our awareness of ourselves and our environment​ (a)  

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

​ ​ (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

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

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

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

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

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

​​ ​ (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.

​​ ​ (a)   portion of the cerebral cortex lying at the back of the head; includes areas that receive information from the visual fields.

​​ ​ (a)   portion of the cerebral cortex lying roughly above the ears; includes the auditory areas, each receiving information primarily from the opposite ear.

​​ ​ ​ (a)   an area at the rear of the frontal lobes that controls voluntary movements.

​ ​ ​ (a)   the brain’s ability to change, especially during childhood, by reorganizing after damage or by building new pathways based on experience.

​ ​ ​ ​ (a)   the formation of new neurons

​​ ​ ​ the large band of neural fibers connecting the two brain hemispheres and carrying messages between them​ (a)