PSYB32H3 Lecture Notes - Occipital Lobe, Central Sulcus, Lateral Sulcus
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The three layers of non-neural tissue that envelop the brain and spinal cord. Discerns spatial relations, patterns, and is involved in emotion and intuition. Responsible for speech and possibly analytical thinking in right-handed people (and some left-handed people). Large band of nerve fibers that connect the two cerebral hemispheres. The thin outer covering of each of the cerebral hemispheres; highly convoluted and composed of nerve cell bodies that constitute the grey matter of the brain. The ridge of the cortex in the brain. Depressions between the ridges in the cerebral cortex or outer layers of the brain; also called fissures. The forward or upper half of each hemisphere, in front of the central sulcus, active in reasoning and other higher mental processes. The middle division of each cerebral hemisphere, situated behind the central sulcus and above the lateral sulcus; the receiving centre for sensations of the skin and of bodily positions.
