DescriptionDorsal and ventral attention systems.jpg
English: Schematic illustration of the components of the dorsal (blue) and ventral (orange) attention system in the human brain. Whereas there is evidence for a bilateral organization of the dorsal system, the ventral system might be more lateralized to the right hemisphere, although this assumption is challenged by recent neuroimaging data. Putative intra- and internetwork connections are exemplarily depicted by bidirectional arrows. Interhemispheric connections between homologue areas are not shown. FEF = frontal eye fields; IPS = intraparietal sulcus; VFC = ventral frontal cortex; TPJ = temporoparietal junction; V = visual cortex.
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The dorsal network comprises the intraparietal sulcus (IPS) and the frontal eye fields (FEF) of each hemisphere, while the ventral network comprises the temporoparietal junction (TPJ) and the ventral frontal cortex (VFC).