Function of the cerebrum

Conscious activities are function of the cerebrum.

The cerebrum are 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" the light, "listening" the sound, "deciding" to lift the arm, "thinking" about what is written, are functions of the cerebrum.

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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.

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The cerebrum is devided in to the cortex, limbic system and basal ganglia. Conscious activities are function of the cerebral cortex.

Challenge Quiz

1.

Cerebrum is part of the spinal cord brain  正解!.

Conscious activities are function of the the brain other than the cerebrum cerebrum spinal cord  正解!.

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Lights are 'seen' when electric signals (action potentials) reach the the brain other than the cerebrum cerebrum spinal cord  正解!

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'Thinking' can be done when electric signals (action potentials) are generated in the brain other than the cerebrum cerebrum spinal cord  正解!.