The structure of the cerebral hemispheres

In this topic

• The hemispheres — the youngest part of the brain
• The cortex, the gyri and the sulci
• Four lobes and the main zones
• Speech, association zones and plasticity

Key terms

• Cerebral hemispheres
• Corpus callosum
• Cortex
• Gyrus and sulcus
• White matter
• Subcortical nuclei
• Motor zone
• Skin-and-muscle sense zone
• Visual zone
• Association zones
• Speech centres
• Plasticity

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