secondary olfactory cortex
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002895
Brodmann's area 28; major gateway for neocortical input to the hippocampus; origin of the perforant pathway; a component of the medial temporal lobe memory system. (CSP) * The cytoarchitecturally well-defined area of multilaminate cerebral cortex on the medial aspect of the parahippocampal gyrus, immediately caudal to the olfactory cortex of the uncus. The entorhinal cortex is the origin of the major neural fiber system afferent to the hippocampus, the so-called PERFORANT PATHWAY. (Stedman, 25th ed). [ BIRNLEX:2709 ]
Synonyms: secondary olfactory cortex, secondary olfactory areas, secondary olfactory cortical area (carpenter)
Term info
- BAMS:Ent
- EMAPA:35313
- MA:0003117
- BTO:0004345
- neuronames:2056
- BIRNLEX:2709
- EV:0100179
uberon_slim
FMA considers this a syn of entorhinal cortex. See also brodman definition
entorhinal cortex
uberon
UBERON:0002895
Entorhinal area