNPE_FD_TH_OPV NPE.FD.TH.OPV] -> [BrainRegionNPE_NC_SPL_PF NPE.NC.SPL.PF]||[http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959438808001566 Global visual system (Pulvinar -> ParietalCortex, abstract)] ||
|| [BrainCenterNC_IPL Inferior Parietal Lobule] (NC.IPL) || [BrainRegionNPE_NC_IPL_MST NPE.NC.IPL.MST] -> [BrainRegionNPE_NC_SPL_PG NPE.NC.SPL.PG]||[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 (MST -> 7a)] ||
|| [BrainCenterNC_LOBE_OCC Occipital Lobe] (NC.LOBE.OCC) || [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_PG_APC Anterior Parietal Cortex] (NC.PG.APC) || [BrainRegionNCP_NC_PG_S1 NCP.NC.PG.S1] -> [BrainRegionNCP_NC_SPL_SA NCP.NC.SPL.SA]||[http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1053810011000080 Cortico-Cortical Connectivity (S1 -> SA)] ||
|| [BrainCenterNC_PG_LPC Lateral Parietal Cortex] (NC.PG.LPC) || [BrainRegionNCP_NC_PG_PV NCP.NC.PG.PV] -> [BrainRegionNCP_NC_SPL_SA NCP.NC.SPL.SA]||(unknown reference) ||
|| [BrainCenterNSA_NC_IPS Intraparietal Sulcus] (NSA.NC.IPS) || [BrainRegionNSA_NC_IPS_VIP NSA.NC.IPS.VIP] -> [BrainRegionNPE_NC_SPL_PF NPE.NC.SPL.PF]||[http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0166223697010679 Parietal Association Cortex (VIP -> 7b)] ||

*External Outbound Center Connections:*

|| *Target Center* || *Sample Link* || *Reference* ||
|| [BrainCenterFD_TH_MR Motor Thalamus] (FD.TH.MR) || [BrainRegionNPE_NC_SPL_PF NPE.NC.SPL.PF] -> [BrainRegionFMM_FD_TH_LD FMM.FD.TH.LD]||[http://what-when-how.com/neuroscience/the-thalamus-and-cerebral-cortex-integrative-systems-part-2/ Thalamocortical relationships (sLD -> LD, abstract)] ||
|| [BrainCenterFD_TH_SR Sensory Thalamus] (FD.TH.SR) || [BrainRegionNPE_NC_SPL_PG NPE.NC.SPL.PG] -> [BrainRegionNPE_FD_TH_OPV NPE.FD.TH.OPV]||(unknown reference) ||
|| [BrainCenterNC_ACG Anterior Cingulate Area] (NC.ACG) || [BrainRegionNPE_NC_SPL_PF NPE.NC.SPL.PF] -> [BrainRegionNDM_NC_AL_DACG NDM.NC.AL.DACG]||[http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959438808001566 Global visual system (ParietalCortex -> FrontalCortex, abstract)] ||
|| [BrainCenterNC_AL_OMPFC Orbitomedial Prefrontal Cortex] (NC.AL.OMPFC) || [BrainRegionNCP_NC_SPL_SA NCP.NC.SPL.SA] -> [BrainRegionNDM_NC_AL_ROFCM NDM.NC.AL.ROFCM]||[http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1053810011000080 Cortico-Cortical Connectivity (SA -> PFC, abstract)] ||
|| [BrainCenterNC_INS Insular Cortex] (NC.INS) || [BrainRegionNCP_NC_SPL_SA NCP.NC.SPL.SA] -> [BrainRegionNCP_NC_INS_PIC NCP.NC.INS.PIC]||(unknown reference) ||
|| [BrainCenterNC_MPL Medial Parietal Lobule] (NC.MPL) || [BrainRegionNPE_NC_SPL_PF NPE.NC.SPL.PF] -> [BrainRegionNCP_NC_MPL_RSC NCP.NC.MPL.RSC]||(unknown reference) ||
|| [BrainCenterNC_PMC Premotor Cortex] (NC.PMC) || [BrainRegionNCP_NC_SPL_SA NCP.NC.SPL.SA] -> [BrainRegionNMA_NC_PMC_F2 NMA.NC.PMC.F2]||[http://ahuman.org/svn/ahengine/research/articles/Biological/2008-dorsal-stream.pdf 3 Visual Cortex Paths (SPL -> dPM, abstract)] ||
|| [BrainCenterNC_PO Parietal Operculum] (NC.PO) || [BrainRegionNPE_NC_SPL_PF NPE.NC.SPL.PF] -> [BrainRegionNCP_NC_PO_PCC NCP.NC.PO.PCC]||(unknown reference) ||
|| [BrainCenterNMA_NC_SMC Supplementary Motor Cortex] (NMA.NC.SMC) || [BrainRegionNPE_NC_SPL_PG NPE.NC.SPL.PG] -> [BrainRegionNPE_NC_SMC_SEF NPE.NC.SMC.SEF]||[http://thebrainlabs.com/brain.shtml Movement Planning (PPC -> SMC, abstract)] ||