Disorders of Higher Cortical Functions in Damage to the Frontal and Temporal Areas of the Brain

The cerebral cortex is evolutionarily the youngest formation in humans compared to the rest of the brain. The cerebral cortex is of exceptional importance in the regulation of the body’s vital functions, the implementation of complex forms of behavior, and the development of neuropsychic functions. The higher functions of the brain include gnosis, praxis, speech, memory, thinking, etc. Includes, according to modern ideas, all higher functions of the brain are a functional system with a complex hierarchical structure, a conditioned reflex in its mechanism, socio-historical origin and development in each individual after birth and only in a social environment, under the influence. influences the level of civilization of a particular society, including linguistic culture.