Nerve07/function of the cerebrum
| Conscious activities are a function of the cerebrum. |
The cerebrum is colored light-blue in the illustration. The cerebrum has a unique role in the brain (a part of the central nervous system). Conscious activity such as "seeing" light, "listening" to sound, "deciding" to lift your arm, and "thinking" about what is written, are all functions of the cerebrum.
Namely, the electric signals (action potentials) from the eyes can be 'seen' only when they reach the cerebrum. Also, it is the cerebrum that 'decides' to lift the arm.
The cerebrum is divided into the cortex, limbic system and basal ganglia. Conscious activities are a function of the cerebral cortex.
Challenge Quiz
Cerebrum is part of the spinal cord brain .
Conscious activities are function of the the brain other than the cerebrum cerebrum spinal cord .
Lights are 'seen' when electric signals (action potentials) reach the the brain other than the cerebrum cerebrum spinal cord .
'Thinking' can be done when electric signals (action potentials) are generated in the brain other than the cerebrum cerebrum spinal cord .