CSD 094 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Primary Motor Cortex, Frontal Lobe, Occipital Lobe
21 Sep 2016
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In class day 6: the brain part 2. Cerebral cortex o: outermost part of the brain. Last developed part (evolutionarily speaking) o: grey matter. Left h controls right side of the body (contralateral) Left h is where most of our language is stored. Contralateral fibers: meet in the corpus callosum. Sensory motor cortex: outside information about your surroundings. Associated with damage to the arcuate fasciculus which is a band of subcortical fibers linking. Left hemisphere: understanding and use of language (listening, reading, speaking, writing, memory for spoken and written messages, detailed analysis of information (parts/details) o o o. Right hemisphere o o o o o o o. Cognitive communication (attention, memory, reasoning and problem solving) Represents a time when a particular part of the body is most easily influenced or vulnerable to the lack of stimulation or to environmental effects.
