The cerebral cortex Flashcards
(11 cards)
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What is the cerebral cortex
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The centre of conscious thoughts, memory and decision making
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What does the cerebral cortex contain
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Sensory and motor areas
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What does the sensory area do
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Receives and processes information
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What does the motor area do
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Generates movement impulses
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What are association areas responsible for
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Language processing, personality, imagination and intelligence
7
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What is localisation
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Term for specific areas of the brain having specific roles
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What does the left hemisphere control
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The right side of the body
9
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What does the right hemisphere control
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The left side of the body
10
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What is the corpus callosum
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Where transfer of information between the cerebral hemispheres occour
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What hemisphere controls speech
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The left hemisphere
