Higher Human Biology 3.2 The cerebral cortex
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  • The cerebral cortex is the centre of conscious thought.

  • It also recalls memories and alters behaviour in the light of experience.

  • There is localisation of brain functions in the cerebral cortex.

  • It contains sensory areas, motor areas and association

  • There are association areas involved in language processing, personality, imagination and intelligence.

  • Information from one side of the body is processed in the opposite side of the cerebrum.

  • The left cerebral hemisphere deals with information from the right visual field and controls the right side of the body and vice versa.

  • Transfer of information between the cerebral hemispheres occurs through the corpus callosum.

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