Rehab brain functions and locations

Precentral gyrus function

primary motor cortex for volunatry muscle activation

Precentral gyrus location

within the frontal lobe

Prefrontal cortex function

Controls emotions, judgement, higher order cognitive functions such as ideation and abstraction

Prefrontal cortex location

within frontal lobe

Premotor cortex function

related to planning of movements, includes Broca’s area which controls mto

Post central gryrus function

primary sensory cortex for integration of sensation

Post central gyrus location

within parietal lobe

Primary auditory cortex function

recevies/processes auditory stimuli

Primary auditory cortex locat

Wernicke’s area function

language comprehension

Wernicke’s area location

within temporal lobe

Primary visual cortex function

receives/processes visual stimuli

Primary visual cortex location

within occupational lobe

Broca’s area function

controls motor aspects of speech

Broca’s area location

within the premotor cortex of the frontal lobe