Superior Temporal Polysensory Area
Hierarchy level in atlas is 3: 2 superstructures include it.
abbreviation: STPAbbreviation
STP
Species
Macaque
Description of part
Immediately dorsal to IT is a long strip of polysensory cortex on the dorsal (anterior) bank of the STS. This strip was identified as the superior temporal polysensory area (STP) by Bruce et al. (1981), because they encountered many auditory and somatosensory responses along with a high incidence of visual responsiveness.
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
Major subparts
| Name | Type |
| Superior temporal polysensory (posterior) | gray matter |
| Superior temporal polysensory (anterior) | gray matter |
