How does the cerebral cortex process beauty?

The frontal lobe controls body movements and executive functions, including thinking and problem-solving. The parietal lobe processes touch, pressure, ... Together, this chapter illustrates how studies focused on the functions ... general understanding of cortical development. Original language, English. Abstract. This paper reviews clinical, neuroanatomical, and neurophysiological studies that have implicated the cerebral cortex in the initiation and/or ... Frontal lobe − It is responsible for cognitive functions such as attention, thinking, memory, reasoning and learning. It also inhibits the autonomic and ... in Rat Cerebral Cortex Brain Slices: Release Mediating. Receptors and their ... Glutamate (Glu) is the main excitatory neurotransmitter in the central nervous ... The thalamus receives somatosensory information and conveys it to the primary somatosensory cortex in the postcentral gyrus of the parietal lobe. Other ... ... key factor in its role in cognitive functions and behavioral flexibility. ... Genetic factors play a significant role in determining the structure and function of ... May 26, 1994 ... Such reports reinforce the accepted role of the cerebral cortex in cognition and awareness and of the brain stem in the vegetative state. In ... cholinergic function when grown with normal glia. These observations ... linergic inputs to the cerebral cortex play a critical role in maintaining ... Second-order networks responded to transients in an oddball detection task, consistent with a role in orienting to salient events. The third-order networks, ...