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HHB 3.2
The Cerebral Cortex
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01/17/2018

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cerebral cortex
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part of the brain that is the centre of conscious thought
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recalls memories & alters behaviour
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other functions of the cerebral cortex
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sensory area
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region of the cerebral cortex that receives input from sense organs
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motor area
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region of the cerebral cortex that sends impulses to muscles
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association areas
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regions of the cerebral cortex concerned with language processing, personality, imagination and intelligence
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left cerebral hemisphere
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part of brain that deals with right side of the body
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right cerebral hemisphere
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part of brain that deals with left side of the body
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corpus callosum
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band of tissue in the brain that transfers information between the two cerebral hemispheres
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