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- to exert centralized control over the body by:
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- outer most section of brain
- the forebrain (neocortex) consisting of "grey matter"
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- latin for little brain
- most neurons of any part of the brain
- is primarily motor function and spatial awareness
- located under the cerebrum |
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functions
- reasoning
- thought abstraction
- long term emotional memories |
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| - houses primary visual cortex |
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- understanding audio and visual semantics
- long term memory formation via the hippocampus |
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- spatial awareness
- mathematics
- producing language |
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- latin for "border" or "edge"
- paleomammalian brain including:
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-- amygdala
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-- hypothalamus |
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| emotion, behavior, motivation, long-term memory, and olfaction |
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