Brodmann area 5 524251 156112386 2007-09-06T19:26:13Z Mhollida 2468081 3, 1, and 2 is the proper order [[Image:Ba5.png|thumb|right|250px|Image of brain with Brodmann area 5 shown in red]] '''Brodmann area 5''' is one of [[Brodmann]]'s [[cytological]]ly defined regions of the brain. It is involved in [[somatosensory]] processing. ==Human== '''Brodmann area 5''' is part of the [[parietal lobe|parietal]] [[cerebral cortex | cortex]] in the [[human brain]]. It is situated immediately posterior to the [[primary somatosensory areas]] (Brodmann areas 3, 1, and 2), and anterior to [[Brodmann area 7]]. ==Guenon== In [[guenon]] '''Brodmann area 5''' is a subdivision of the parietal lobe defined on the basis of [[cytoarchitecture]]. It occupies primarily the [[superior parietal lobule]]. Brodmann-1909 considered it topologically and cytoarchitecturally homologous to the preparietal area 5 of the human. Distinctive features (Brodmann-1905): compared to [[Brodmann area 4|area 4 of Brodmann]]-1909 area 5 has a thick self-contained internal [[granular layer]] (IV); lacks a distinct internal [[pyramidal layer]] (V); has a marked sublayer 3b of [[pyramidal cell]]s in the external pyramidal layer (III); has a distinct boundary between the internal pyramidal layer (V) and the [[multiform layer]] (VI); and has [[ganglion cell]]s in layer V beneath its boundary with layer IV that are separated from layer VI by a wide clear zone. ==External links== *Visit BrainInfo for Neuroanatomy of this [http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/Scripts/ancilcentraldirectory.aspx?ID=1050 area] ==See also== * [[Brodmann area]] * [[List of regions in the human brain]] {{neuroanatomy-stub}} {{Prosencephalon}} [[Category:Brodmann areas|05]]