Association areas

Association areas (part of the lobes) are areas of the brain that do not constitute the somatosensory, motor, auditory or visual cortices. The association areas comprise of about 75% of the cerebral cortex and are believed to link the sensory and motor cortices. Damage to the association areas result in impairment to thought and speech.

References


 * Sternberg, Robert J. (2006): Cognitive Psychology. 4th Ed. Thomson Wadsworth.