occipitotemporal sulcus

occipitotemporal sulcus (ots)

The term occipitotemporal sulcus refers to a groove on the ventral surface of the temporal lobe that marks the boundary between the inferior temporal gyrus and the fusiform gyrus. It is found in the human ( Ono-1990 ) and the macaque ( Martin-2000 ). Equivalent structures are not found in the smooth cerebral cortex of the rat or mouse ( NeuroNames ).

Also known as: occipitotemporal sulcus, Sulcus occipitotemporalis, occipito-temporal sulcus, third temporal sulcus, inferior temporal sulcus (Szikla), Sulcus temporalis inferior (Roberts), inferior temporal sulcus (Roberts), inferior temporal fissure (Crosby), inferior temporal sulcus-2, lateral occipitotemporal sulcus

NeuroNames ID: 55

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Name:

затылочно-височная борозда

Language:

Russian

Organism:

human

Source:

Baev-2000

Citation:

Moskva: Meditsina, 2000.

Source Title:

Magnitno-Resonansnaia Tomografiia Golovnogo Mozga: Normal'naia Anatomiia

Name:

occipitotemporal 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:

occipitotemporal sulcus

Language:

English

Organism:

Macaca mulatta

Source:

Krieg-1975

Citation:

Brain Books, Evanston, Illinois, 1975

Source Title:

Interpretive Atlas Of The Monkey's Brain

Name:

occipitotemporal 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:

Sulcus occipitotemporalis

Language:

Latin

Organism:

human

Source:

Nomina-1983

Citation:

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

Source Title:

Nomina Anatomica

Name:

occipito-temporal sulcus

Language:

English

Organism:

Macaca fascicularis

Source:

Szabo-1984

Citation:

J Comp Neurol 1984 Jan 10;222(2):265-300

Source Title:

A stereotaxic atlas of the brain of the cynomolgus monkey (Macaca fascicularis)

Name:

third temporal sulcus

Language:

English

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:

inferior temporal sulcus (Szikla)

Language:

English

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:

Sulcus temporalis inferior (Roberts)

Language:

Latin

Organism:

human

Source:

Roberts-1970

Citation:

Lea & Febiger, Philadelphia, 1970

Source Title:

Atlas Of The Human Brain In Section

Name:

inferior temporal sulcus (Roberts)

Language:

English

Organism:

human

Source:

Roberts-1970

Citation:

Lea & Febiger, Philadelphia, 1970

Source Title:

Atlas Of The Human Brain In Section

Name:

inferior temporal fissure (Crosby)

Language:

English

Organism:

human

Source:

Crosby-1962

Citation:

New York: MacMillan, 1962

Source Title:

Correlative Anatomy of the Nervous System

Name:

inferior temporal sulcus-2

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:

lateral occipitotemporal sulcus

Language:

English

Organism:

human

Source:

Mai-1997

Citation:

San Diego: Academic Press, 1997

Source Title:

Atlas of the Human Brain

Name:

нижняя височная борозда

Language:

Russian

Organism:

human

Source:

Savel'ev-1996

Citation:

AREA XVII, Moscow, 1996.

Source Title:

Stereoskopicheskii Atlas Mozga Cheloveka

Name:

ots

Language:

acronym

Organism:

human

Source:

Mai-1997

Citation:

San Diego: Academic Press, 1997

Source Title:

Atlas of the Human Brain

Name:

sillon occipitotemporal latéral

Language:

French

Organism:

human

Source:

Duvernoy-1992

Citation:

Springer-Verlag, Paris, 1992

Source Title:

Le cerveau humain: Surface, coupes seriees tridimensionnelles et IRM

Name:

ots

Language:

acronym

Organism:

Macaca mulatta

Source:

Paxinos-2009a

Citation:

Amsterdam: Elsevier-Academic Press. 2009

Source Title:

The Rhesus Monkey Brain, Second Edition

Illustrations

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Basis:

Topology

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Yes

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Homo sapiens (human)

Their Name:

inferior temporal fissure (Crosby)

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Crosby-1962

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Topology

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Yes

Organism:

Homo sapiens (human)

Their Name:

inferior temporal sulcus (Roberts)

Source:

Roberts-1970

Basis:

Topology

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Homo sapiens (human)

Their Name:

inferior temporal sulcus (Szikla)

Source:

Szikla-1977

Basis:

Topology

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Homo sapiens (human)

Their Name:

inferior temporal sulcus-2

Source:

Anthoney-1994

Basis:

Topology

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Homo sapiens (human)

Their Name:

lateral occipitotemporal sulcus

Source:

Mai-1997

Basis:

Topology

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Homo sapiens (human)

Their Name:

occipitotemporal sulcus

Source:

Ono-1990

Basis:

Topology

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Homo sapiens (human)

Their Name:

Sulcus occipitotemporalis

Source:

Nomina-1983

Basis:

Topology

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Homo sapiens (human)

Their Name:

Sulcus temporalis inferior (Roberts)

Source:

Roberts-1970

Basis:

Topology

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Homo sapiens (human)

Their Name:

third temporal sulcus

Source:

Szikla-1977

Basis:

Topology

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Macaca fascicularis (Macaca fascicularis)

Their Name:

occipito-temporal sulcus

Source:

Szabo-1984

Basis:

Topology

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Macaca mulatta (Macaca mulatta)

Their Name:

occipitotemporal sulcus

Source:

Krieg-1975

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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.