AP PSYCHOLOGY

BIOLOGICAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR

THE LIMBIC SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The thick band of neural fibers that literally means “hard body” which allows the left and right hemispheres to communicate is known as the ____
A
cortex
B
motor cortex
C
corpus callosum
D
thalamus
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The two hemispheres are connected mainly by a thick bundle of nerve fibers called the corpus callosum, or “hard body, ” because of its tough consistency.

Detailed explanation-2: -The two hemispheres are connected by a thick band of nerve fibres called the corpus callosum. The brain halves are able to communicate with each other via this ‘bridge’.

Detailed explanation-3: -The corpus callosum is a large bundle of more than 200 million myelinated nerve fibers that connect the two brain hemispheres, permitting communication between the right and left sides of the brain.

Detailed explanation-4: -The spinal cord is a thick column of nerves surrounded by vertebrae that runs from the brain stem to the lumbar region of the spine. Like the brain, the spinal cord has both grey and white matter. The spinal cord sends information between the brain and most of the body through the spinal nerves.

Detailed explanation-5: -The corpus callosum is the primary commissural region of the brain consisting of white matter tracts that connect the left and right cerebral hemispheres.

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