The Cerebral Cortex

Neuroplasticity

The brain’s ability to change and adapt over time, or to rewire itself

Corpus callosum

The bundle of nerve tissue that connects the two brain hemispheres

Prosopagnosia

The inability to recognize faces, often caused by damage to the right hemisphere

Broca’s Area

Speech production

Wernicke’s areas

Understanding spoken/written language

Wernicke’s Aphasia

Difficulty understanding/producing meaningful speech

Frontal Lobe

Primary Motor Cortex

Premotor area Motor speech area (Broca’s area)

Prefrontal area

Parietal Lobe

Primary somatic sensory cortex

Taste Area

Temporal Lobe

Primary Auditory Cortex

Auditory Association Area

Sensory Speech Area (Wernick’s Areas)

Occipital Lobe

Visual Association Area

Visual Cortex