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Telencephalon

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telencephalon largest and most developed part of the forebrain
longitudinal fissures separates brain into left and right hemipheres
lateral fissures separates the temporal lobe from the frontal and parietal lobes
gyri raised ridges (peaks/bumps)
corpus callosum communication bridge between left and right hemispheres
sulci shallow grooves on the surface of the brain
what lobes are the brain divided into? frontal, temporal, parietal, and occipital
precentral gyrus functions as the primary motor cortex (in front of central fissure), launches the pyramidal tract
postcentral gyrus major touch gyrus, receives input from the thalamus. VPN projects here (right behind central fissure)
superior temporal gyrus processes sound and language (right below lateral fissure), receives input from MGN
what does a fissure separate? front and back (huge depression)
what does a sulcus separate? just a little bit (like an accordion)
layer 1 neocortex connection & type of cells cortical connections; almost no cell bodies
layer 2 neocortex connection & type of cells cortical connections; many more stellate cells
layer 3 neocortex connection & type of cells cortical connections; both
layer 4 neocortex connection & type of cells input from thalamus; only stellate cells
layer 5 neocortex connection & type of cells output to brainstem/spinal cord; many more pyramidal cells
layer 6 neocortex connection & type of cells output to thalamus; both
Created by: madalynes
 

 



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