Broadmann Areas
Broadman Areas
Areas 3, 1 & 2 – Primary Somatosensory Cortex (frequently referred to as Areas 3, 1, 2 by convention)
Area 4 – Primary Motor Cortex
Area 5 – Somatosensory Association Cortex
Area 6 – Premotor cortex and Supplementary Motor Cortex (Secondary Motor Cortex)(Supplementary motor area)
Area 7 – Somatosensory Association Cortex
Area 8 – Includes Frontal eye fields
Area 9 – Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex
Area 10 – Anterior prefrontal cortex (most rostral part of superior and middle frontal gyri)
Area 11 – Orbitofrontal area (orbital and rectus gyri, plus part of the rostral part of the superior frontal gyrus)
Area 12 – Orbitofrontal area (used to be part of BA11, refers to the area between the superior frontal gyrus and the inferior rostral sulcus)
Area 13 and Area 14* – Insular cortex
Area 15* – Anterior Temporal Lobe
Area 17 – Primary visual cortex (V1)
Area 18 – Secondary visual cortex (V2)
Area 19 – Associative visual cortex (V3,V4,V5)
Area 20 – Inferior temporal gyrus
Area 21 – Middle temporal gyrus
Area 22 – Superior temporal gyrus, of which the caudal part is usually considered to contain the Wernicke’s area
Area 23 – Ventral Posterior cingulate cortex
Area 24 – Ventral Anterior cingulate cortex.
Area 25 – Subgenual cortex (part of the Ventromedial prefrontal cortex)
Area 26 – Ectosplenial portion of the retrosplenial region of the cerebral cortex
Area 27 – Piriform cortex
Area 28 – Posterior Entorhinal Cortex
Area 29 – Retrosplenial cingulate cortex
Area 30 – Part of cingulate cortex
Area 31 – Dorsal Posterior cingulate cortex
Area 32 – Dorsal anterior cingulate cortex
Area 33 – Part of anterior cingulate cortex
Area 34 – Anterior Entorhinal Cortex (on the Parahippocampal gyrus)
Area 35 – Perirhinal cortex (on the Parahippocampal gyrus)
Area 36 – Parahippocampal cortex (on the Parahippocampal gyrus)
Area 37 – Fusiform gyrus
Area 38 – Temporopolar area (most rostral part of the superior and middle temporal gyri)
Area 39 – Angular gyrus, considered by some to be part of Wernicke’s area
Area 40 – Supramarginal gyrus considered by some to be part of Wernicke’s area
Areas 41 & 42 – Primary and Auditory Association Cortex
Area 43 – Primary gustatory cortex
Area 44 – pars opercularis, part of Broca’s area
Area 45 – pars triangularis Broca’s area
Area 46 – Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex
Area 47 – Inferior prefontal gyrus
Area 48 – Retrosubicular area (a small part of the medial surface of the temporal lobe)
Area 49 – Parasubiculum area in a rodent
Area 52 – Parainsular area (at the junction of the temporal lobe and the insula)
Areas 3, 1 & 2 – Primary Somatosensory Cortex (frequently referred to as Areas 3, 1, 2 by convention)
Area 4 – Primary Motor Cortex
Area 5 – Somatosensory Association Cortex
Area 6 – Premotor cortex and Supplementary Motor Cortex (Secondary Motor Cortex)(Supplementary motor area)
Area 7 – Somatosensory Association Cortex
Area 8 – Includes Frontal eye fields
Area 9 – Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex
Area 10 – Anterior prefrontal cortex (most rostral part of superior and middle frontal gyri) Area 11 – Orbitofrontal area (orbital and rectus gyri, plus part of the rostral part of the superior frontal gyrus)
Area 12 – Orbitofrontal area (used to be part of BA11, refers to the area between the superior frontal gyrus and the inferior rostral sulcus)
Area 13 and Area 14* – Insular cortex
Area 15* – Anterior Temporal Lobe
Area 17 – Primary visual cortex (V1)
Area 18 – Secondary visual cortex (V2)
Area 19 – Associative visual cortex (V3,V4,V5)
Area 20 – Inferior temporal gyrus
Area 21 – Middle temporal gyrus
Area 22 – Superior temporal gyrus, of which the caudal part is usually considered to contain the Wernicke’s area
Area 23 – Ventral Posterior cingulate cortex
Area 24 – Ventral Anterior cingulate cortex.
Area 25 – Subgenual cortex (part of the Ventromedial prefrontal cortex)
Area 26 – Ectosplenial portion of the retrosplenial region of the cerebral cortex
Area 27 – Piriform cortex
Area 28 – Posterior Entorhinal Cortex
Area 29 – Retrosplenial cingulate cortex
Area 30 – Part of cingulate cortex
Area 31 – Dorsal Posterior cingulate cortex
Area 32 – Dorsal anterior cingulate cortex
Area 33 – Part of anterior cingulate cortex
Area 34 – Anterior Entorhinal Cortex (on the Parahippocampal gyrus)
Area 35 – Perirhinal cortex (on the Parahippocampal gyrus)
Area 36 – Parahippocampal cortex (on the Parahippocampal gyrus)
Area 37 – Fusiform gyrus
Area 38 – Temporopolar area (most rostral part of the superior and middle temporal gyri)
Area 39 – Angular gyrus, considered by some to be part of Wernicke’s area
Area 40 – Supramarginal gyrus considered by some to be part of Wernicke’s area
Areas 41 & 42 – Primary and Auditory Association Cortex
Area 43 – Primary gustatory cortex
Area 44 – pars opercularis, part of Broca’s area
Area 45 – pars triangularis Broca’s area
Area 46 – Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex
Area 47 – Inferior prefontal gyrus
Area 48 – Retrosubicular area (a small part of the medial surface of the temporal lobe)
Area 49 – Parasubiculum area in a rodent
Area 52 – Parainsular area (at the junction of the temporal lobe and the insula)
Aniket Oswal
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