Auditory
The thalamic nuclei that relays auditory information to the cortex
What is the medial geniculate nucleus?
Thalamic nucleus that relays visual information from optic tracts to visual cortex
What is the lateral geniculate nucleus?
This large tract connects Broca's area with Wernicke's area.
What is the Arcuate Fasciculus?
The somatotopic map of primary cortex, also known as "little man"
What is the homunculus?
Midbrain structure organized tonotopically, major integration center that projects to the MGN
What is the inferior colliculus?
Visual field mapping is preserved from retina all the way to V1.
What is retinotopic organization?
This reading area is located in the parietal lobe gyrus on the border with the temporal lobe.
What is left angular gyrus?
This gyrus of the frontal lobe houses the primary motor cortex.
What is the precentral gyrus?
Cortical gyrus in the superior temporal lobe, hidden from view by the lateral fissure
What is Heschl's gyrus?
This is the striated layer in the back of the eye where the fovea is found.
What is the retina?
This brain area is critical for speech production.
What is Broca's area?
These two cortical areas are involved in planning sequences of voluntary movements
What are the supplementary motor area (SMA) and the Premotor Cortex (PMCx)?
This nucleus compares relative time of arrival of sound at the two ears to determine location
What is the superior olivary nucleus?
Area of association cortex that receives substantial auditory and somatosensory input
What is posterior parietal cortex?
This brain region is critical for comprehension of spoken language.
What is Wernicke's area?
This bundle of axons descends from and ascends to the cerebral cortex and is surrounded by basal ganglia structures
What is the internal capsule?
These axons project from medial geniculate nucleus to primary auditory cortex
What are the auditory radiations?
This area of the occipital cortex has many synonyms, including, striate cortex, V1 or BA 17.
What is Primary Visual Cortex?
This term is used for brain-damage produced language dysfunction.
What is aphasia?
This major white matter pathway carries motor commands from the cerebral cortex to the spinal cord and is essential for voluntary movement
What is the corticospinal tract?