area PGp
Acronym: PGp
The term area PGp refers to a cortical structure located in inferior parietal cortex a region that is much expanded in humans relative to macaques and chimpanzees. It is bounded posteriorly and inferiorly by the MT+ complex and MT+ neighbors. Defined by multiple criteria, it is fMRI activated in PLACE, SOCIAL, and MOTOR CUE tasks and deactivated in a FACE task. Other authors have referred to the same topological area as PG or 39 ( Glasser-2016 ).

Also known as: No other name for this structure has appeared in PubMed.NeuroNames ID : 4645


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