Distinct Parietal and Temporal Pathways to the Homologues of Broca's Area in the Monkey
Author(s) -
Michael Petrides,
Deepak Ν. Pandya
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
plos biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.127
H-Index - 271
eISSN - 1545-7885
pISSN - 1544-9173
DOI - 10.1371/journal.pbio.1000170
Subject(s) - macaque , superior temporal sulcus , biology , inferior parietal lobule , anatomy , neuroscience , superior parietal lobule , white matter , broca's area , parietal lobe , posterior parietal cortex , sulcus , temporal lobe , cortex (anatomy) , magnetic resonance imaging , functional magnetic resonance imaging , medicine , epilepsy , radiology
An unprecedented detailed analysis of ventrolateral frontal cortical circuitry in Broca's area of the non-human primate brain clarifies the functional pathways permitting interaction between posterior cortical areas and the anterior language zone, providing important clues about the evolution of language.
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