See Also: Superior temporal polysensory area (STP)(health)
Medial superior temporal area (MST)(health)
polus occipitalis cerebri(medicine)
sulcus occipitalis superior(medicine)
Middle temporal area(health)
superior temporal convolution(medicine)
superior temporal fissure(medicine)
superior temporal gyrus(medicine)
superior temporal line(medicine)
superior temporal sulcus(medicine)

polus occipitalis cerebri (medicine) and Superior temporal polysensory area (STP) (health)


polus occipitalis cerebri (medicine)


polus occipitalis cerebri -->
occipital pole of cerebrum


The most posterior promontory of each cerebral hemisphere; the apex of the occipital lobe.

Synonym: polus occipitalis cerebri, occipital pole.

Pelvic pole, the breech end of the foetus.


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.