association area; association cortex
Neuroscience term for regions of the cerebral cortex that integrate information from multiple sensory or motor areas.
The frontal association area is involved in thinking and judgment.
Damage to the association cortex can cause higher brain dysfunction.
運動野 is the primary motor area; 連合野 is involved in planning and integrating motor commands.
Composed of 連合 (れんごう, 'association') and 野 (や, 'field' or 'area'), a calque from English 'association area'.