The Cerebral Cortex
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Cerebral Cortex
Outer layer of the brain; thinking and control. Has 4 parts
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Cerebral Cortex - Frontal Lobes
Decision making, planning, movement
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Cerebral Cortex - Parietal Lobes
Touch, pressure, pain, spatial awareness
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Cerebral Cortex - Occipital Lobes
vision
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Cerebral Cortex - Temporal Lobes
Hearing and language
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Motor Cortex
Controls voluntary movement
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Somatosensory Cortex
Receives touch sensations
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Association Areas
helps in higher thinking
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Plasticity
Brain’s ability to reorganize after damage
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Neurogenesis
Formation of new neurons
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