Copy of The Cerebral Cortex

Cerebral Cortex

Cerebral Cortex

he body’s ultimate control and information processing center

Corpus Callosum

The large band of neural fibers that connects the two brain hemispheres and carries messages between them

Longitudinal Fissure

The crevice that divides the brain into two halves or hemispheres; This and other fissures in the brain create major divisions in the brain called lobes

Frontal Lobes

involved in making plans and judgments; The portion of the cerebral cortex lying just behind the forehead

Parietal Lobes

Regions available for general processing, including mathematical reasoning. behind frontal lobes; “association lobes”

Occipital Lobe

The primary visual processing area; Located in the back of the head

Temporal Lobes

Includes the auditory cortex where sound information is processed; Located roughly above the ears

Motor Cortex

Controls voluntary movement; left hemisphere controls the right side of the body and visa versa

Somatosensory Cortex

Registers and processes body senses