posterior middle temporal sulcus

posterior middle temporal sulcus (pmts)

The term posterior middle temporal sulcus refers to the most caudal of three short sulci on the ventrolateral surface of the temporal lobe of the macaque. It is identified by dissecton. The others are the middle temporal sulcus ( Krieg-1975 ) and the anterior middle temporal sulcus ( Bonin-1947 ). The three represent an interrupted sulcus that contributes to the boundary between the middle temporal gyrus and the inferior temporal gyrus. The posterior sulcus is topologically equivalent to the caudal part of the inferior temporal sulcus of the human ( Ono-1990 ). The fact that most atlases of macaque and human brains continue to refer to the interrupted sulcus in this location by different names is a source of some confusion in primate cortical anatomy. For the root of the confusion see middle temporal sulcus. Equivalent structures are not found in the smooth cerebral cortex of the rat or mouse ( NeuroNames ).

Also known as: posterior middle temporal sulcus, Sulcus temporalis medius posterior

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Name:

posterior middle temporal 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

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Sulcus temporalis medius posterior

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Latin

Organism:

macaque

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NeuroNames

Citation:

University of Washington, Seattle, WA

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NeuroNames

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pmts

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acronym

Organism:

macaque

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Martin-2000

Citation:

Elsevier, Amsterdam, 2000

Source Title:

Primate Brain Maps: Structure Of The Macaque Brain

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Species With The Structure

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Yes

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Homo sapiens (human)

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inferior temporal sulcus

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NeuroNames

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Topology

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Yes

Organism:

Macaca fascicularis (Macaca fascicularis)

Their Name:

posterior middle temporal sulcus

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Martin-1996

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Topology

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Rattus (rat)

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Mus (mouse)

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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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