The regions and lobes of the brain are identified along with some of the nerves and vessels. The basic functions of the cortex of each lobe are introduced along with principal sulci and gyri. The importance of the left hemisphere for language and the temporal lobe in memory are mentioned along with the concept of cortical localization. A classical frontal section is used to demonstrate gray and white matter along with the primary internal structures.

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Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of Utah

Produced by
Derek Cowan & Suzanne Stansaas, PhD

Copyright 2015, Suzanne Stansaas, PhD, Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, University of Utah From Moran CORE Collection: http://morancore.utah.edu