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1
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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

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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