title: Corticopontine projections from the visual area of the superior temporal sulcus in the macaque monkey.
abstract: 1. The projections from the superior temporal sulcus (STS) visual area to pontine nuclei were studied in the macaque monkey by the autoradiographic tracing method. Microinjections of a mixture of L-[5-3H] proline and L-[4,5-3H] leucine were carried out in the posterior band and the floor of the caudal half of the STS. Survival time was always 7 days. 2. The STS visual area projects to the dorsolateral part of ipsilateral pontine nuclei. Terminal projections are distributed in patches in the whole rostro-caudal extent of the pons. 3. These findings support the view that the STS visual area in the macaque monkey is homologous to the postero-medial lateral suprasylvian area in the cat.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001345:Autoradiography; D004292:Dominance, Cerebral / Q000502:physiology; D008252:Macaca fascicularis; D009048:Motor Skills / Q000502:physiology; D011149:Pons / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D013702:Temporal Lobe / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D014793:Visual Cortex / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D014795:Visual Pathways / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D014796:Visual Perception / Q000502:physiology