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| 15302791974 | cerebral cortex | The intricate fabric of interconnected neural cells covering the cerebral hemispheres; the body's ultimate control and information-processing center. | 0 | |
| 15302791975 | 4 lobes of cerebral cortex | Frontal, parietal, occipital, temporal | 1 | |
| 15302791976 | Frontal lobe | Lying just behind the forehead; involved in speaking and muscle movements and in making plans and judgments | 2 | |
| 15302791977 | parietal lobe | Lying at the top of the head and toward the rear; receives sensory input for touch and body position | 3 | |
| 15302810366 | occipital lobe | A region of the cerebral cortex that processes visual information | 4 | |
| 15302836710 | temporal lobe | A region of the cerebral cortex responsible for hearing and language. | 5 | |
| 15302848811 | motor cortex | area at the rear of the frontal lobes that controls voluntary movements | 6 | |
| 15302857179 | somatosensory cortex | area at the front of the parietal lobes that registers and processes body touch and movement sensations | 7 | |
| 15302887751 | glial cells | support, nourish, and protect neurons (has a role in learning and thinking) | 8 | |
| 15302932004 | body parts that require precise control or those that are particularly sensitive... | occupy the greatest amount of space in the motor cortex and somatosensory cortex, respectively. | 9 | |
| 15302947808 | association areas | make up 85% of the brain. Integrates information involved in learning, remembering, thinking, and other higher-level functions. | 10 | |
| 15303016642 | Our mental experiences arise from... | coordinated brain activity | 11 | |
| 15303023109 | brain plasticity | The capacity for the brain to alter its structure and function. | 12 | |
| 15303033686 | if one hemisphere is damaged early in life... | the other will pick up many of its functions by reorganizing or building new pathways. | 13 | |
| 15303049026 | neurogensesis | the formation of new neurons | 14 | |
| 15303057566 | cognitive neural prosthetics | those with paralyzed limbs or amputation may be able to use their brain signals to control computers and robotic limbs | 15 |
