Areas of the Cortex

Front

voluntary movement of skeletal muscles

Back

primary motor cortex

Front

Integrates sensory & motor information to perform actions

Back

premotor area

Front

Language and speech formation

Back

Broca's Area

Front

Problem solving, decision making, complex thoughts, and personality

Back

Prefrontal Area

Front

Receives information related to smell

Back

Olfactory cortex

Front

Complex processing of auditory information (hearing)

Back

Auditory association area

Front

Receives auditory information (pitch, tone, sound quality, loudness)

Back

Auditory cortex

Front

Receives information related to taste

Back

Gustatory cortex

Front

Receive tactile information (pain, pressure, touch) from the body to create a perceptual & positional map of the body

Back

primary somatosensory cortex

Front

Processes multisensory information

Back

sensory association area