MEGA BRODMANN SET

Brodmann areas 1, 2 & 3 : Primary somatosensory Cortex (postcentral gyrus) – responsible for processing somatic sensations.

Brodmann area 4 : Primary Motor Cortex (precentral gyrus) – involved in the execution of movement.

Brodmann area 5 : Somatosensory Association Cortex (superior parietal lobule) – an area for sensory input.

Brodmann area 6 : Premotor Cortex and Supplementary Motor Cortex – helps to control and plan movements.

Brodmann area 7 : Somatosensory Association Cortex – an area for sensory input.

Brodmann area 8 : Frontal eye fields – role in the control of visual attention and eye movements.

Brodmann area 9 : Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex – involved in cognitive functions such as working memory, attention, and executive function.

Brodmann area 10 : Anterior prefrontal cortex – higher cognitive functions such as task management and planning.

Brodmann area 11 & 12 : Orbitofrontal Area (orbital gyri, gyrus rectus, rostral gyrus and part of superior frontal gyrus) – receives information about the sight of objects as well as the reward value of taste.

Brodmann area 13 & 16 : Insular Cortex – sensory processing, decision-making, and motor control.

Brodmann area 17 : Primary Visual Cortex (V1) – interpreting and processing visual information received from the eyes.

Brodmann area 18 : Secondary Visual Cortex (V2) – – receives visual information for further analysis.

Brodmann area 19 : Associative Visual Cortex (V3, V4 & V5) – complex processing of visual information.

Brodmann area 20 : Inferior Temporal Gyrus – processes visual information in the field of vision and is involved with memory.

Brodmann area 21 : Middle Temporal Gyrus – semantic memory processing, visual perception, and language processing.

Brodmann area 22 : Superior Temporal Gyrus (including Wernicke’s Area) – important for processing sounds and comprehension of speech.

Brodmann area 23, 24, 28 to 33 : Cingulate Gyrus – a part of the limbic system which is involved in processing emotions and behavior regulation.

Brodmann area 25 : Subgenual Area – a limbic area rich in serotonin transporters which works with the other areas of the limbic system.

Brodmann area 26 : Ectosplenial portion of the retrosplenial region of the cerebral cortex – related to motor learning.

Brodmann area 27 : Piriform cortex – related to the sense of smell.

Brodmann area 29 : Retrosplenial cingulate cortex – related to episodic memory and navigation.

Brodmann area 30 : Part of the cingulate cortex – an interface between emotional regulation, sensing and action.

Brodmann area 31 : Dorsal posterior cingulate cortex – a central node of the default mode network (DMN), a set of brain structures with strong associations for activity during many cognitive tasks.

Brodmann area 32 : Dorsal anterior cingulate cortex – processing the detection and appraisal of social processes.

Brodmann area 34 : Dorsal Entorhinal Cortex – involved in working memory.

Brodmann area 35 & 36 : Dorsal entorhinal cortex – involved in working memory.

Area 35 & 36 – Perirhinal cortex and ectorhinal area – involved in working memory.

Brodmann area 37 : Fusiform gyrus – involved in higher-level visual processing.

Brodmann area 38: Temporal pole – high-level visual area involved in visual cognition, face recognition, and visual memory.

Brodmann area 39: Angular gyrus – related to language and number processing, spatial cognition, memory retrieval, and attention.

Brodmann area 40: Supramarginal gyrus – a role in phonological processing and emotional responses.

Brodmann area 41 & 42: Primary auditory cortex (Heschl gyrus) – first relay station of auditory information in the cortex.

Brodmann area 43: Primary gustatory cortex – responsible for the perception of taste.

Brodmann area 44: Part of Broca area (pars opercularis, part of the inferior frontal gyrus) – associated with speech production and articulation.

Brodmann area 45: Part of Broca area (pars triangularis, part of the class=”internal”> inferior frontal gyrus) – associated with speech production and articulation.

Brodmann area 46: Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex – involved in cognitive functions such as working memory, attention, and executive function.

Brodmann area 47: Pars orbitalis, part of the inferior frontal gyrus – role in the processing of language.

Brodmann area 48: Retrosubicular area – processing of emotions, encoding, and navigation.

Brodmann area 52: Parainsular area related to attention and salience processing.