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. 2009 Sep 28;1:74. doi: 10.3410/B1-74

Figure 1. Comparison of substructures (unshaded) of monkey and human posterior parietal cortex (PPC).

Figure 1.

(a) monkey PPC; (b) human left PPC; (c) human right PPC. Results of meta-analysis (based on the references listed in Figure 2) of cortical areas responsible for non-spatial cognition are superimposed. Data points in monkeys are projected onto the left hemisphere (because no particular laterality has been claimed), whereas those in human subjects are illustrated independently for each hemisphere (being biased toward the left hemisphere). Large and dashed symbols indicate areas estimated from reviews and original papers, respectively, in which coordinates were not clearly specified. Arabic numerals indicate Brodmann areas (40: supramarginal gyrus; 39: angular gyrus). The subdivisions of the PPC were referred from the original sources. AIP, anterior intraparietal area; CIP, caudal intraparietal area; CS, central sulcus; IPS, intraparietal sulcus; LIP, lateral intraparietal area; MIP, medial intraparietal area; PCS, post central sulcus; POS, parieto-occipital sulcus; SF, sylvian fissure; STS, superior temporal sulcus; VIP, ventral intraparietal area.