Modules 12-13

area at the front of the parietal lobes that registers and processes body touch and movement sensations​ (a)  

• corpus callosum
• cerebral cortex
• frontal lobes
• motor cortex
• occipital lobes
• parietal lobes
• somatosensory cortex
• temporal lobes

our awareness of ourselves and our environment​ (a)  

• association areas
• consciousness
• dual processing
• glial cells
• neurogenesis
• cognitive neuroscience
• plasticity
• split brain

​ the principle that information is often simultaneously processed on separate conscious and unconscious tracks​ (a)   ​

• association areas
• consciousness
• dual processing
• glial cells
• neurogenesis
• cognitive neuroscience
• plasticity
• split brain

​ ​ (a)   areas of the cerebral cortex that are not involved in primary motor or sensory functions; rather, they are involved in higher mental functions such as learning, remembering, thinking, and speaking

• association areas
• consciousness
• dual processing
• glial cells
• neurogenesis
• cognitive neuroscience
• plasticity
• split brain

​ (a)   the intricate fabric of interconnected neural cells covering the cerebral hemispheres; the body’s ultimate control and information-processing center

• corpus callosum
• cerebral cortex
• frontal lobes
• motor cortex
• occipital lobes
• parietal lobes
• somatosensory cortex
• temporal lobes

​ ​ ​ (a)   cells in the nervous system that support, nourish, and protect neurons

• association areas
• consciousness
• dual processing
• glial cells
• neurogenesis
• cognitive neuroscience
• plasticity
• split brain

​​ (a)   portion of the cerebral cortex lying just behind the forehead; involved in speaking and muscle ​ movements and in making plans and judgments.

• corpus callosum
• cerebral cortex
• frontal lobes
• motor cortex
• occipital lobes
• parietal lobes
• somatosensory cortex
• temporal lobes

​ (a)   ​ ​ ​ the interdisciplinary study of the brain activity linked with cognition (including perception, thinking, memory, and language)

• association areas
• consciousness
• dual processing
• glial cells
• neurogenesis
• cognitive neuroscience
• plasticity
• split brain

​ ​ (a)   a condition resulting from surgery that isolates the brain’s two hemispheres by cutting the fibers connecting them

• association areas
• consciousness
• dual processing
• glial cells
• neurogenesis
• cognitive neuroscience
• plasticity
• split brain

​​ ​ (a)   portion of the cerebral cortex lying at the top of the head and toward the rear; receives sensory input for touch and body position.

• corpus callosum
• cerebral cortex
• frontal lobes
• motor cortex
• occipital lobes
• parietal lobes
• somatosensory cortex
• temporal lobes