Editing Visual cortex (section)

===Pathways===
[[File:Neural pathway diagram.svg|thumb]]
The connections and response properties of cells in DM/V6 suggest that this area is a key node in a subset of the "[[dorsal stream]]", referred to by some as the "dorsomedial pathway".<ref name="dorsoMedialP">{{cite journal | vauthors = Fattori P, Raos V, Breveglieri R, Bosco A, Marzocchi N, Galletti C | title = The dorsomedial pathway is not just for reaching: grasping neurons in the medial parieto-occipital cortex of the macaque monkey | journal = The Journal of Neuroscience | volume = 30 | issue = 1 | pages = 342–349 | date = January 2010 | pmid = 20053915 | pmc = 6632536 | doi = 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3800-09.2010 | doi-access = free }}</ref> This pathway is likely to be important for the control of skeletomotor activity, including postural reactions and reaching movements towards objects<ref name="Gal"/> The main 'feedforward' connection of DM is to the cortex immediately rostral to it, in the interface between the occipital and parietal lobes (V6A).<ref name="dorsoMedialP"/> This region has, in turn, relatively direct connections with the regions of the frontal lobe that control arm movements, including the [[premotor cortex]].<ref name="dorsoMedialP"/><ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Monaco S, Malfatti G, Zendron A, Pellencin E, Turella L | title = Predictive coding of action intentions in dorsal and ventral visual stream is based on visual anticipations, memory-based information and motor preparation | journal = Brain Structure & Function | volume = 224 | issue = 9 | pages = 3291–3308 | date = December 2019 | pmid = 31673774 | doi = 10.1007/s00429-019-01970-1 | s2cid = 207811473 }}</ref>