Functional Areas of the Cerebrum

Primary Motor Cortex - MOTOR

controls voluntary movements of the skeletal muscles

Premotor Cortex - MOTOR

plans & prepares voluntary movements

Frontal Eye Field

contains voluntary eye movements

Prefrontal Cortex - ASSOCIATION

controls decision making, personality, and behavior

Broca’s Area - MOTOR

speech production

Orbitofrontal Cortex

emotional regulation & decision making

Primary Auditory Cortex - SENSORY

processes sound information from ears

Auditory Association Area - SENSORY

interprerts & gives meaning to sounds

Primary Visual Cortex

processes visual information like detecting basic features like color, orientation, etc.

Visual Association Area - ASSOCIATION

interprets & regonizes visual information

Wernick’s Area - ASSOCIATION

controls language comprehension (allowing the understanding of spoken & written language)

Common Integrative Area - ASSOCIATION

integrates information from multiple sensory areas (visual, auditory, somatosensory)

Somatosensory Association Area - ASSOCIATION

interprets & integrates touch sensations (allowing the recognization of objects through feel and texture)

Primary Somatosensory Cortex - SENSORY

recieves & process touch sensations from body (pressure, temperature, pain, body position awareness)