#summary Preoccipital Inferotemporal Area
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This page covers biological details of component Preoccipital Inferotemporal Area.
Region is part of aHuman target integrated biological model.

  * *Top-down path to region*: Cerebral Cortex -> Temporal Lobe (NC.LOBE.TEMP) -> [BrainCenterNSA_NC_IT Inferotemporal Area] (NSA.NC.IT) -> [BrainRegionNSA_NC_IT_TEO Preoccipital Inferotemporal Area] (NSA.NC.IT.TEO) (see [OverallMindMaps Mind Maps])
  * *Type*: cortex
  * *Quality*: L0
  * *Brain area*: [BrainAreaNSA Neocortical Brain - Sensory Aggregation Area] (NSA)
  * *Area circuit*: Vision Object Perception (VOB)
  * *Brodmann ID*: 21
  * *Role*: cortex.generic
  * *Function*: Represent different features of objects
  * *Notes to function*: 
   * Part of IT Cortex
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= Components =
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  * no child items defined

= Connectivity =
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http://ahuman.org/svn/ahwiki/images/dot/NSA.NC.IT.TEO.dot.png

*Inbound Region Connections:*

|| *Source Area* || *Source Region* || *Source Name* || *Type* || *Role* || *Reference* ||
|| [BrainAreaNSA NSA] || [BrainRegionNSA_NC_OCC_V4V NSA.NC.OCC.V4V] || Ventral Visual Area V4 || feedforward-glu || uncertain ||[http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0893608098000471 Primate Control of Grasping (VC -> IT, abstract)] ||

*Outbound Region Connections:*

|| *Target Area* || *Target Region* || *Target Name* || *Type* || *Role* || *Reference* ||
|| [BrainAreaNCP NCP] || [BrainRegionNCP_NC_TPC NCP.NC.TPC] || Temporopolar Cortex || feedforward-glu || uncertain || [http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1364661312002823 Language-Related Regions (MTG21 -> TC)] ||
|| [BrainAreaNPE NPE] || [BrainRegionNPE_NC_IPS_MIP NPE.NC.IPS.MIP] || Medial Intraparietal Sulcus || feedforward-glu || uncertain || [http://ahuman.org/svn/ahengine/research/articles/Biological/2008-dorsal-stream.pdf 3 Visual Cortex Paths (IT -> IPS, abstract)] ||
|| [BrainAreaNSA NSA] || [BrainRegionNSA_NC_IT_TE NSA.NC.IT.TE] || Inferotemporal Cortex || feedforward-glu || uncertain || [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 (TEO -> TE)] ||

= Thirdparty Circuits =
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  * [http://thebrain.mcgill.ca/flash/a/a_02/a_02_cr/a_02_cr_vis/a_02_cr_vis_3a.jpg Paths from Retina to Parietal Cortex and IT] - see [http://thebrain.mcgill.ca/flash/i/i_02/i_02_cr/i_02_cr_vis/i_02_cr_vis.html Reference] (CP.PRIMARY-VISUAL-FORWARD-FLOWS)

 7a=[BrainRegionNPE_NC_SPL_PG Caudal Precuneus,NPE.NC.SPL.PG]
 LGN=[BrainRegionNSA_FD_LGN Lateral Geniculate Nucleus,NSA.FD.LGN]
 LIP=[BrainRegionNPE_NC_IPS_LIP Lateral Intraparietal Sulcus,NPE.NC.IPS.LIP]
 MST=[BrainRegionNPE_NC_IPL_MST Medial Superior Temporal Area,NPE.NC.IPL.MST]
 MT=[BrainRegionNSA_NC_OCC_MT Middle Temporal Area,NSA.NC.OCC.MT]
 PO=[BrainRegionNSA_NC_OCC_PO Parietooccipital Area,NSA.NC.OCC.PO]
 Retina=[BrainRegionLPC_FD_RT Retinal Nucleus,LPC.FD.RT]
 TE=[BrainRegionNSA_NC_IT_TE Inferotemporal Cortex,NSA.NC.IT.TE]
 TEO=[BrainRegionNSA_NC_IT_TEO Preoccipital Inferotemporal Area,NSA.NC.IT.TEO]
 V1=[BrainRegionNSA_NC_OCC_V1 Primary Visual Cortex,NSA.NC.OCC.V1]
 V2=Secondary Visual Cortex,NSA.NC.OCC.V2 (see [BrainCenterNC_LOBE_OCC Occipital Lobe])
 V3=Associative Visual Cortex,NPE.NC.OCC.V3 (see [BrainCenterNC_LOBE_OCC Occipital Lobe])
 V4=Fusiform Gyrus,NSA.NC.OCC.V4 (see [BrainCenterNC_LOBE_OCC Occipital Lobe])
 VIP=[BrainRegionNSA_NC_IPS_VIP Ventral Intraparietal Sulcus,NSA.NC.IPS.VIP]
<img src="http://thebrain.mcgill.ca/flash/a/a_02/a_02_cr/a_02_cr_vis/a_02_cr_vis_3a.jpg" alt="unavailable" style="max-width: 100%;">

  * [http://usvn.ahuman.org/svn/ahwiki/images/wiki/research/biomodel/visual-streams.jpg 3 Visual Cortex Paths] - see [article:Biological/2008-dorsal-stream.pdf Reference] (CP.BASE-VISUAL-CORTEX-FLOWS)

 IPL=[BrainCenterNC_IPL Inferior Parietal Lobule,NC.IPL]
 IPS=[BrainCenterNSA_NC_IPS Intraparietal Sulcus,NSA.NC.IPS]
 IT=[BrainCenterNSA_NC_IT Inferotemporal Area,NSA.NC.IT]
 LPC=Mid-Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex,NDM.NC.AL.DLPFC (see [BrainCenterNC_AL_LPFC Lateral Prefrontal Cortex])
 MI=[BrainRegionNMA_NC_MC Motor Cortex,NMA.NC.MC]
 OCC=[BrainCenterNC_LOBE_OCC Occipital Lobe,NC.LOBE.OCC]
 SPL=[BrainCenterNC_SPL Superior Parietal Lobule,NC.SPL]
 dPM=Dorsal Premotor Cortex,MCA.NC.DPMC (see [BrainCenterNC_PMC Premotor Cortex])
 pre-SMA=[BrainCenterNMA_NC_SMC Supplementary Motor Cortex,NMA.NC.SMC]
 vPM=Ventral Premotor Cortex,MCA.NC.VPMC (see [BrainCenterNC_PMC Premotor Cortex])
<img src="http://usvn.ahuman.org/svn/ahwiki/images/wiki/research/biomodel/visual-streams.jpg" alt="unavailable" style="max-width: 100%;">

  * [http://ars.els-cdn.com/content/image/1-s2.0-S1364661312002823-gr2.jpg Language-Related Regions] - see [http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1364661312002823 Reference] (CM.LANGUAGE-RELATED-REGIONS)

 BA44=Broca's Area,NPE.NC.PFC.BRA (see [BrainCenterNC_AL_LPFC Lateral Prefrontal Cortex])
 BA45=Broca's Area,NPE.NC.PFC.BRA (see [BrainCenterNC_AL_LPFC Lateral Prefrontal Cortex])
 IFG=Broca's Area,NPE.NC.PFC.BRA (see [BrainCenterNC_AL_LPFC Lateral Prefrontal Cortex])
 MTG21=[BrainRegionNSA_NC_IT_TEO Preoccipital Inferotemporal Area,NSA.NC.IT.TEO]
 PMC=[BrainCenterNC_PMC Premotor Cortex,NC.PMC]
 STG22a=[BrainRegionNSA_NC_STG_A3 Wernicke's area A3,NSA.NC.STG.A3]
 STG22b=[BrainRegionNSA_NC_STG_A4 Wernicke's area A4,NSA.NC.STG.A4]
 TC=[BrainRegionNCP_NC_TPC Temporopolar Cortex,NCP.NC.TPC]
 pSTC=[BrainRegionNSA_NC_STG_A4 Wernicke's area A4,NSA.NC.STG.A4]
 vIFC=[BrainRegionNDM_NC_AL_IPG Inferior Prefrontal Gyrus,NDM.NC.AL.IPG]
<img src="http://ars.els-cdn.com/content/image/1-s2.0-S1364661312002823-gr2.jpg" alt="unavailable" style="max-width: 100%;">

  * [http://www.scholarpedia.org/w/images/thumb/f/f2/ITCortex_pathway.jpg/400px-ITCortex_pathway.jpg Visual Path to Hippocampus] - see [http://www.scholarpedia.org/article/Inferior_temporal_cortex Reference] (CP.VISUAL-PATH-TO-HC)

 A=[BrainCenterFAM_FT_AM Amygdala,FAM.FT.AM]
 ER=Entorhinal Cortex,FMM.NC.PH.ET (see [BrainCenterNC_PHA_RH Rhinal Cortex])
 H=[BrainCenterFMM_FT_HF Hippocampal Formation,FMM.FT.HF]
 IT=[BrainRegionNSA_NC_IT_TE Inferotemporal Cortex,NSA.NC.IT.TE]
 PRPH=[BrainRegionFMM_NC_PH_PER Perirhinal Cortex,FMM.NC.PH.PER]
 TEO=[BrainRegionNSA_NC_IT_TEO Preoccipital Inferotemporal Area,NSA.NC.IT.TEO]
 V1=[BrainRegionNSA_NC_OCC_V1 Primary Visual Cortex,NSA.NC.OCC.V1]
 V2=Secondary Visual Cortex,NSA.NC.OCC.V2 (see [BrainCenterNC_LOBE_OCC Occipital Lobe])
 V4=Fusiform Gyrus,NSA.NC.OCC.V4 (see [BrainCenterNC_LOBE_OCC Occipital Lobe])
<img src="http://www.scholarpedia.org/w/images/thumb/f/f2/ITCortex_pathway.jpg/400px-ITCortex_pathway.jpg" alt="unavailable" style="max-width: 100%;">

  * [http://ars.els-cdn.com/content/image/1-s2.0-S0166223697010679-gr6.gif Parietal Association Cortex] - see [http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0166223697010679 Reference] (CP.VISUAL-PARIETAL-ASSOCIATION-CORTEX)

 7a=[BrainRegionNPE_NC_SPL_PG Caudal Precuneus,NPE.NC.SPL.PG]
 7b=[BrainRegionNPE_NC_SPL_PF Rostral Precuneus,NPE.NC.SPL.PF]
 AIP=[BrainRegionNSA_NC_IPS_AIP Anterior Intraparietal Sulcus,NSA.NC.IPS.AIP]
 LGB=[BrainRegionNSA_FD_LGN Lateral Geniculate Nucleus,NSA.FD.LGN]
 LIP=[BrainRegionNPE_NC_IPS_LIP Lateral Intraparietal Sulcus,NPE.NC.IPS.LIP]
 TE=[BrainRegionNSA_NC_IT_TE Inferotemporal Cortex,NSA.NC.IT.TE]
 TEO=[BrainRegionNSA_NC_IT_TEO Preoccipital Inferotemporal Area,NSA.NC.IT.TEO]
 V1=[BrainRegionNSA_NC_OCC_V1 Primary Visual Cortex,NSA.NC.OCC.V1]
 V2=Secondary Visual Cortex,NSA.NC.OCC.V2 (see [BrainCenterNC_LOBE_OCC Occipital Lobe])
 V3A=Associative Visual Cortex,NPE.NC.OCC.V3 (see [BrainCenterNC_LOBE_OCC Occipital Lobe])
 V3d=Associative Visual Cortex,NPE.NC.OCC.V3 (see [BrainCenterNC_LOBE_OCC Occipital Lobe])
 V3v=Associative Visual Cortex,NPE.NC.OCC.V3 (see [BrainCenterNC_LOBE_OCC Occipital Lobe])
 V4=Fusiform Gyrus,NSA.NC.OCC.V4 (see [BrainCenterNC_LOBE_OCC Occipital Lobe])
 V5=[BrainRegionNSA_NC_OCC_MT Middle Temporal Area,NSA.NC.OCC.MT]
 V5A=[BrainRegionNSA_NC_OCC_MT Middle Temporal Area,NSA.NC.OCC.MT]
 V6=[BrainRegionNSA_NC_OCC_PO Parietooccipital Area,NSA.NC.OCC.PO]
 VIP=[BrainRegionNSA_NC_IPS_VIP Ventral Intraparietal Sulcus,NSA.NC.IPS.VIP]
 cIPS=Posterior Eye Field,NPE.NC.IPS.PEF (see [BrainCenterNSA_NC_IPS Intraparietal Sulcus])
<img src="http://ars.els-cdn.com/content/image/1-s2.0-S0166223697010679-gr6.gif" alt="unavailable" style="max-width: 100%;">


= References =
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  * http://thebrain.mcgill.ca/flash/i/i_02/i_02_cr/i_02_cr_vis/i_02_cr_vis.html
  * article:Biological/2008-dorsal-stream.pdf
  * http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1364661312002823
  * http://www.scholarpedia.org/article/Inferior_temporal_cortex
  * http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0166223697010679