Why are the brain's association areas important? What happens when they are injured?

parts of the cerebral cortex that receive inputs from multiple areas; association areas integrate incoming sensory information, and also form connections between sensory and motor areas.

The skull is like a box that holds the brain, blood and CSF tightly together so that the brain doesn't move around and get damaged during everyday activities. After an injury, brain tissue may swell causing it to take up more room in the skull. This is called edema.

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The brain’s association areas are important because they are involved in thought, perception, and language. When they are injured they lose the ability to recognize objects, sounds, voices or visions from our memories.

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