AP PSYCHOLOGY

BIOLOGICAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR

STUDYING THE BRAIN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
the intricate fabric of interconnected neural cells covering the cerebral hemispheres; the body’s ultimate control and information-processing center.
A
brainstem
B
reticular formation
C
limbic system
D
Corpus callosum
E
cerebral cortex
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The cerebral cortex is the intricate fabric of interconnected neural cells that covers the cerebral hemispheres. It is the body’s ultimate control and information processing center.

Detailed explanation-2: -Cerebral Cortex The human cortex showing a highly interconnected network of nerve cells. Source: Ramon y Cajal, 1899. The cerebral cortex is a thin layer of nerve cell bodies covering the surface of each hemisphere.

Detailed explanation-3: -Cerebral cortex/cerebrum: the thin layer of interconnected neural cells that forms a surface layer on the cerebral hemispheres (like bark on a tree). It is the body’s ultimate control and information processing center.

Detailed explanation-4: -It is the ultimate control and information-processing center of the brain. The cerebral cortex is the outer layer of neural tissues. This tissue plays a key role in memory, attention, perception, awareness, thought, language, and consciousness. A key component of the brain is to communicate messages between neurons.

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