Brodmann areas (lateral view) (English)

The primary Brodmann areas of interest in the frontal lobe are area 4 (primary motor cortex) and area 6 (premotor cortex) that are in charge of motor control. Rostral to them are area 8 (frontal eye field) and area 9 (anterior prefrontal cortex) that are involved in memory, planning and organization. In addition, the lateral frontal lobe (specifically the posterior part of the inferior frontal gyrus) of a dominant hemisphere also contains areas 44 and 45 that represent the speech and language area (Broca's area). Important areas of the parietal lobe are areas 3, 1 and 2 that correspond to the primary sensory cortex. Caudal to them are areas 7 and 40 that are involved in visuomotor coordination and language processing, respectively. The occipital lobe contains three important areas which are areas 17, 18 and 19, all involved in visual stimuli processing. Finally, the temporal lobe contains several important regions: area 22 (Wernicke’s area, important for language comprehension), area 37 (facial recognition), areas 41 and 42 (primary auditory cortex), and area 43 (sensation of taste).