cerebrum
IPA: sɝˈibrʌm
noun
- (neuroanatomy) The principal and most anterior part of the brain in vertebrates, which is located in the front area of the skull and divided into two hemispheres, left and right, separated by a fissure. In humans it is the largest part of the brain and is responsible for the integration of complex sensory functions and the initiation and coordination of voluntary activity, and the higher mental functions such as consciousness, thought, reason, emotion, and memory.
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Examples of "cerebrum" in Sentences
- Two of them were the cerebrum and limbic system.
- This is the grey matter outer layer of the cerebrum.
- The cerebrum is the center of intelligence and thought.
- The whole article needs clarification on divisions of the cerebrum.
- The interior of the cerebral hemispheres is a portion of the cerebrum.
- He studied the deep gray nuclei of the cerebrum and the basal ganglia.
- Pyramidal specification occurs during early development of the cerebrum.
- The tentorium separates the cerebrum, above, from the cerebellum, below.
- That is modified by the higher centers in the brain the pons and cerebrum.
- The cerebrum directs the conscious or volitional motor functions of the body.
- Many Psychologists do not consider the Limbic System as part of the Cerebrum.
- The cerebrum is made up of two halves, the hemispheres, which are structurally identical.
- The portion of the forebrain that lies behind the cerebrum is the thalamus (thaVuh-mus). ""
- The cerebrum is the chief seat of the sensations, the intellect, the will, and the emotions.
- The cerebrum is a double organ, consisting of two similar divisions, called the _cerebral hemispheres_.
- First, there is the greater or upper brain, called the cerebrum; secondly, there is the lower or smaller brain, called the cerebellum.
- Attached to the brain stem, behind and above, and lying immediately below the rear overhang of the cerebrum is the cerebellum (see p. 145).
- The cerebrum is the part of the nervous system upon which our varied experiences leave their impressions and through which these impressions are made to influence the movements of the body.
- In describing the central nervous system in detail, then, let us begin with the cerebrum, which is almost divided, longitudinally, into right and left halves, each of which is called a cerebral hemisphere.
- Anatomically the cerebrum is a complex elaboration of cells and fibers that have these main purposes: First, to record in perfect and detailed fashion the experiences of the organism, so that here are memory centers for visual and auditory experiences, for skin, joint and bone experiences of all kinds, speech memories, action memories, and undoubtedly for the recording in some way not understood of the pleasure-pain feelings.
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