Higher Level Cognitive Functions, Such as Attention, Emotion, Language, and Memory

question 93

Multiple Choice

Higher level cognitive functions, such as attention, emotion, language, and memory, are thought to be associated most closely to activity in:

• A) the myelin surrounding axons
• B) the cell axons themselves, but not the cell bodies
• C) the gray matter of the brain
• D) the white matter in the left cerebral hemisphere

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