Physiology Function Areas of Cerebral Cortex

Prefrontal Association Areas

Idea and plan for voluntary movement

Premotor Cortex

Coordinates/Develops Voluntary Movement

Primary Motor Cortex

Voluntary Movement

Primary Somatosensory Cortex

Somesthetic Sensations and Proprioception

Sensory Association Areas

Integration of Sensory Information

Visual Association Areas

Higher Vision Processing

Primary Visual Cortex

Receives Raw Visual Signals

Wernicke’s Area

Language Comprehension

Auditory Association Areas

Interpret sound and assign meaning

Primary Auditory Cortex

First Area to Hear Sound

Limbic Association areas

Emotions, learning and memory

Olfactory Cortex

Smell

Broca’s Area

Speech Formation