Unit 3.2
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What are the functions of the cerebrum, cerebellum, medulla and hypothalamus?
Cerebrum: Controls intelligence, personality, conscious and higher level functions e.g hearing and verbal memory. Cerebellum: Controls balance, coordination of movement and muscular activity. Medulla: Controls unconscious activities e.g. heart rate. Hypothalamus: Regulating centre for temperature and water balance.
In the centre of the brain, what does the cerebral cortex do?
Recalls memories, alters the behaviour of light and coordinates movements.
What are some of the areas involved in the cerebral cortex?
• Sensory areas • Motor areas • Association areas e.g. learning, processing
How do the hemispheres in the cerebral cortex work?
The left hemisphere processes information from the right side of the body. The right hemisphere processes information from the left side of the body.
What connects the 2 hemispheres of the cerebral cortex for information to be passed between them
The corpus callosum.