Glossary :: The Cerebral Cortex

Conduction of a signal towards a cell

The oldest layer of cerebral cortex to have evolved

encompasses Neocortex, Archicortex and Paleocortex. Usually seen as covering cerebral hemispheres

Conduction of a signal away from a cell

Use of Magnetic Resonance Imaging to study brain function

Neural tissue that contains nerve cell bodies

Convoluted ridges on surface of the brain

Model representing amount of neuronal cortex devoted to specific areas of body

Perception of relative body positions

Part of thalamus that acts as visual relay station

most recent layer of cortex to evolve, covers cerebral hemispheres

2nd oldest layer of cerebral cortex to evolve, includes olfactory cortex

Grooves observed on surface of the brain

Part of the Diencephalon that acts as a motor and sensory relay station

Neuronal tissue that contains myelinated axons

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