Preferred Name

superior temporal sulcus
Synonyms

sulcus temporalis primus

sulcus temporalis superior

STS

parallel sulcus

superior temporal fissure

sulcus t1

Definitions

The superior temporal sulcus is the sulcus separating the superior temporal gyrus from the middle temporal gyrus in the temporal lobe of the brain. The superior temporal sulcus is the first sulcus inferior to the lateral fissure. It is involved in the perception of where others are gazing and is thus important in determining where others' emotions are being directed. It is also involved in the perception of biological motion.

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002734

alternative label

sulcus temporalis primus

sulcus temporalis superior

STS

parallel sulcus

superior temporal fissure

sulcus t1

database_cross_reference

BM:Tel-Cx-STS

NCIT:C33700

UMLS:C0228237

SCTID:279344005

BIRNLEX:1534

Wikipedia:Superior_temporal_sulcus

neuronames:129

BAMS:sts

DHBA:10629

FMA:83783

HBA:9378

definition

The superior temporal sulcus is the sulcus separating the superior temporal gyrus from the middle temporal gyrus in the temporal lobe of the brain. The superior temporal sulcus is the first sulcus inferior to the lateral fissure. It is involved in the perception of where others are gazing and is thus important in determining where others' emotions are being directed. It is also involved in the perception of biological motion.

has exact synonym

parallel sulcus

superior temporal fissure

sulcus t1

has_broad_synonym

STS

has_obo_namespace

uberon

has_related_synonym

sulcus temporalis primus

sulcus temporalis superior

id

UBERON:0002734

label

superior temporal sulcus

notation

UBERON:0002734

note

The superior temporal sulcus is the sulcus separating the superior temporal gyrus from the middle temporal gyrus in the temporal lobe of the brain. The superior temporal sulcus is the first sulcus inferior to the lateral fissure. It is involved in the perception of where others are gazing and is thus important in determining where others' emotions are being directed. It is also involved in the perception of biological motion.

part_of

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001871

preferred label

superior temporal sulcus

prefLabel

superior temporal sulcus

treeView

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001871

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0014687

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