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ASSOCIATION AREAS

\ɐsˈə͡ʊsɪˈe͡ɪʃən ˈe͡əɹi͡əz], \ɐsˈə‍ʊsɪˈe‍ɪʃən ˈe‍əɹi‍əz], \ɐ_s_ˈəʊ_s_ɪ__ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n ˈeə_ɹ_iə_z]\

Definitions of ASSOCIATION AREAS

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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Those areas in the cortex of the cerebrum in which the higher mental processes are mediated. Physiologists distinguish between a posterior a. a. in the temporoparietal region and an anterior a. a. in the frontal lobe.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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