#summary Supplementary Motor Cortex
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This page covers biological details of component group Supplementary Motor Cortex.
Component group is part of aHuman target integrated biological model.

  * *Top-down path to center*: Cerebral Cortex -> Anterior Lobe (NC.LOBE.ANT) -> Supplementary Motor Cortex (NMA.NC.SMC) (see [OverallMindMaps Mind Maps])
  * *Function*: Process sequences of movements and coordinate bilateral movements
(generated)
= Components =
(generated)


*Component items*:
  * [BrainRegionNPE_NC_SMC_SEF Supplementary Eye Field] (NPE.NC.SMC.SEF): high level aspects of saccade control
  * [BrainRegionNMA_NC_SMC_F6 Pre-Supplementary Motor Area] (NMA.NC.SMC.F6): High level motor functions; Numerical and verbal mental-operation tasks
  * [BrainRegionNMA_NC_SMC_F3 Supplementary Motor Area] (NMA.NC.SMC.F3): Movement execution; Numerical and verbal mental-operation tasks

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

*External Connections:*

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*External Inbound Center Connections:*

|| *Source Center* || *Sample Link* || *Reference* ||
|| [BrainCenterFD_TH_MR Motor Thalamus] (FD.TH.MR) || [BrainRegionNMA_FD_TH_VA NMA.FD.TH.VA] -> [BrainRegionNMA_NC_SMC_F3 NMA.NC.SMC.F3]||[http://what-when-how.com/neuroscience/the-thalamus-and-cerebral-cortex-integrative-systems-part-2/ Thalamocortical relationships (VA -> pVA, abstract)] ||
|| [BrainCenterNC_AL_LPFC Lateral Prefrontal Cortex] (NC.AL.LPFC) || [BrainRegionNDM_NC_AL_DLPFCR NDM.NC.AL.DLPFCR] -> [BrainRegionNMA_NC_SMC_F6 NMA.NC.SMC.F6]||[http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0893608098000471 Primate Control of Grasping (46 -> F6, abstract)] ||
|| [BrainCenterNC_PMC Premotor Cortex] (NC.PMC) || [BrainRegionNMA_NC_PMC_F4 NMA.NC.PMC.F4] -> [BrainRegionNMA_NC_SMC_F3 NMA.NC.SMC.F3]||(unknown reference) ||
|| [BrainCenterNC_SPL Superior Parietal Lobule] (NC.SPL) || [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)] ||

*External Outbound Center Connections:*

|| *Target Center* || *Sample Link* || *Reference* ||
|| [BrainCenterFEC_FD_STA Subthalamus Area] (FEC.FD.STA) || [BrainRegionNMA_NC_SMC_F6 NMA.NC.SMC.F6] -> [BrainRegionFEC_FD_STN_MED FEC.FD.STN.MED]||[http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/revneuro.2014.25.issue-4/revneuro-2014-0004/revneuro-2014-0004.xml Serotonin regulation of subthalamic neurons (CTX -> STN, abstract)] ||
|| [BrainCenterFEC_FT_BG Basal Ganglia] (FEC.FT.BG) || [BrainRegionNMA_NC_SMC_F3 NMA.NC.SMC.F3] -> [BrainRegionFEC_FT_PU_MED FEC.FT.PU.MED]||[http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959438808001566 Global visual system (FrontalCortex -> BGA, abstract)] ||
|| [BrainCenterHL_RF Medullary Reticular Formation] (HL.RF) || [BrainRegionNMA_NC_SMC_F3 NMA.NC.SMC.F3] -> [BrainRegionLRC_HL_PRF_GCR LRC.HL.PRF.GCR]||[http://openagrosrl.com/www/page/292/ Motor neurons control (CTX -> MRF, abstract)] ||
|| [BrainCenterHT_RF Pontine Reticular Formation] (HT.RF) || [BrainRegionNMA_NC_SMC_F3 NMA.NC.SMC.F3] -> [BrainRegionLLC_HT_PRF_RTMG LLC.HT.PRF.RTMG]||[http://openagrosrl.com/www/page/292/ Motor neurons control (CTX -> PRF, abstract)] ||
|| [BrainCenterMM_RF Mesencephalic Reticular Formation] (MM.RF) || [BrainRegionNPE_NC_SMC_SEF NPE.NC.SMC.SEF] -> [BrainRegionLRC_MM_RP_RIP LRC.MM.RP.RIP]||[http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006899301025987 Horizontal saccades and smooth pursuit movements (FEFSEF -> RIP, abstract)] ||
|| [BrainCenterNC_PMC Premotor Cortex] (NC.PMC) || [BrainRegionNMA_NC_SMC_F3 NMA.NC.SMC.F3] -> [BrainRegionNMA_NC_PMC_F2 NMA.NC.PMC.F2]||[http://ahuman.org/svn/ahengine/research/articles/Biological/2008-dorsal-stream.pdf 3 Visual Cortex Paths (pre-SMA -> dPM, abstract)] ||