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NEUROPHYSIOLOGY

The Cerebral Cortex

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Sensory

Promotor; orientation, eye and head movements

Pretrontal; inhibitory- control of behavior;

intelligence

Motor control of speech

Pretrontal; inhibitory control of behavior; higher intelligence

C-ingulate gyrus (emotional behavior) and cingulum

callosum

Hippocampal commissure rtlerior commissure

Figurę 2.19 Cerebral CORrEx: Localization oe Function and Association Pathways

Ihe cerebral cortex is organized into functional regions. In addition to spedfic areas devoted to sensory and motor functions, there are areas Ihat integrate Information trom multiple sources. The cerebral cortex panicipates i» advan<;ed intellectual functions, induding

aspects of memory storage and recall, language, higher cognilive functions, conscious perception, sensory integration, and planning/execution of complex motor activity. General t ortical area-associated with these functions are illustrated.

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