brodmann's areas

3,1,2 location

parietal lobe; postcentral gyrus

3,1,2 function

somato-sensory cortex, perception of touch, pressure, position, movement, vibration, pain, and temperature; discrimination of shape texture, and size

4 location

frontal lobe; precentral gyrus

4 function

initiation of voluntary movement

5,7 location

parietal lobe; somatosensory association area

5,7 function

stereognosis, orientation of an individual in space

6 location

frontal lobe, premotor cortex

6 function

motor planning and some initiation of voluntary movement

17 location

occipital lobe; visual cortex

17 function

reception and processing of visual stimuli

18-21 location

occipital lobe, secondary visual

18-21 function

analysis of motion and color, recognition of visual objects, understanding of spatial relationships, control of visual fixation

anterior 40 location

temporal lobe (right hemisphere); primary vestibilar

anterior 40 function

discriminates among position and movement of the head; perception of vertical

22,39,posterior 40 location

temporal lobe; wernicke’s area

22,39,posterior 40 function

comprehension of spoken word

41 location

temporal lobe; primary auditory cortex

41 function

reception of sound, heschl’s convolutions, somatotopic relationship for sound, secondary auditory sensory area

22 and 42 location

temporal lobe; secondary auditory

22 and 42 function

classification of sounds

44 and part of 45 location

frontal lobe, broca’s area

44 and part of 45 function

production of written and spoken language