primary auditory cortex

Term ID

UBERON:0034751

Synonyms

• A1C
• auditory complex area A1
• auditory core region
• primary auditory area
• primary auditory cortex
• primary auditory cortex (core)

Definition

The part of the auditory cortex that is located on the superior temporal gyrus in the temporal lobe and receives point-to-point input from the ventral division of the medial geniculate complex. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK10900/

References

• DHBA:10236
• http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/centraldirectory.aspx?ID=1354
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primary_auditory_cortex

Ontology

Uberon Ontology