3.2

• The cerebral cortex is the center of conscious thought, can recall memories, and make decisions based on memories and experience
• Each human brain shows similar patterns of areas that do specific jobs
• Localization

  The idea that certain regions of the brain have a similar job everywhere else, they are localized to that job
• Cerebral cortex

  • Contains a sensory area that receives and processes sensory information
  • Contains a motor area that generates movement impulses
• Cerebral cortex

  • Also contains association areas responsible for language processing, personality, imagination, and intelligence
• Association areas are identified by certain areas of the brain lighting up when people perform specific tasks
• The cerebral cortex is the center of conscious thoughts, memory, and decision making
• Localization


  The idea that specific areas of the brain have specific roles
• Motor area


  • Generates different movement signals
• Sensory area


  • Processes sensory information
• Association areas


  • Control intelligence, language processing, personality, and imagination
• Hemispheres


  The two halves of the cerebral cortex
• Cerebral cortex


  • Divided into two hemispheres
  • Left hemisphere
  • Right hemisphere
• Left hemisphere


  Controls the right side of the body
• Right hemisphere


  Controls the left side of the body
• Corpus callosum


  A band of fibers that connects the two hemispheres of the brain and allows communication between them
• The corpus callosum allows the information to go from side to side so the right side of the brain still knows what's happening on the right side of the body
• Left hemisphere

  Controls the right side of the body