_________________ is an area on each hemisphere of the cerebral cortex located above the temporal lobe that processes somatic sensations.

Related MCQs

• ________________ is the largest lobe of the cerebral cortex.
• An area in the left temporal lobe, known to play an important role in language comprehension is called ___________________ area.
• Thalamus is a __________________ structure that processes sensory information from all of the senses, except smell, and relays it to the cerebral cortex.
• The reticular formation has long tracts of fibers that run to the ____________, which channels incoming sensory information to the appropriate area of the cerebral cortex, where that information is processed.
• -------is the oldest areas of the cerebral cortex, originally devoted to smell
• __________________ is the nearly symmetrical left and right halves of the cerebral cortex.
• The __________________ lobe is near the temples and contains the primary auditory cortex and is where the auditory information is received.
• The __________________ lobe is at the back of the brain and contains the primary visual cortex and is where visual information is received.
• The __________ cerebral hemisphere is superior at perceptual skills and detecting and expressing emotion.
• An area in the lower left frontal lobe, known to play a crucial role in speech production is called ________________ area.