Brodmann Areas

Original Book Plates

Brodmann Areas Original Book Plates

Summary Table

Brodmann Area Number Area Name Cognitive Function
1 Primary somatosensory cortex Sensory processing of touch and proprioception
2 Secondary somatosensory cortex Integration of sensory information from different body regions
3, 1 Primary motor cortex Control of voluntary movement
4 Premotor cortex Planning and preparation of voluntary movement
5 supplementary motor cortex Coordination of voluntary movement
6 Posterior parietal cortex Integration of sensory information for attention and movement
7 Anterior parietal cortex Integration of sensory information for attention, language processing
8 Frontal eye fields Control of eye movements
9 Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex Executive function, working memory, reasoning
10 Orbitofrontal cortex Emotion regulation, decision making, social cognition
11 Medial prefrontal cortex Decision making, emotion regulation, self-awareness
12 Substantia nigra, ventral tegmental area Movement control, reward processing
13 Dorsal anterior cingulate cortex Attention, error monitoring, pain processing
14 Ventral anterior cingulate cortex Emotion regulation, reward processing, motivation
15 Medial temporal cortex Episodic memory, semantic memory
16 Anterior temporal cortex Semantic memory, object recognition
17 Primary visual cortex Visual processing, object recognition
18 Extrastriate cortex Visual processing, object recognition
19 Extrastriate cortex Visual processing, object recognition
20 Temporal occipital fusiform cortex Visual processing, object recognition
21 Medial temporal cortex Episodic memory, semantic memory
22 Anterior temporal cortex Semantic memory, object recognition
23 Temporal pole Social cognition, theory of mind, autobiographical memory
24 Insula Interoception, empathy, self-awareness
25 Subgenual anterior cingulate cortex Emotion regulation, reward processing, motivation
26 Posterior cingulate cortex Default mode network, self-referential thinking
27 retrosplenial cortex Spatial navigation, episodic memory
28 Perirhinal cortex Object recognition, associative memory
29 Entorhinal cortex Spatial navigation, episodic memory
30 Parahippocampal cortex Object recognition, spatial navigation, episodic memory
31 Temporal occipital fusiform cortex Object recognition, face recognition
32 Temporal occipital gyrus Visual processing
33 Anterior temporal gyrus Semantic memory, language processing
34 Inferior temporal gyrus Object recognition, visual memory
35 Middle temporal gyrus Language processing, semantic memory
36 Superior temporal gyrus Auditory processing, language processing, social cognition
37 Fusiform gyrus Face recognition, object recognition
38 Angular gyrus Language processing, numerical cognition, visuospatial processing
39 Supramarginal gyrus Language processing, mathematical cognition, attention
40 Precuneus Self-awareness, visuospatial processing, episodic memory
41 Inferior frontal gyrus (pars opercularis) Speech production, language processing
42 Inferior frontal gyrus (pars triangularis) Language processing, semantic memory
43 Inferior frontal gyrus (pars orbitalis) Emotion regulation, social cognition, impulsivity control
44 Middle frontal gyrus (dorsolateral prefrontal cortex) Executive function, working memory, attention, decision-making
45 Middle frontal gyrus (ventrolateral prefrontal cortex) Emotion regulation, executive function, decision-making
46 Middle frontal gyrus (medial prefrontal cortex) Self-awareness, decision-making, moral reasoning, emotional regulation
47 Superior frontal gyrus Executive function, attention, working memory
48 Precentral gyrus Motor control
49 Postcentral gyrus Sensory processing
50 Supramarginal gyrus (anterior) Language processing, attention, working memory
51 Supramarginal gyrus (posterior) Language processing, attention, working memory
52 Angular gyrus Language processing, mathematical cognition, visuospatial processing