Cortical areas Flashcards
Primary neocortical
Primary motor
Precentral gyrus (4)
Primary neocortical
Primary somatosensory
Postcentral gyrus (3,1,2,)
Primary neocortical
Primary visual
Calcarine (17)
Primary neocortical
Primary auditory
Transverse temporal gyrus (41)
Primary neocortical
Primary gustatory
Anterior insula?
Primary neocortical
Primary vestibular
Posterior insula?
Unimodal association
Premotor
(6)
Involves larger groups of muscles in an activity
Unimodal association
Supplementary motor
(6)
Assumption of postures or using muscles on both sides of the body
Unimodal association
Somatosensory
5,7
Unimodal association
Visual
18,19, others?
Multimodal association areas
Parieto-occipital-temporal region
Surrounded by sensory areas
Receive input from pulvinar (thalamus)
Right parietal injury: contra neglect
Left parietal: apraxia
Multimodal association areas
Prefrontal area
Working memory and decision making
Receives input from dorsomedial nucleus of thalamus
Dorsolateral: working memory, attention, logical aspects of problem solving
Ventromedial: extensive limbic connections, emotional aspects of planning and decisions
Executive functions: Planning, foresight, basic personality
Multimodal association areas
Limbic
Emotional and drive related behaviors
