Abbreviation

TEv

Species

Rat

Description of part

We have recognized two distinct fields in the temporal region between the visual and auditory cortices dorsally and the perirhinal area ventrally. Krieg (1946a) appears to have regarded this entire area as ECT, more in keeping with Brodmann (1909), we suggest that the dorsal part of this region (where layer 4 is still recognizable) may correspond to temporal association cortex (perhaps in the dorsal, middle, and inferior temporal gyri of humans), and have labeled it TEv; we have retained ECT for the distinct ventral area, just dorsal to the perirhinal area, where layers 2 and 4 are quite indistinct. The architecture and connections of this region require more analysis.

Part type

gray matter

Nomenclature

Swanson-1992

Endorsement

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

Collator argument

The hierarchy was constructed and adapted according to the information found in the Rat Brain Atlas, Swanson 1992. We have considered three types of brain structures: grisea (neural masses), fiber tracts, and ventricles. The hierarchical tree was constructed by taking into account two criteria: the set of classes and subclasses of the basic cell groups and fiber systems of the rat CNS and the topological positions of structures relative to superstructures.

Reference

Ventral temporal association areas - Rat - Swanson-1998