Brodmann area 7 is part of the
parietal cortex in the
human brain. Situated posterior to the
primary somatosensory cortex (
Brodmann areas 3, 1 and 2), and superior to the
occipital lobe, this region is believed to play a role in
visuo-motor coordination (e.g., in reaching to grasp an object). In addition, area 7 along with
area 5 has been linked to a wide variety of high-level processing tasks, including activation in association with language use. This function in language has been theorized to stem from how these two regions play a vital role in generating
conscious constructs of objects in the world. Brodmann area 7 spans both the medial and lateral walls of the parietal cortex. The medial part of Brodmann area 7 is called
precuneus. Laterally, it is called the
superior parietal lobule (SPL). At the base of the SPL is the
intraparietal sulcus, below which is the
inferior parietal lobule (IPL), which in turn divides into
Brodmann areas 39 (
angular gyrus) and
40 (
supramarginal gyrus). ==In guenon==