Preferred Label : Brodmann (1909) area 20;
Uberon definition : Brodmann area 20, or BA20, is part of the temporal cortex in the human brain. The
region encompasses most of the ventral temporal cortex, a region believed to play
a part in high-level visual processing and recognition memory. This area is also known
as inferior temporal area 20, and it refers to a subdivision of the cytoarchitecturally
defined temporal region of cerebral cortex. In the human it corresponds approximately
to the inferior temporal gyrus. Cytoarchitecturally it is bounded medially by the
ectorhinal area 36 (H), laterally by the middle temporal area 21, rostrally by the
temporopolar area 38 (H) and caudally by the occipitotemporal area 37 (H) (Brodmann-1909).;
Uberon synonym : Brodmann area 20, inferior temporal; area temporalis inferior; B09-20; area 20 of Brodmann-1909; Brodmann area 20; area 20 of Brodmann; inferior temporal area;
Uberon related term : brodmann's area 20; BA20; area 20 of Brodmann (guenon);
Uberon broad term : B09-20;
Origin ID : 0013551;
UMLS CUI : C1272538;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
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- UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Uberon cross reference
Brodmann area 20, or BA20, is part of the temporal cortex in the human brain. The
region encompasses most of the ventral temporal cortex, a region believed to play
a part in high-level visual processing and recognition memory. This area is also known
as inferior temporal area 20, and it refers to a subdivision of the cytoarchitecturally
defined temporal region of cerebral cortex. In the human it corresponds approximately
to the inferior temporal gyrus. Cytoarchitecturally it is bounded medially by the
ectorhinal area 36 (H), laterally by the middle temporal area 21, rostrally by the
temporopolar area 38 (H) and caudally by the occipitotemporal area 37 (H) (Brodmann-1909).
