Associative cortex
These large "uncertain" area called the associative cortex. Traditional science of the brain argues that it is formed associations between specialized areas and integrates the incoming information from them. In addition, it is believed that current information is combined with the emotions and memories, which allows people to think, decide, make plans.
For example, it is believed that the associative parietal lobe fields combine information coming from the somatosensory cortex - a message from the skin, muscles, tendons and joints about body position and movements - from the visual and auditory information from visual and auditory cortex, and occipital temporal share. This combined information helps us to have an exact idea of the own body during the movement of the ambient space. Merging sensor data with information extracted from the storerooms of memory allows us to meaningfully interpret the specific visual signals, sounds and tactile sensations. When something is moving and fluffy touches your hands, you will have to react to it differently depending on whether you hear at the same time, your cat purr or roar of the bear.
It is generally believed that our decision in a meeting with a bear or cat indirectly affect frontal associative fields share. Integrated sensory events passed the frontal cortex. Through an extensive two-way communication with limbicheskoy system, this picture is added to the emotional tone, as well as information from memory. Other neural connection also deliver information that allows the frontal cortex to evaluate the current requirements of the organism and the environment, and to select priorities among them - to decide which is better, but worse for the body in this situation. Frontal cortex, apparently responsible for the choice of the goals we set for ourselves for the future, as well as our assessment of the circumstances in relation to these objectives.
Where it occurs in the cortex of these complex processes of filtering and abstracting data and how they are implemented, yet unknown. However, as the modern methods of research, much of what previously was called "associative cortex", may consist of a number of sensory areas, all of a higher order, the highest of which receives, filters and integrates information from various sensory organs. As noted Vernoy Mauntkasl, the main type of crust - it is vertical kolonkovidnye education, consisting of about 100 cells. The special role of the cortical columns in the "association" fields, as well as throughout the cortex, probably related to their ability to establish associations, ie formation of temporary connections, with other speakers from other parts of the brain. Changing conditions such communications are subject to change.
With the help of extensive nerve connections frontal cortex appears to interact with the temporal cortex in a number of higher brain functions. For example, the unique human ability - use of language - based on the joint work of associative fields of the temporal and frontal lobes, and occipital share. Temporal cortex is involved in memory processes, particularly in addressing the issue of what is subject to storage, as well as storage and retrieval of information not only about the past events, but also on how they are evaluated - as pleasant or unpleasant. Extensive lesions of this zone can lead to loss of long-term memory (or at least to an inability to retrieve information from it). It is obvious that the function of frontal shares on the plans should be linked to the restoration of the situations in the memory of past experience, these data may come from the temporal cortex.
Another anatomical aspect of importance for the understanding of what consciousness and language - is hemispheric organization of the brain.