AP PSYCHOLOGY

BIOLOGICAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR

THE CEREBRAL CORTEX

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The upper most layer of the brain which is 2-4mm thick.
A
Cerebral Cortex
B
Motor Strip
C
Corpus Cortex
D
Parietal Lobe
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Your cerebral cortex makes up about half of your brain’s total mass. Your cerebral cortex consists of six layers of nerve cells that contain between 14 billion and 16 billion nerve cells. It’s two millimeters (mm) to four mm (0.08 inches to 0.16 inches) thick.

Detailed explanation-2: -There are four lobes in the cortex, the frontal lobe, parietal lobe, temporal lobe, occipital lobe.

Detailed explanation-3: -The cerebrum sits at the topmost part of the brain and is the source of intellectual activities.

Detailed explanation-4: -The cerebral cortex is the outer 2 mm of white matter of the cerebrum.

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