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Cerebral Cortex

Quick facts:

  1. Location: Outermost layer of the brain
  2. Function: Responsible for thinking and processing information from the five senses

Cerebral Cortex

The Cerebral Cortex is made up of tightly packed neurons and is the wrinkly, outermost layer that surrounds the brain. It is also responsible for higher thought processes including speech and decision making . The cortex is divided into four different lobes, the frontalparietaltemporal, and occipital, which are each responsible for processing different types of sensory information.

Fun Fact

Over time, the human cortex undergoes a process of corticalization, or wrinkling of the cortex. This process is due to the vast knowledge that the human brain accumulates over time. Therefore, the more wrinkly your brain, the smarter and more intelligent you are!