Tasks of the cerebral medulla The cerebral medulla is also known as the white matter. It consists of a network of supply and support cells between which the nerve processes, the axons, run in bundles. These bundles are combined into pathways. There are no cell bodies in the white matter. Their task is therefore to … Tasks of the cerebral medulla | Tasks of the cerebrum
Cooperation of the cerebrum with the cerebellum The cerebellum lies at the back of the skull, below the cerebrum. Also known as the cerebellum, it serves as a control centre for the coordination, learning and fine-tuning of movement sequences. It receives information from the organ of equilibrium in the ear, the spinal cord, the eyes, … Cooperation of the cerebrum with the cerebellum | Tasks of the cerebrum
Introduction The cerebrum is probably the most widely known part of the brain. It is also called the endbrain or telencephalon and makes up the largest part of the human brain. It is only present in humans in this form and size. Roughly speaking, the cerebrum is divided into four lobes, which are named in … Tasks of the cerebrum
Definition The speech center in the conventional sense is not one, but two regions in the area of the cerebral cortex, i.e. in the central nervous system. The so-called motor speech center, also called the Broca’s area after its first descriptor, and the sensory speech center, also called the Wernicke’s area. Nowadays, however, it is … Language Center
Clinical evidence of the motor speech center Lesions in the area of the motor speech center are called Broca’s aphasia. Aphasia means as much as speechlessness. Broca’s aphasia results in characteristic symptoms that make it possible to distinguish it from Wernicke’s aphasia (see below). Thus, although the affected persons can still understand what is spoken … Clinical evidence of the motor speech center | Language Center
