The Area of the Brain Primarily Responsible for Higher Mental

question 11

Multiple Choice

The area of the brain primarily responsible for higher mental processes such as thinking and language is the cerebral _____

• A)callosum.
• B)cortex.
• C)cerebellum.
• D)white matter.

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Definitions:

Optic Nerve

A cranial nerve that transmits visual information from the retina to the brain.

Light Rays

Streams of photons that move in a straight line and are responsible for allowing the human eye to see and perceive the world around.

Encoding

The initial process of transforming information into a form that can be stored in memory.

Memory Process

The series of steps that information goes through to be encoded, stored, and retrieved in the brain, forming the basis of memory.