splenial sulcus - BrainInfo

splenial sulcus (spls)

The term splenial sulcus refers to a superficial feature of the medial surface of the cerebral hemisphere identified by dissection. In the human it is a complex branching sulcus located at the junction of the parietal lobe, the occipital lobe, and the limbic lobe ( Ono-1990 ) In the macaque it is a composite sulcus consisting of two parts. The upper part, the subparietal sulcus, partially defines the boundary between the posterior cingulate gyrus of the limbic lobe and the precuneus of the parietal lobe. The lower part is the medial parieto-occipital sulcus, which is located at the junction of the parietal lobe, the occipital lobe, and the limbic lobe ( Martin-2000 ). Equivalent structures are not found in the smooth cerebral cortex of the rat or mouse ( NeuroNames ).

Also known as: subparietal sulcus, Sulcus subparietalis, splenial sulcus, suprasplenial sulcus

NeuroNames ID: 102

All Names & Sources

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Name:

подтеменная борозда

Language:

Russian

Organism:

human

Source:

Savel'ev-1996

Citation:

AREA XVII, Moscow, 1996.

Source Title:

Stereoskopicheskii Atlas Mozga Cheloveka

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sbps

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acronym

Organism:

human

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Mai-1997

Citation:

San Diego: Academic Press, 1997

Source Title:

Atlas of the Human Brain

Name:

subparietal sulcus

Language:

English

Organism:

human

Source:

Ono-1990

Citation:

Atlas of the Cerebral Sulci, Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc., New York, 1990.

Source Title:

Atlas of the Cerebral Sulci

Name:

subparietal sulcus

Language:

English

Organism:

Macaca mulatta

Source:

Bonin-1947

Citation:

University of Illinois Press, Urbana, Illinois, 1947

Source Title:

The Neocortex of Macaca Mulatta

Name:

subparietal sulcus

Language:

English

Organism:

Macaca fascicularis

Source:

Martin-1996

Citation:

Neuroimage 1996 Oct;4(2):119-50

Source Title:

A stereotaxic template atlas of the macaque brain for digital imaging and quantitative neuroanatomy

Name:

Sulcus subparietalis

Language:

Latin

Organism:

human

Source:

Nomina-1983

Citation:

Fifth Edition, Williams and Wilkins Co., Baltimore, 1983

Source Title:

Nomina Anatomica

Name:

Sulcus subparietalis

Language:

Latin

Organism:

human

Source:

Szikla-1977

Citation:

Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, 1977

Source Title:

Angiography Of The Human Brain Cortex: Atlas of Vascular Patterns and Stereotactic Cortical Localization

Name:

splenial sulcus

Language:

English

Organism:

human

Source:

Vogt-1995

Citation:

J Comp Neurol 1995 Aug 28;359(3):490-506

Source Title:

Human cingulate cortex: surface features, flat maps, and cytoarchitecture

Name:

suprasplenial sulcus

Language:

English

Organism:

human

Source:

Anthoney-1994

Citation:

Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press, 1994

Source Title:

Neuroanatomy And The Neurologic Exam: A Thesaurus of Synonyms, Similar Sounding Non-Synonyms And Terms Of Variable Meaning

Name:

sillon subpariétal

Language:

French

Organism:

human

Source:

Duvernoy-1992

Citation:

Springer-Verlag, Paris, 1992

Source Title:

Le cerveau humain: Surface, coupes seriees tridimensionnelles et IRM

Name:

sps

Language:

acronym

Organism:

Macaca mulatta

Source:

Paxinos-2009a

Citation:

Amsterdam: Elsevier-Academic Press. 2009

Source Title:

The Rhesus Monkey Brain, Second Edition

Name:

spls

Language:

acronym

Organism:

macaque

Source:

Vogt-2012

Citation:

Chapter 25, pp. 943-987 in: The Human Nervous System - Third Edition, Mai JK and Paxinos G (Eds.) Amsterdam: Elsevier.

Source Title:

Cingulate Cortex

Illustrations

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Macaca fascicularis

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Species With The Structure

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Topology

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Yes

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Homo sapiens (human)

Their Name:

splenial sulcus

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Vogt-1995

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Topology

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Yes

Organism:

Homo sapiens (human)

Their Name:

subparietal sulcus

Source:

Ono-1990

Basis:

Topology

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Homo sapiens (human)

Their Name:

Sulcus subparietalis

Source:

Nomina-1983

Basis:

Topology

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Homo sapiens (human)

Their Name:

Sulcus subparietalis

Source:

Szikla-1977

Basis:

Topology

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Yes

Organism:

Homo sapiens (human)

Their Name:

suprasplenial sulcus

Source:

Anthoney-1994

Basis:

Topology

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Yes

Organism:

Macaca fascicularis (Macaca fascicularis)

Their Name:

subparietal sulcus

Source:

Martin-1996

Basis:

Topology

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Macaca mulatta (Macaca mulatta)

Their Name:

subparietal sulcus

Source:

Bonin-1947

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Topology

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Organism:

Rattus (rat)

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NeuroNames

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Topology

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Mus (mouse)

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NeuroNames

Models Where It Appears

Structural CNS Model - Macaque

Brain structures of the macaque are illustrated in BrainInfo’s NeuroMaps macaque brain atlas. Structures are grouped by proximity in a hierarchy corresponding to the central nervous system hierarchy of NeuroNames ( Bowden-1995 Martin-2000 ). Structures in the NeuroMaps atlas are based on the segmentation of an MRI of the brain of a 3-year old male rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta). The atlas is most useful for targeting structures for implantating electrodes and chemtrodes. Updated 29 Oct 2025.

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