Functional Systems of the Cerebral Cortex

Sensory areas of the brain receive and process sensory information, including sight, touch, taste, smell, and hearing.

The motor areas, arranged like a pair of headphones across both cortex hemispheres, are involved in the control of voluntary movements.

Associative areas of the cortex integrate current states with past states to predict proper responses based on sets of stimuli.

The human brain is composed of a right and a left hemisphere, and each participates in different aspects of brain function.