#summary Wernicke's area A3
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This page covers biological details of component Wernicke's area A3.
Region is part of aHuman target integrated biological model.

  * *Top-down path to region*: Cerebral Cortex -> Temporal Lobe (NC.LOBE.TEMP) -> [BrainCenterNC_STG Superior Temporal Gyrus] (NC.STG) -> [BrainRegionNSA_NC_STG_A3 Wernicke's area A3] (NSA.NC.STG.A3) (see [OverallMindMaps Mind Maps])
  * *Type*: cortex
  * *Quality*: L0
  * *Brain area*: [BrainAreaNSA Neocortical Brain - Sensory Aggregation Area] (NSA)
  * *Area circuit*: Neocortical Audition Aggregation (NAA)
  * *Brodmann ID*: 22
  * *Role*: cortex.generic
  * *Function*: Classify with respect to content
  * *Notes to function*: 
   * 22a, Melody perception, sequences of tones
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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.STG.A3.dot.png

*Inbound Region Connections:*

|| *Source Area* || *Source Region* || *Source Name* || *Type* || *Role* || *Reference* ||
|| [BrainAreaNSA NSA] || [BrainRegionNSA_NC_STG_A4 NSA.NC.STG.A4] || Wernicke's area A4 || feedforward-glu || uncertain ||[http://www.nature.com/neuro/journal/v12/n6/fig_tab/nn.2331_F5.html Cortical Auditory System (AC22 -> STS22)] ||
||  || [BrainRegionNSA_NC_TTG_A1 NSA.NC.TTG.A1] || Primary Auditory Cortex || feedforward-glu || uncertain ||[http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1053810011000080 Cortico-Cortical Connectivity (A1 -> AA)] ||

*Outbound Region Connections:*

|| *Target Area* || *Target Region* || *Target Name* || *Type* || *Role* || *Reference* ||
|| [BrainAreaFAM FAM] || [BrainRegionFAM_FT_AM_LAVM FAM.FT.AM.LAVM] || Ventromedial Amygdaloid Nucleus || excitatory-glu || uncertain || [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)] ||
|| [BrainAreaFMM FMM] || [BrainRegionFMM_NC_PH_LEC FMM.NC.PH.LEC] || Lateral Entorhinal Cortex || feedforward-glu || uncertain || (unknown 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 (STG22a -> TC)] ||
|| [BrainAreaNMA NMA] || [BrainRegionNMA_NC_PMC_F4 NMA.NC.PMC.F4] || Ventral Caudal Premotor Cortex || feedforward-glu || uncertain || [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2846110/ Dual Auditory Processing (ST -> VLPFC, abstract)] ||
|| [BrainAreaNPE NPE] || [BrainRegionNPE_NC_BRA_PT NPE.NC.BRA.PT] || Broca's Area Pars Triangularis || feedforward-glu || uncertain || [http://www.nature.com/neuro/journal/v12/n6/fig_tab/nn.2331_F5.html Cortical Auditory System (STS22 -> IFC45, abstract)] ||
||  || [BrainRegionNPE_NC_IPL_SMW NPE.NC.IPL.SMW] || Supramarginal Wernike Cortex || feedforward-glu || uncertain || [http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1053810011000080 Cortico-Cortical Connectivity (AA -> PTHA, abstract)] ||

= Thirdparty Circuits =
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  * [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2846110/bin/nihms147975f1.jpg Dual Auditory Processing] - see [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2846110/ Reference] (CP.DUAL-AUDITORY-PROCESSING)

 A1=[BrainRegionNSA_NC_TTG_A1 Primary Auditory Cortex,NSA.NC.TTG.A1]
 DLPFC=Dorsal Premotor Cortex,MCA.NC.DPMC (see [BrainCenterNC_PMC Premotor Cortex])
 PPC=Supramarginal Gyrus,NC.IPL.SMG (see [BrainCenterNC_IPL Inferior Parietal Lobule])
 ST=[BrainRegionNSA_NC_STG_A3 Wernicke's area A3,NSA.NC.STG.A3]
 VLPFC=Ventral Premotor Cortex,MCA.NC.VPMC (see [BrainCenterNC_PMC Premotor Cortex])
<img src="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2846110/bin/nihms147975f1.jpg" alt="unavailable" style="max-width: 100%;">

  * [http://www.nature.com/neuro/journal/v12/n6/images/nn.2331-F5.jpg Cortical Auditory System] - see [http://www.nature.com/neuro/journal/v12/n6/fig_tab/nn.2331_F5.html Reference] (CP.CORTICAL-AUDITORY-SYSTEM)

 AC22=[BrainRegionNSA_NC_STG_A4 Wernicke's area A4,NSA.NC.STG.A4]
 Belt42=[BrainRegionNSA_NC_TTG_A2 Auditory Association Area,NSA.NC.TTG.A2]
 Core41=[BrainRegionNSA_NC_TTG_A1 Primary Auditory Cortex,NSA.NC.TTG.A1]
 IFC44=Broca's Area,NPE.NC.PFC.BRA (see [BrainCenterNC_AL_LPFC Lateral Prefrontal Cortex])
 IFC45=Broca's Area,NPE.NC.PFC.BRA (see [BrainCenterNC_AL_LPFC Lateral Prefrontal Cortex])
 IPL40=Supramarginal Gyrus,NC.IPL.SMG (see [BrainCenterNC_IPL Inferior Parietal Lobule])
 PMC6=Ventral Premotor Cortex,MCA.NC.VPMC (see [BrainCenterNC_PMC Premotor Cortex])
 PMC8=[BrainRegionNPE_NC_PMC_AFEF Anterior Frontal Eye Field,NPE.NC.PMC.AFEF]
 STS22=[BrainRegionNSA_NC_STG_A3 Wernicke's area A3,NSA.NC.STG.A3]
<img src="http://www.nature.com/neuro/journal/v12/n6/images/nn.2331-F5.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://ars.els-cdn.com/content/image/1-s2.0-S1053810011000080-gr3.jpg Cortico-Cortical Connectivity] - see [http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1053810011000080 Reference] (CL.CORTICO-CORTICAL-CONNECTIVITY)

 A1=[BrainRegionNSA_NC_TTG_A1 Primary Auditory Cortex,NSA.NC.TTG.A1]
 AA=[BrainRegionNSA_NC_STG_A3 Wernicke's area A3,NSA.NC.STG.A3]
 M1=[BrainRegionNMA_NC_MC Motor Cortex,NMA.NC.MC]
 MA=[BrainCenterNC_PMC Premotor Cortex,NC.PMC]
 PFC=Prefrontal Cortex,NC.AL.PFC
 PTHA=[BrainCenterNC_IPL Inferior Parietal Lobule,NC.IPL]
 S1=[BrainRegionNCP_NC_PG_S1 Primary Somatosensory Cortex,NCP.NC.PG.S1]
 SA=[BrainRegionNCP_NC_SPL_SA Somatosensory Association Cortex,NCP.NC.SPL.SA]
 V1=[BrainRegionNSA_NC_OCC_V1 Primary Visual Cortex,NSA.NC.OCC.V1]
 VA=Secondary Visual Cortex,NSA.NC.OCC.V2 (see [BrainCenterNC_LOBE_OCC Occipital Lobe])
<img src="http://ars.els-cdn.com/content/image/1-s2.0-S1053810011000080-gr3.jpg" alt="unavailable" style="max-width: 100%;">

  * [http://sni.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/3520/SNI-3-40-g001.png Amygdala and its network] - see [http://www.surgicalneurologyint.com/article.asp?issn=2152-7806;year=2012;volume=3;issue=2;spage=40;epage=46;aulast=Langevin Reference] (CF.AM-NET)

 BLN=[BrainRegionFAM_FT_AM_BP Parvicellular Basal Amygdaloid Nucleus,FAM.FT.AM.BP]
 CEA=Central Amygdala,FAM.FT.AM.CEA (see [BrainCenterFAM_FT_AM Amygdala])
 EC=Entorhinal Cortex,FMM.NC.PH.ET (see [BrainCenterNC_PHA_RH Rhinal Cortex])
 HC=Hippocampus,FMM.FT.HC (see [BrainCenterFMM_FT_HF Hippocampal Formation])
 HTS=[BrainRegionLAC_FD_HT_LTN Lateral Hypothalamic Nucleus,LAC.FD.HT.LTN]
 ITC=[BrainRegionNSA_NC_IT_TE Inferotemporal Cortex,NSA.NC.IT.TE]
 LA=Lateral Amygdaloid Nucleus,FAM.FT.AM.LA (see [BrainCenterFAM_FT_AM Amygdala])
 LHB=Lateral Habenula,FAM.FD.LHB (see [BrainCenterFAM_FD_HB Habenula])
 MD=Mediodorsal Nucleus of Thalamus,FD.TH.MD (see [BrainCenterFD_TH_CR Cognitive Thalamus])
 MPFC=[BrainCenterNC_AL_OMPFC Orbitomedial Prefrontal Cortex,NC.AL.OMPFC]
 NACC=Accumbens Nucleus,FEC.FT.ACC (see [BrainCenterFEC_FT_BG Basal Ganglia])
 PAG=[BrainRegionLMC_MM_PAG Periaqueductal Gray Matter,LMC.MM.PAG]
 RMTG=[BrainRegionFEC_HT_TG_RMTG Rostromedial Tegmental Nucleus,FEC.HT.TG.RMTG]
 STC=[BrainRegionNSA_NC_STG_A3 Wernicke's area A3,NSA.NC.STG.A3]
 VGDM=[BrainRegionLAC_HL_VGN Vagus Nucleus,LAC.HL.VGN]
 VTA=[BrainRegionLMC_MM_VTA Ventral Tegmental Area,LMC.MM.VTA]
<img src="http://sni.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/3520/SNI-3-40-g001.png" alt="unavailable" style="max-width: 100%;">


= References =
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  * http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2846110/
  * http://www.nature.com/neuro/journal/v12/n6/fig_tab/nn.2331_F5.html
  * http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1364661312002823
  * http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1053810011000080
  * http://www.surgicalneurologyint.com/article.asp?issn=2152-7806;year=2012;volume=3;issue=2;spage=40;epage=46;aulast=Langevin