Anterior Inferotemporal Cortex

Hierarchy level in atlas is 4: 3 superstructures include it.

abbreviation: AIT

Abbreviation

AIT

Species

Macaque

Description of part

A subdivision of IT, which is not specifically defined here. Anterior part of the inferotemporal cortex differs from CIT in having much weaker connections with V4.

Part type

gray matter

Nomenclature

Felleman & van Essen

Endorsement

The approach used by the collator Mihail Bota is not endorsed by the author of the nomenclature.

Reference

Author: Felleman D.J. & Van Essen D.C.
Title: Distributed hierarchical processing in the primate cerebral cortex
Title of Book: Cereb Cortex
Volume: 1
Year: 1991
Number: 1
Pages: 1-47