3.2 Cerebral Cortex Flashcards
1
Q
What are 3 main functions of the cerebral cortex?
A
Conscious Thought, Recall of Memories, Alteration of behaviour in light of past experience
2
Q
Name the 3 types of areas of the cerebral cortex
A
Motor, Sensory and Association
3
Q
Association areas are involved in which 4 main features?
A
language processing, personality, imagination and intelligence
4
Q
Which structure is responsible for the transfer of information across the hemispheres of the brain?
A
Corpus Collosum
5
Q
The left hemisphere controls which side of the body?
A
Right
6
Q
What term describes different areas of brain having responsibility for specific functions?
A
Localisation of Function
