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association area [ə‚sō·sē′ā·shən ‚er·ē·ə] (physiology) An area of the cerebral cortex that is thought to link and coordinate activities of the projection areas. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The brain processes this raw sensory data through a primary and then a secondary association cortex. These include Wernicke's area, which contributes to language comprehension, as well as parts of the visual cortex and a section of the association cortex considered pivotal to integrating the sight of printed letters with their corresponding sounds. Posterior parietal association cortex of the monkey: command functions for operations within extrapersonal space. |
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