Neuroscience and Behavior
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| 10991712248 | cerebral cortex | intricate fabric of interconnected neural cells that covers the cerebral hemispheres; ultimate control and information processing center |  | 0 |
| 10991712249 | glial cells (glia) | cells in the nervous system that support, nourish, and protect neurons |  | 1 |
| 10991712250 | frontal lobes | portion of the cerebral cortex behind the forehead; involved in speaking and muscle movements and in making plans/judgements |  | 2 |
| 10991712251 | occipital lobes | portion of the cerebral cortex at the back of the head; includes the visual areas, which receive information from the opposite visual field |  | 3 |
| 10991712252 | temporal lobes | portion of the cerebral cortex above the ears; includes auditory areas each of which receives information from the opposite field |  | 4 |
| 10991712253 | parietal lobe | the portion of the cerebral cortex lying at the top of the head and toward the rear; receives sensory input for touch and body position |  | 5 |
| 10991712254 | motor cortex | an area at the rear of the frontal lobes that controls voluntary movements |  | 6 |
| 10991712255 | sensory cortex | the area at the front of the parietal lobes that registers and processes body touch and movement sensations |  | 7 |
| 10991712256 | association areas | areas of the cerebral cortex involved in higher mental functions such as learning, remembering, thinking, or speaking |  | 8 |
| 10991712257 | aphasia | impairment of language, usually caused by left hemisphere damage either to Broca's area or Wernick's area |  | 9 |
| 10991712258 | Broca's area | controls language expression; an area of the frontal lobe, usually in the left hemisphere, that directs muscle movements involved in speech |  | 10 |
| 10991712259 | plasticity | brain's capacity for modification, as evident in brain reorganization following damage and in experiments on brain development |  | 11 |
| 10991712260 | corpus callosum | the large band of neural fibers connecting the 2 brain hemispheres and carrying messages between them |  | 12 |
| 10991712261 | split brain | condition where the 2 hemispheres of the brain are isolated by cutting the connecting fibers (mostly the corpus callosum) between them |  | 13 |
| 10991712262 | neural networks | Interconnected neural cells that can learn with feedback |  | 14 |
| 10991712263 | Wernicke's area | Controls language reception—a brain area involved in language comprehension and expression; usually in the left temporal lobe |  | 15 |
| 10991740054 | Somantosensory Cortex | area of the brain, located in the parietal lobe, that processes sensory input from the skin, muscles, and joints. | 16 | |
| 10991774804 | prefrontal cortex | part of frontal lobe responsible for thinking, planning, and language |  | 17 |
| 10991821100 | neurogenesis | the formation of new neurons in the brain, in attempts to self-repair itself | 18 |
