What it means
The two cerebral hemispheres fill most of the skull. Each side controls movement and feeling on the opposite side of the body, which is why a stroke in the left hemisphere weakens the right side. Its outer layer is the cerebral cortexsuh-REE-brul KOR-teksThe thin, folded outer layer of the cerebrum, where thinking, language, memory, voluntary movement and sensation are handled.Full entry , divided into frontal, parietal, temporal and occipital lobes. In most people, language is handled mainly on the left side.
Remember it
Cerebellum keeps balance; cerebrum does the thinking.
At a glance
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Easy to confuse with
cerebellum
The part of the brain at the back, under the cerebrum, that coordinates movement, balance and posture.
Related terms
central nervous system
The brain and the spinal cord together.
encephal/o
A word part that means brain.
cognition
The mental processes of thinking, knowing, remembering, judging and solving problems.
cerebral cortex
The thin, folded outer layer of the cerebrum, where thinking, language, memory, voluntary movement and sensation are handled.
cerebellum
The part of the brain at the back, under the cerebrum, that coordinates movement, balance and posture.