Behavioral Neuroscience Exam 2 (Lecture 3)

What is Primary sensory cortex?

receives most of its input from the thalamic relay nuclei of that system

What is the Secondary sensory cortex?

receives most of its input from the primary sensory cortex of one system or from other areas of the secondary cortex of the same system

What is the Association cortex?

any area of the cortex that receives input from more than one sensory system, but most input comes from areas of the secondary sensory cortex

What is Hierarchical organization?

each level of a sensory hierarchy receives much of its input from lower levels and add another layer of analysis before passing it on up the hierarchy