Cortical Growth and Lateralisation.

Language Processing

• The language processing area is specialized in the cerebral cortex.

Brain Structures and Functions

• The corpus callosum facilitates the integration of information between the two hemispheres of the cerebral cortex.
• The cerebellum is involved in balance and motor movements.
• The hippocampus plays a crucial role in memory formation.

Myelination

• Myelination in the reticular formation is completed by age 2.
• The completion of myelination in the hippocampus by age 5 is likely to explain the improved ability to form and retain memories.

Spatial Reasoning and Hemispheric Specialization

• The right hemisphere of the cerebral cortex is responsible for spatial reasoning and processing information in a holistic, integrative way.
• The term for the specialization of the two hemispheres of the cerebral cortex is lateralization.
• The corpus callosum connects the left and right hemispheres of the cerebral cortex.

Memory Transfer

• The hippocampus is involved in the transfer of information from short-term to long-term memory.

Test your knowledge on cortical growth and lateralisation in the brain with this quiz. Learn about the different parts of the cerebral cortex and how they are specialised in the left and right hemispheres. Explore the role of the corpus callosum in facilitating communication between the hemispheres.