Cerebrum Brain Structures

Cerebrum

The largest part of the brain responsible for higher cognitive functions, perception, voluntary movement, memory, language, and consciousness.

Cerebral Cortex

The outer layer of grey matter involved in perception, cognition, language, memory, and voluntary movement.

Grey Matter

Contains neuronal cell bodies, dendrites, and synapses; responsible for information processing.

White Matter

Contains myelinated axons that connect different brain regions and facilitate communication.

Longitudinal Fissure

Separates the left and right cerebral hemispheres.

Corpus Callosum

Large bundle of myelinated fibres connecting the two cerebral hemispheres, allowing communication.

Anterior Commissure

Connects temporal lobes and olfactory regions between hemispheres.

Internal Capsule

White matter pathway carrying motor and sensory information between cortex and subcortical structures.

External Capsule

White matter tract connecting cortex with basal forebrain.

Extreme Capsule

White matter pathway involved in language processing.

Corona Radiata

Fan-shaped white matter carrying fibres to and from the cerebral cortex.