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 |doi=10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3800-09.2010 |doi-access=free |title=The Dorsomedial Pathway is Not Just for Reaching: Grasping Neurons in the Medial Parieto-Occipital Cortex of the Macaque Monkey |year=2010 |vauthors=Fattori P, Raos V, Breveglieri R, Bosco A, Marzocchi N, Galletti C |journal=Journal of Neuroscience |volume=30 |issue=1 |pages=342–349 |pmid=20053915 |pmc=6632536}}</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 |doi=10.1007/s00429-019-01970-1 |title=Predictive coding of action intentions in dorsal and ventral visual stream is based on visual anticipations, memory-based information and motor preparation |year=2019 |last1=Monaco |first1=Simona |last2=Malfatti |first2=Giulia |last3=Zendron |first3=Alessandro |last4=Pellencin |first4=Elisa |last5=Turella |first5=Luca |journal=Brain Structure and Function |volume=224 |issue=9 |pages=3291–3308 |pmid=31673774 |s2cid=207811473}}</ref>
