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