See Also: Superior temporal polysensory area (STP)(health)
Medial superior temporal area (MST)(health)
Middle temporal area(health)
Dells Area Health Center Avera Health(health)
superior temporal line(medicine)
superior temporal convolution(medicine)
superior temporal fissure(medicine)
superior temporal gyrus(medicine)
superior temporal sulcus(medicine)
superior temporal venule of retina(medicine)

Superior temporal polysensory area (STP) (health)


Area of monkey cortex. Virtually all cells respond to visual stimuli but some also activated by somatosensory and auditory input. Large receptive fields covering most of the visual field with no visuotopic order. Show radial or opponent direction selectivity. Some cells have fields responding to motion either towards the area centralis or away from it. Others show selective responses for object moving in depth, producing either looming or contracting pattern of motion in the field. Seem to be sensitive to information about peripheral optic flow.