primary cortex areas
unimodal association areas
one assoc w/ each region of primary cortex (found adjacent to the primary cortex)
multimodal assoc areas
3 broad regions in which inputs from unimodal areas converge
thalamus role
integration of cortical fxns
What happens when dysfxn of primary cortex areas?
clinical loss of elemental fxn
(ex: primary motor cortex dysfxn –> muscle weakness/paralysis)
3 multimodal association areas
What happens with dysfxn of unimodal area?
agnosia (prob w/ recognition)