Cerebral Cortex

The outermost layer of the cerebrum, responsible for higher-level functions such as thought, perception, language, memory, and voluntary movement.

Key Functions:

• Perception and interpretation of sensory information.
• Execution of voluntary motor commands (primary motor area).
• Language processing (Broca's area, Wernicke's area).
• Cognition, memory, learning, and consciousness.
• Divided into frontal, parietal, temporal, and occipital lobes.

Interacting Systems & Components:

• Frontal Cortex
• Parietal Cortex
• Temporal Cortex
• Occipital Cortex
• Thalamus (receives and sends projections)
• Basal Ganglia (interacts with for motor control)
• Cerebellum (interacts with for motor coordination)
• Limbic System (interacts with for emotion and memory)