Unit 3 KA2 - cerebral cortex

Question 1

give 5 facts about the cerebral cortex

Answer 1

centre of conscious thought

recalls memories

alters behaviours in light of experience

outer layer of the cerebrum

is split into 2 halves called the cereberal hemisphere

Question 2

What is the left hemisphere?

Answer 2

processes info from the right visual field + controls the right side of the body

Question 3

what is the right hemisphere?

Answer 3

processes info from the left visual field + controls the left side of the body

Question 4

What is the corpus callosum?

Answer 4

large bundles of nerve fibres which connects the left and right hemisphere

Question 5

what is the role of the corpus callosum?

Answer 5

allows the transfer of info between cereberal hemispheres

Question 6

name + describe the three functional areas of the cerebral cortex

Answer 6

motor - sends motor impulses to muscles
sensory - receives impulses from receptors
association - analyses, interprets + makes decisions