DP2 - The Cerebral Cortex Flashcards

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Cerebral Cortex characteristics (4)

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-Covers outer portion of Forebrain (or cerebrum)

-2-3mm thick

-Deep folds increase surface area which allows the brain to fit in the skull

-Generally, the larger the cerebral cortex in an organism, the more bale to display intelligence such as thinking and problem solving

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3 main functions

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-Integration of sensory information

-Control of precise voluntary motor movement

-Higher mental functioning such as abstract thinking and reasoning

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Sensory areas (3)

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-Somatosensory – parietal lobe
-Auditory – temporal lobe
-Vision – occipital lobe

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Sensory areas purpose

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Receives information provided by the various senses (taste, smell, touch, vision, and hearing)

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Motor cortex

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-Sends information about various bodily movements

-There is only one primary motor cortex located in the frontal lobe

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Association areas

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-Involved in higher mental brain functions like decision making, planning, so on

-Integrates information from sensory and motor areas

-Located in all four lobes

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Four lobes of the cerebral cortex

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-Frontal lobe
-Parietal lobe
-Occipital lobe
-Temporal lobe

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