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Heteromodal association area - definition

AKA multimodal association area, an association area that manages information from multiple sense modalities; a heteromodal association area also may integrate information from motor areas.

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Know Your Brain: Cerebral Cortex

Watch this 2-Minute Neuroscience video to learn more about the cerebral cortex, which is the location of the association areas.