PATHOLOGY

PATHOLOGY MCQ

NERVOUS SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Thinking takes place in the
A
cerebrum
B
cerebellum
C
brain stem
D
spinal cord
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Your cerebrum handles much of your brain’s “conscious” actions. That means it’s responsible for elements that require thinking, including: Your five senses: Your cerebrum manages and processes everything your senses take in. That includes sight, sound, smell, taste and touch.

Detailed explanation-2: -The frontal lobe is responsible for initiating and coordinating motor movements; higher cognitive skills, such as problem solving, thinking, planning, and organizing; and for many aspects of personality and emotional makeup. The parietal lobe is involved with sensory processes, attention, and language.

Detailed explanation-3: -Early cognitive psychologists defined thought as an activity that resides in the brain: Sensory data come in from eyes and ears, fingers and funny bone, and the mind turns these signals into disembodied representations that it manipulates in what we call thinking.

Detailed explanation-4: -Hint: The prefrontal cortex (PFC) is the region of the brain which covers the frontal lobe. The prefrontal cortex is responsible for thought analysis and abstract thinking, and is also responsible for regulating behaviour.

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