Neuroanatomy

AuditoryAreas
primaryauditorycortex
soundevaluatedforpitchrhythmloudness physicalproperties

auditory association area
interpretation based on memory speechwordsmusic



Vestibular equilibriumCortex
awarenessin balance
posterior part ofinsula adjacentparietal cortexdeep in lat sulcus


Olfactory Cortex
medialaspects oftemporal lobes uncus
smallin humansmostsurroundingtissueforms limbic system emotionsmemory
consciousawareness of differentodors



Gustatory Cortex
insulaawareness of differenttastes


VisceralSensory Area
nauseafullbladder sensesrequiringmotoraction




MultimodalAssociationAreas

eceiveinputs frommultiplesenses tsendoutputstomultipleareas sensoryrec PSC SAC multimodal AC

AnteriorAssociationArea
mostcomplicatedcortical area associatedwithintellectcomplexcognitionmemorypersonality
abstractideas judgementreasoning planning concernconscience
maturesslowlycloselylinkedto limbicsystemmood

PosteriorAssociationArea
inputfromall sensory association complex memorystorage
localization of surroundings self
facialrecognitionpatterns
understangwrittenspokenlanguage Wernicke's area


Limbic AssociationArea
providesemotional context