The term area PEa of Pandya refers to an area of cerebral cortex in the macaque that is defined on the basis of cytomyeloarchitecture. It is located in the dorsal bank of the intraparietal suclus. The external pyramidal layer (III) contains fewer type IIIc cells than area PE of Pandya; the internal granular layer (IV) is even less prominent the in area PE; the multiform layer (VI) is more prominent and the plexus of myelinated fibers there is less prominent. It does not correspond to areas defined by previous authors ( Pandya-1982 ).