Neurobiology and Immunology: The Cerebral Cortex

Question 1

What is the Cerebral Cortex and what does it do?

Answer 1

It is the centre of conscious thought.

It also recalls memories and alters behaviour in the light of experience

Question 2

There is localisation of brain functions in the Cerebral Cortex. What does it contain?

Answer 2

Sensory Areas, Motor Areas and Association Areas

Question 3

Association areas are involved in what?

Answer 3

Language processing, personality, imagination and intelligence

Question 4

Information from one side of the body is processed where?

Answer 4

In the opposite side of the cerebrum

Question 5

The left cerebral hemisphere deals with what?

Answer 5

Information from the right visual field and controls the right side of the body.

Question 6

The right cerebral hemisphere deals with what?

Answer 6

Information from the left visual field and controls the left side of the body.

Question 7

Transfer of information between the cerebral hemispheres occurs through what?

Answer 7

The corpus callosum