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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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