area F5c

The term area F5c 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 F5ab. area F5c is located in the convexity of the precentral gyrus immediately adjacent to the inferior ramus of the arcuate sulcus and is considered the macaque equivalent of Broca's area in the human. The predominant input to area F5c is from area PT of the parietal lobe. It's involvement in motor acts is similar to that of area F5ab. It's visual function, however, is quite different. During observation of another animal performing an act, such as grasping an object, the same cells are activated as when the animal itself performs the act, the 'mirror neuron' phenomenon. Unlike cells in F5ab, cells in F5c do not respond during observation of the object alone.

Also known as: area F5c, F5 of the cortical convexity

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Name:

area F5c

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:

F5 of the cortical convexity

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:

F5c

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'.

cerebral cortex

frontal cortex

motor cortex (somatomotor areas)

primary motor cortex (primary somatomotor area)

premotor cortex (secondary somatomotor areas)

mesial secondary motor cortex (mesial premotor cortex)

dorsal secondary motor cortex (area PMD)

ventral secondary motor cortex (area PMV)

rostral part of ventral premotor cortex (area PMVr)

area F5ab

area F5c

caudal part of ventral secondary motor cortex (area PMVc)