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

  * *Top-down path to center*: Cerebral Cortex -> Temporal Lobe (NC.LOBE.TEMP) -> Superior Temporal Gyrus (NC.STG) (see [OverallMindMaps Mind Maps])
  * *Function*: 
(generated)
= Components =
(generated)


*Component items*:
  * [BrainRegionNSA_NC_STG_A3 Wernicke's area A3] (NSA.NC.STG.A3): Classify with respect to content
  * [BrainRegionNSA_NC_STG_A4 Wernicke's area A4] (NSA.NC.STG.A4): Coordinate the activation or deactivation of grammar areas
  * [BrainRegionNPE_NC_STG_PAI Parainsular Area] (NPE.NC.STG.PAI): Medial auditory stream
  * [BrainRegionNCP_NC_TPC Temporopolar Cortex] (NCP.NC.TPC): Self representation, semantic (left) and autobiographic (right)

= Connectivity =
(generated)


*Internal Regions Connections:*

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|| *Source Region* || *Target Region* || *Reference* ||
|| [BrainRegionNSA_NC_STG_A3 Wernicke's area A3] (NSA.NC.STG.A3) || [BrainRegionNCP_NC_TPC Temporopolar Cortex] (NCP.NC.TPC) || [http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1364661312002823 Language-Related Regions (STG22a -> TC)] ||
|| [BrainRegionNSA_NC_STG_A4 Wernicke's area A4] (NSA.NC.STG.A4) || [BrainRegionNSA_NC_STG_A3 Wernicke's area A3] (NSA.NC.STG.A3) || [http://www.nature.com/neuro/journal/v12/n6/fig_tab/nn.2331_F5.html Cortical Auditory System (AC22 -> STS22)] ||

*External Connections:*

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

*External Inbound Center Connections:*

|| *Source Center* || *Sample Link* || *Reference* ||
|| [BrainCenterFD_TH_SR Sensory Thalamus] (FD.TH.SR) || [BrainRegionNCP_FD_TH_VPM NCP.FD.TH.VPM] -> [BrainRegionNPE_NC_STG_PAI NPE.NC.STG.PAI]||(unknown reference) ||
|| [BrainCenterNC_LOBE_OCC Occipital Lobe] (NC.LOBE.OCC) || [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_IT Inferotemporal Area] (NSA.NC.IT) || [BrainRegionNSA_NC_IT_TEO NSA.NC.IT.TEO] -> [BrainRegionNCP_NC_TPC NCP.NC.TPC]||[http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1364661312002823 Language-Related Regions (MTG21 -> TC)] ||
|| [BrainCenterNSA_NC_TTG Transverse Temporal Gyrus] (NSA.NC.TTG) || [BrainRegionNSA_NC_TTG_A1 NSA.NC.TTG.A1] -> [BrainRegionNSA_NC_STG_A3 NSA.NC.STG.A3]||[http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1053810011000080 Cortico-Cortical Connectivity (A1 -> AA)] ||

*External Outbound Center Connections:*

|| *Target Center* || *Sample Link* || *Reference* ||
|| [BrainCenterFAM_FT_AM Amygdala] (FAM.FT.AM) || [BrainRegionNSA_NC_STG_A3 NSA.NC.STG.A3] -> [BrainRegionFAM_FT_AM_LAVM FAM.FT.AM.LAVM]||[http://www.surgicalneurologyint.com/article.asp?issn=2152-7806;year=2012;volume=3;issue=2;spage=40;epage=46;aulast=Langevin Amygdala and its network (STC -> LA, abstract)] ||
|| [BrainCenterNC_AL_LPFC Lateral Prefrontal Cortex] (NC.AL.LPFC) || [BrainRegionNCP_NC_TPC NCP.NC.TPC] -> [BrainRegionNDM_NC_AL_IPG NDM.NC.AL.IPG]||[http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1364661312002823 Language-Related Regions (TC -> vIFC)] ||
|| [BrainCenterNC_INS Insular Cortex] (NC.INS) || [BrainRegionNCP_NC_TPC NCP.NC.TPC] -> [BrainRegionNCP_NC_INS_AIC NCP.NC.INS.AIC]||[http://www.frontiersin.org/Human_Neuroscience/10.3389/fnhum.2012.00184/full Directed Effort Network (tPole -> Insula, abstract)] ||
|| [BrainCenterNC_IPL Inferior Parietal Lobule] (NC.IPL) || [BrainRegionNPE_NC_STG_PAI NPE.NC.STG.PAI] -> [BrainRegionNPE_NC_IPL_SMW NPE.NC.IPL.SMW]||(unknown reference) ||
|| [BrainCenterNC_PHA_RH Rhinal Cortex] (NC.PHA.RH) || [BrainRegionNSA_NC_STG_A3 NSA.NC.STG.A3] -> [BrainRegionFMM_NC_PH_LEC FMM.NC.PH.LEC]||(unknown reference) ||
|| [BrainCenterNC_PMC Premotor Cortex] (NC.PMC) || [BrainRegionNSA_NC_STG_A3 NSA.NC.STG.A3] -> [BrainRegionNMA_NC_PMC_F4 NMA.NC.PMC.F4]||[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2846110/ Dual Auditory Processing (ST -> VLPFC, abstract)] ||