The most external layer of the dolhpins' skin, much like our own, is called epidermis. It is rubbery and thicker than the humans', but it has similar functions. On the...
1 Answers 1 viewsOur brain has 4 main parts. The brainstem, the diencephalon, the cerebrum and the cerebellum. The cerebrum makes up the bulk of the brain. It's surface is called Cerebral...
1 Answers 1 viewsThat is basically all you should need to know in order to differentiate between those two terms. You might also mention that the cerebral cortex is composed of grey matter,...
1 Answers 1 viewsFolding allows for the surface area of the brain to increase, but for the volume to remain largely unchanged. This allows more cells to be increased without increasing volume.
1 Answers 1 viewsWernicke's speech area: is one of the two parts of the cerebral cortex linked to speech. It is involved in the production of written and spoken language. If Damage...
1 Answers 1 viewsFor detailed discussion of the regions and functions of the cerebral cortex, see:
1 Answers 1 viewsThe cerebral cortex is the outer/superficial part of cerebrum which contains the nerve cell bodies with neuroglia (gray matter). The inner portion contains mostly nerve fibers with neuroglia (white matter)....
1 Answers 1 viewsWhite matter is a tissue made up of Myleinated nerve fibers as mylein sheath is white in color. Cerebral cortex is also a white matter tissue coz it is also...
1 Answers 1 viewsThe Sensory Cortex: Includes portions of the cerebral cortex that process and make sense out of information gathered by our senses vision audition (sound) olfaction (smell) gustation (taste)...
1 Answers 1 viewsThe cerebral cortex is the superficial layer of the brain that consists mostly of neuron cell bodies. We can divide the cerebral cortex into regions that have specific functions called...
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