Posterior cortex usually means the posterior (back) part of the completecerebral cortex and includes theoccipital,parietal, andtemporal cortices. In other words, the posterior cortex includes all the cerebral cortex without thefrontal cortex.
In combination with specific cortical areas, 'posterior cortex' usually refers to the posterior (back) part of that cortical area. For example: theposterior parietal cortex is the posterior part of the parietal cortex and theposterior cingulate cortex is the posterior part of the cingulate cortex.
The posterior cortex is the “sensory” cortex, much as thefrontal cortex is the “action” cortex. The posterior cortex is responsible for encoding the sensory content (visual,auditory, andtactile) of any experience (both real and imaginary experience). The posterior cortex with the exception of the primary sensory areas (Primary visual cortex (V1),primary auditory cortex, andsomatosensory cortex) was called byChristof Koch and colleagues theposterior cortical hot zone for its close association with the minimal neural substrate essential for conscious perception.[1]