most important brodmann areas Flashcards
1
Q
primary cortical areas
A
areas that recieve info from peripheral receptors with little interpretation of the meaning of the info
2
Q
1,2,3
name
function
A
Primary somatosensory cortex (postcentral gyrus)
processes sensations in body
3
Q
4
name
function
A
Primary motor cortex …precentral gyrus
initiating and coordinating motor movements
4
Q
17
A
Primary visual cortex
processes visual stimuli
5
Q
41 & 42
A
Primary auditory cortex
first relay station of auditory information in the cortex.
6
Q
43
A
Primary gustatory cortex
perception of taste
7
Q
22
A
wernickes area (part of sup temporal gyrus)
8
Q
association areas
A
areas that receive input from primary areas and are involved in processing , integrating
adjacent to their primary areas
9
Q
44 and 45
A
brocas areas …part of the inferior frontal gyrus
