Brodmann area 42

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Brodmann area 42 is a region of the human cerebral cortex involved in processing auditory information and contributing to the perception of sound.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Brodmann area
cortical area
region of cerebral cortex
adjacentTo Brodmann area 22 NERFINISHED
Brodmann area 41 NERFINISHED
alsoKnownAs auditory association cortex NERFINISHED
associatedWith analysis of sound frequency and intensity
auditory perception
processing of non-speech sounds
processing of speech sounds
sound localization
borderedBy Brodmann area 22 NERFINISHED
Brodmann area 41 NERFINISHED
primary auditory cortex
BrodmannAreaNumber 42
BrodmannMapPublicationYear 1909
clinicalRelevance lesions may affect speech perception
lesions may impair auditory discrimination
cytoarchitectonicallyDefinedBy Korbinian Brodmann NERFINISHED
cytoarchitectureFeature distinct pyramidal cell layers
granular cortex
well-developed granular layer IV
function contributing to perception of sound
higher-order auditory processing
processing auditory information
processing complex acoustic patterns
hemisphere left cerebral hemisphere
right cerebral hemisphere
involvedIn cortical processing of auditory stimuli
integration of auditory information
interpretation of complex sounds
locatedIn auditory cortex NERFINISHED
cerebral cortex of the human brain
superior temporal gyrus NERFINISHED
mappedIn Brodmann cortical map NERFINISHED
namedAfter Korbinian Brodmann NERFINISHED
neuroimagingFinding activated during auditory tasks in fMRI
shows tonotopic organization in some studies
partOf human cerebral cortex
secondary auditory cortex NERFINISHED
temporal lobe
species Homo sapiens NERFINISHED
system auditory system

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auditory cortex locatedPrimarilyIn Brodmann area 42