the brain

motor area location

frontal lobe

somatosensory area location

parietal lobe

visual area location

occiputal lobe

auditory area location

temporal lobe

wernicke’s area location

left frontal lobe

broca’s area location

left temporal lobe

motor area function

generates signals to direct the movements of the body

somatosensory area function

detect sensory information from the body regarding temperature, touch and pain

visual area function

receives and processes visual information

auditory area function

analyses and processes acoustic information

wernickle’s area function

involved in language production

broca’s area function

involved in language comprehension