superior calcarine sulcus

superior calcarine sulcus (clss)

The term superior calcarine sulcus (clss) refers to one of two extensions of the calcarine fissure (clf) where it splits into two short vertically oriented branches near the occipital pole (ocp). This is the dorsally curved superior branch; the other is a symmetrical, ventrally curved inferior calcarine sulcus (clsi). Both are found in the macaque ( Martin-2000; Paxinos-2009a ) and, though not named as separate sulci, illustrated in human brain atlases ( Ono-1990; Duvernoy-1992; Mai-1997 ). No comparable structures are found in the smooth cerebral cortex (CTX) of the rat or mouse ( NeuroNames ). Updated 30 Oct 2024.

Also known as: Ramus ascendens fissurae calcarinae, superior ramus of calcarine fissure, upper calcarine sulcus, superior calcarine sulcus, retrocalcarine sulcus

NeuroNames ID: 147

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Name:

sccs

Language:

acronym

Organism:

macaque

Source:

Martin-2000

Citation:

Elsevier, Amsterdam, 2000

Source Title:

Primate Brain Maps: Structure Of The Macaque Brain

Name:

Ramus ascendens fissurae calcarinae

Language:

Latin

Organism:

guenon

Source:

Mauss-1908

Citation:

Journal für Psychologie und Neurologie, 13:263-325, 1908

Source Title:

Die faserarchitektonische Gliederung der Grosshirnrinde bei den niederen Affen

Name:

superior ramus of calcarine fissure

Language:

English

Organism:

Macaca mulatta

Source:

Bonin-1947

Citation:

University of Illinois Press, Urbana, Illinois, 1947

Source Title:

The Neocortex of Macaca Mulatta

Name:

upper calcarine 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:

sillon rétrocalcarin supérieur

Language:

French

Organism:

human

Source:

Duvernoy-1992

Citation:

Springer-Verlag, Paris, 1992

Source Title:

Le cerveau humain: Surface, coupes seriees tridimensionnelles et IRM

Name:

scal

Language:

acronym

Organism:

Macaca mulatta

Source:

Paxinos-2009a

Citation:

Amsterdam: Elsevier-Academic Press. 2009

Source Title:

The Rhesus Monkey Brain, Second Edition

Name:

superior calcarine sulcus

Language:

English

Organism:

macaque

Source:

Martin-2000

Citation:

Elsevier, Amsterdam, 2000

Source Title:

Primate Brain Maps: Structure Of The Macaque Brain

Name:

retrocalcarine sulcus

Language:

English

Organism:

human

Source:

Duvernoy-1992

Citation:

Springer-Verlag, Paris, 1992

Source Title:

Le cerveau humain: Surface, coupes seriees tridimensionnelles et IRM

Name:

clss

Language:

acronym

Organism:

Unspecified

Source:

NeuroNames

Citation:

University of Washington, Seattle, WA

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Illustrations

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Species With The Structure

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Organism:

Homo sapiens (human)

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retrocalcarine sulcus

Source:

Duvernoy-1992

Basis:

Topology

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Yes

Organism:

Macaca mulatta (Macaca mulatta)

Their Name:

superior ramus of calcarine fissure

Source:

Bonin-1947

Basis:

Topology

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Yes

Organism:

Macaca mulatta (Macaca mulatta)

Their Name:

upper calcarine sulcus

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Krieg-1975

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Rattus (rat)

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NeuroNames

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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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