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Retrosplenial cortex
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<p>The retrosplenial cortex (RSC) is a <a href="/facts/Cortical_area/GpXosGHP">cortical area</a> in the brain comprising <a href="/facts/Brodmann_area_29/onDU7Ngm">Brodmann areas 29</a> and <a href="/facts/Brodmann_area_30/9LtJrsvB">30</a>. It is secondary association cortex, making connections with numerous other brain regions. The region's name refers to its anatomical location immediately behind the <a href="/facts/Splenium/jL54tgHn">splenium</a> of the <a href="/facts/Corpus_callosum/jL54tgHn">corpus callosum</a> in primates, although in rodents it is located more towards the brain surface and is relatively larger. Its function is currently not well understood, but its location close to visual areas and also to the hippocampal spatial/memory system suggest it may have a role in mediating between perceptual and memory functions, particularly in the spatial domain. However, its exact contribution to either space or memory processing has been hard to pin down. </p>