INTRAPARIETAL SULCUS

Sulcus intraparietalis — the priority map
SALIENCE TOPOGRAPHY
ATTENTION LOCUS
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salience 0.00
LIP
VIP
AIP
100 μm
neurons 0
active 0
rate 0 Hz

INTRAPARIETAL SULCUS

Sulcus intraparietalis

Within the fold of posterior parietal cortex lies the priority map — a topographic representation of salience, relevance, and intention.

Pyramidal neurons tile the visual field. Their receptive fields overlap. Recurrent competition yields a single locus of attention.

"Attention is the taking possession by the mind, in clear and vivid form, of one out of what seem several simultaneously possible objects or trains of thought."
— William James, 1890