#summary Secondary Somatosensory Cortex
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This page covers biological details of component Secondary Somatosensory Cortex.
Region is part of aHuman target integrated biological model.

  * *Top-down path to region*: Cerebral Cortex -> Parietal Lobe (NC.LOBE.PAR) -> Postcentral Gyrus (NC.PG) -> [BrainCenterNC_PG_LPC Lateral Parietal Cortex] (NC.PG.LPC) -> [BrainRegionNCP_NC_PG_S2 Secondary Somatosensory Cortex] (NCP.NC.PG.S2) (see [OverallMindMaps Mind Maps])
  * *Type*: cortex
  * *Quality*: L0
  * *Brain area*: [BrainAreaNCP Neocortical Brain - Conscious Personality Area] (NCP)
  * *Area circuit*: Neocortical Somatic Aggregation (SOM)
  * *Brodmann ID*: 40
  * *Role*: cortex.generic
  * *Function*: Sensorimotor integration, integration of information from two body halves
  * *Notes to function*: 
   * BA 1/3b
   *  projects to PV/7b/INS/AM/HC
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= Components =
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= Connectivity =
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*Inbound Region Connections:*

|| *Source Area* || *Source Region* || *Source Name* || *Type* || *Role* || *Reference* ||
|| [BrainAreaNCP NCP] || [BrainRegionNCP_FD_TH_VPI NCP.FD.TH.VPI] || Ventral Posteroinferior Nucleus || excitatory-glu || uncertain ||[http://www.nature.com/nrn/journal/v14/n7/fig_tab/nrn3516_F2.html Afferent pain pathways (Thalamus -> S2, abstract)] ||
||  || [BrainRegionNCP_FD_TH_VPL NCP.FD.TH.VPL] || Ventral Posterolateral Nucleus || excitatory-glu || uncertain ||[http://www.nature.com/nrn/journal/v14/n7/fig_tab/nrn3516_F2.html Afferent pain pathways (Thalamus -> S2, abstract)] ||
||  || [BrainRegionNCP_FD_TH_VPM NCP.FD.TH.VPM] || Ventral Posteromedial Nucleus || excitatory-glu || uncertain ||[http://www.nature.com/nrn/journal/v14/n7/fig_tab/nrn3516_F2.html Afferent pain pathways (Thalamus -> S2, abstract)] ||
||  || [BrainRegionNCP_NC_PG_S1 NCP.NC.PG.S1] || Primary Somatosensory Cortex || feedforward-glu || uncertain ||[http://www.nature.com/nrn/journal/v14/n7/fig_tab/nrn3516_F2.html Afferent pain pathways (S1 -> S2)] ||

*Outbound Region Connections:*

|| *Target Area* || *Target Region* || *Target Name* || *Type* || *Role* || *Reference* ||
|| [BrainAreaNCP NCP] || [BrainRegionNCP_NC_PG_PV NCP.NC.PG.PV] || Parietal Ventral Cortex || feedforward-glu || uncertain || (unknown reference) ||
|| [BrainAreaNMA NMA] || [BrainRegionNMA_NC_MC NMA.NC.MC] || Motor Cortex || feedforward-glu || uncertain || [http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959438808001566 Global visual system (ParietalCortex -> FrontalCortex, abstract)] ||
|| [BrainAreaNPE NPE] || [BrainRegionNPE_NC_IPL_SMW NPE.NC.IPL.SMW] || Supramarginal Wernike Cortex || feedforward-glu || uncertain || (unknown reference) ||
||  || [BrainRegionNPE_NC_SPL_PF NPE.NC.SPL.PF] || Rostral Precuneus || feedforward-glu || uncertain || (unknown reference) ||

= Thirdparty Circuits =
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  * [http://ars.els-cdn.com/content/image/1-s2.0-S0959438808001566-gr1.jpg Global visual system] - see [http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959438808001566 Reference] (CP.GLOBAL-VISUAL-SYSTEM)

 ATH=Anterior Nucleus of Thalamus,FD.TH.AN (see [BrainCenterFD_TH_CR Cognitive Thalamus])
 BGA=[BrainCenterFEC_FT_BG Basal Ganglia,FEC.FT.BG]
 FrontalCortex=Anterior Lobe,NC.LOBE.ANT
 LGN=[BrainRegionNSA_FD_LGN Lateral Geniculate Nucleus,NSA.FD.LGN]
 OPN=[BrainRegionLPC_MM_OCN Oculomotor Nucleus,LPC.MM.OCN]
 ParietalCortex=Parietal Lobe,NC.LOBE.PAR
 Pulvinar=Pulvinar,FD.PV (see [BrainCenterFD_TH_SR Sensory Thalamus])
 RF=[BrainCenterHT_RF Pontine Reticular Formation,HT.RF]
 Retina=[BrainRegionLPC_FD_RT Retinal Nucleus,LPC.FD.RT]
 SCi=Superior Colliculus,MM.SC (see [BrainCenterMM_REF Reflexes Nuclei of Midbrain Mesencephalon])
 SCs=Superior Colliculus,MM.SC (see [BrainCenterMM_REF Reflexes Nuclei of Midbrain Mesencephalon])
 SNc=[BrainRegionFEC_FT_SNC_LT Substantia Nigra Pars Compacta Lateral,FEC.FT.SNC.LT]
 SNr=[BrainRegionFEC_FT_SNR_DL Substantia Nigra Pars Reticulata Dorsolateral,FEC.FT.SNR.DL]
 SpinalCord=Lamina IX,SC.VH.L9 (see [BrainCenterSC_VH Anterior/Ventral Horn])
 Striatum=Striatum,FEC.FT.ST (see [BrainCenterFEC_FT_BG Basal Ganglia])
 VisualCortex=[BrainCenterNC_LOBE_OCC Occipital Lobe,NC.LOBE.OCC]
<img src="http://ars.els-cdn.com/content/image/1-s2.0-S0959438808001566-gr1.jpg" alt="unavailable" style="max-width: 100%;">

  * [http://www.nature.com/nrn/journal/v14/n7/images/nrn3516-f2.jpg Afferent pain pathways] - see [http://www.nature.com/nrn/journal/v14/n7/fig_tab/nrn3516_F2.html Reference] (CF.PAIN-PATH)

 ACC=Anterior Cingulate Cortex,NC.AL.ACG (see [BrainCenterNC_ACG Anterior Cingulate Area])
 AMY=[BrainCenterFAM_FT_AM Amygdala,FAM.FT.AM]
 BG=[BrainCenterFEC_FT_BG Basal Ganglia,FEC.FT.BG]
 Cerebellum=[BrainCenterLLC_HT_CRC Cerebellar Complex,LLC.HT.CRC]
 Insula=[BrainCenterNC_INS Insular Cortex,NC.INS]
 PAG=[BrainRegionLMC_MM_PAG Periaqueductal Gray Matter,LMC.MM.PAG]
 PB=[BrainRegionLPC_HT_PRF_PB Parabrachial Nucleus,LPC.HT.PRF.PB]
 PFC=Prefrontal Cortex,NC.AL.PFC
 S1=[BrainRegionNCP_NC_PG_S1 Primary Somatosensory Cortex,NCP.NC.PG.S1]
 S2=[BrainRegionNCP_NC_PG_S2 Secondary Somatosensory Cortex,NCP.NC.PG.S2]
 SC=[BrainCenterBMA_SC_PH Posterior/Dorsal Horn,BMA.SC.PH]
 Thalamus=[BrainCenterFD_TH_SR Sensory Thalamus,FD.TH.SR]
<img src="http://www.nature.com/nrn/journal/v14/n7/images/nrn3516-f2.jpg" alt="unavailable" style="max-width: 100%;">


= References =
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  * http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959438808001566
  * http://www.nature.com/nrn/journal/v14/n7/fig_tab/nrn3516_F2.html