PSYC 2000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Auditory Cortex, Visual Cortex, Homeostasis
Document Summary
Outermost covering of the brain consisting of densely packed neurons; responsible for higher thought processes and interpretation of sensory input. Corticalization; wrinkling of the cortex: allows a much larger area of cortical cells exist in the small space inside of the skull. Responsible for higher (complex) mental processes and decision making. Contain the somatosensory cortex: area of neurons running down the front of the parietal lobes; responsible for processing information from the skin and internal body receptors for touch, temperature, body position. Contains: primary auditory cortex: processes auditory information from the ears, auditory association cortex: interprets or makes sense of auditory information, some parts also responsible for aspects of language. Contains: primary visual cortex: processes visual information from the eyes, visual association cortex: interprets or makes sense of visual information. Areas within different lobes that integrate different types of information. Cerebral hemispheres: the two sections of the cortex on the left and right sides of the brain.
