de la Mothe Lisa A, Blumell Suzanne, Kajikawa Yoshinao, Hackett Troy A
Department of Psychology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37203, USA.
J Comp Neurol. 2006 May 1;496(1):27-71. doi: 10.1002/cne.20923.
The auditory cortex of primates contains a core region of three primary areas surrounded by a belt region of secondary areas. Recent neurophysiological studies suggest that the belt areas medial to the core have unique functional roles, including multisensory properties, but little is known about their connections. In this study and its companion, the cortical and subcortical connections of the core and medial belt regions of marmoset monkeys were compared to account for functional differences between areas and refine our working model of the primate auditory cortex. Anatomical tracer injections targeted two core areas (A1 and R) and two medial belt areas (rostromedial [RM] and caudomedial [CM]). RM and CM had topographically weighted connections with all other areas of the auditory cortex ipsilaterally, but these were less widespread contralaterally. CM was densely connected with caudal auditory fields, the retroinsular (Ri) area of the somatosensory cortex, the superior temporal sulcus (STS), and the posterior parietal and entorhinal cortex. The connections of RM favored rostral auditory areas, with no clear somatosensory inputs. RM also projected to the lateral nucleus of the amygdala and tail of the caudate nucleus. A1 and R had topographically weighted connections with medial and lateral belt regions, infragranular inputs from the parabelt, and weak connections with fields outside the auditory cortex. The results indicated that RM and CM are distinct areas of the medial belt region with direct inputs from the core. CM also has somatosensory input and may correspond to an area on the posteromedial transverse gyrus of humans and the anterior auditory field of other mammals.
灵长类动物的听觉皮层包含由三个主要区域组成的核心区域,其周围是由二级区域组成的带状区域。最近的神经生理学研究表明,核心区域内侧的带状区域具有独特的功能作用,包括多感官特性,但对其连接情况了解甚少。在本研究及其配套研究中,比较了狨猴核心区域和内侧带状区域的皮层及皮层下连接,以解释各区域之间的功能差异,并完善我们关于灵长类动物听觉皮层的工作模型。解剖示踪剂注射针对两个核心区域(A1和R)以及两个内侧带状区域(rostromedial [RM]和caudomedial [CM])。RM和CM与同侧听觉皮层的所有其他区域具有拓扑加权连接,但对侧的连接则不那么广泛。CM与尾侧听觉区域、体感皮层的岛后(Ri)区域、颞上沟(STS)以及顶叶后部和内嗅皮层紧密相连。RM的连接倾向于嘴侧听觉区域,没有明显的体感输入。RM还投射到杏仁核外侧核和尾状核尾部。A1和R与内侧和外侧带状区域具有拓扑加权连接,来自旁带的颗粒下层输入,以及与听觉皮层以外区域的微弱连接。结果表明,RM和CM是内侧带状区域的不同区域,直接接收来自核心区域的输入。CM也有体感输入,可能对应于人类后内侧横回上的一个区域以及其他哺乳动物的前听觉区域。