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These are traditional names for areas of the brain. They are very
important to learn for anyone talking about the brain. We will use
these terms often.
The Central Sulcus (sulcus=groove) is the functional division
between the front and back of the brain.
The Lobes were named after bone plates of the skull before people
knew how the brain worked.
The Brain stem is a complicated net of connections of sensory and
motor nerves, and controls many instinctual operations such as
walking, breathing and eye movement.
The Cerebellum at the back of the brain stem controls muscle
coordination.
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