area F5ab

The term area F5ab refers to one of two sectors of the rostral part of ventral premotor cortex in the precentral gyrus; it is defined on the basis of internal structure, connectivity and function in the macaque ( Matelli-2004 ). The other is area F5c. Located in the posterior bank of the inferior ramus of the arcuate sulcus, Area F5ab contains cells that contribute to the corticospinal tract. It's neurons are active during the viewing of three-dimensional objects suitable for grasping or manipulation and with the act of grasping or manipulation, but not with the individual muscle movements involved in the act. Area F5ab receives inputs primarily from area AIP of the parietal lobe; it receives relatively little input from prefrontal cortex (macaque).

Also known as: area F5ab

NeuroNames ID: 3168

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Name:

area F5ab

Language:

English

Organism:

macaque

Source:

Matelli-2004

Citation:

Chapter 26 in The Human Nervous System, G. Paxinos and J. Mai (Eds.). Amsterdam: Elsevier Academic Press, 2004.

Source Title:

Motor Cortex

Name:

F5ab

Language:

acronym

Organism:

macaque

Source:

Matelli-2004

Citation:

Chapter 26 in The Human Nervous System, G. Paxinos and J. Mai (Eds.). Amsterdam: Elsevier Academic Press, 2004.

Source Title:

Motor Cortex

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Topographic Model of Human Cerebral Cortex

The topographic model of human cerebral cortex is a closed partitive hierarchical model of cerebral cortical structure in the human. The cerebral cortex is segmented on the basis of internal structure, connectivity, and/or functions of cortical areas. It is designed to update the comprehensive early twentieth century parcellations of Brodmann and of von Economo and Koskinas and their successors. A work in progress, it integrates the most authoritative, comprehensive, and recent parcellations and nomenclatures from peer-reviewed publications and neuroanatomical texts. For an equivalent model in the rodent, Search BrainInfo for ' Functional CNS Model - Rat '. This segmentation of the human cerebral cortex, based on a combination of internal structure, connectivity, and function, complements the classical segmentation of the cerebral cortex into lobes, lobules, and gyri based on sulcal patterns: For the classical segmentation, see ' cerebral cortex ' and click 'Locus in Brain Hierarchy'.