Chapter 14.4, Problem 9AYLO

Summary Introduction

To discuss:

The thickness, extent, and relative amount of tissue and number of neurons in the cerebral cortex.

Introduction:

Cerebrum is developed from the telencephalon at the level of embryonic development of the brain. It helps in the mental process of human and controls the voluntary movements. Cerebrum has two lateral hemispheres namely the white matter, which consists most of the inner surface of the cerebrum. The gray matter is present outside the cerebrum. Cerebrum has some masses of grey matter; the outer most layer is the cerebral cortex.