(from the article `nervous system, human`) From the somatosensory area, nerve fibres run to other regions of the cortex, traditionally called association areas. It is thought that these areas ...
[n] - cortical areas that are neither motor or sensory but are thought to be involved in higher processing of information
association cortex noun cortical areas that are neither motor or sensory but are thought to be involved in higher processing of information
any of the regions of the cerebral cortex of the brain connected by numerous nerve fibers to all parts of both cerebral hemispheres and coordinating such higher activities as learning and reasoning. Also called