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Vestibular cortex

Vestibular cortex
The insula of the left side, exposed by removing the opercula. (Image is of left side, but there is some evidence that there may be right-sided dominance.)
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LatinCortex vestibularis
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Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy

Vestibular cortex is the portion of the cerebrum which responds to input from the vestibular system.[1]

The location is not well defined, but some research indicates a right hemisphere dominance.[2]

Lesions of the vestibular nucleus impair function.[3]

The "temporo-peri-Sylvian vestibular cortex" (TPSVC) has been proposed as an analog to parietoinsular vestibular cortex found in monkeys.[4]

References

  1. ^ Duque-Parra JE (September 2004). "Perspective on the vestibular cortex throughout history". Anat Rec B New Anat. 280 (1): 15–9. doi:10.1002/ar.b.20031. PMID 15382110.
  2. ^ Philbeck JW, Behrmann M, Biega T, Levy L (2006). "Asymmetrical perception of body rotation after unilateral injury to human vestibular cortex". Neuropsychologia. 44 (10): 1878–90. doi:10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2006.02.004. PMID 16581095. S2CID 58894.
  3. ^ Dieterich M, Bense S, Stephan T, Brandt T, Schwaiger M, Bartenstein P (April 2005). "Medial vestibular nucleus lesions in Wallenberg's syndrome cause decreased activity of the contralateral vestibular cortex". Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci. 1039: 368–83. Bibcode:2005NYASA1039..368D. doi:10.1196/annals.1325.035. PMID 15826990. S2CID 23990811.
  4. ^ Kahane P, Hoffmann D, Minotti L, Berthoz A (November 2003). "Reappraisal of the human vestibular cortex by cortical electrical stimulation study". Ann. Neurol. 54 (5): 615–24. doi:10.1002/ana.10726. PMID 14595651. S2CID 33077726.