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1. N eu r

NOUN

• The study of the neurological

processes underlying the
development and use of language.

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2.Psycho

NOUN

• The study of the relationship

between language and the
cognitive or behavioral
characteristics of those who use
it.

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 r a l iz a t ion
3. Late

NOUN

• Functional specialization of the

brain, with some skills, as
language, occurring primarily in
the left hemisphere and others,
as the perception of visual and
spatial relationships, occurring
primarily in the right hemisphere.

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4.F is su r e

NOUN

• A natural division or groove

in an organ, as in the brain.

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5.C o rt ex

NOUN PLURAL

• The outer layer of any organ or

part, such as the grey matter in
the brain that covers the
cerebrum (cerebral cortex) or
the outer part of the kidney
(renal cortex)

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6.Lobe

NOUN

• A rounded projection, especially

a rounded, projecting anatomical
part, such as the lobe of the
ear.

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7.He

NOUN

• Either of the lateral halves of

the cerebrum or cerebellum.

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er eb r um
8.C

NOUN

• The anterior and largest part

of the brain, consisting of two
halves or hemispheres and
serving to control voluntary
movements and coordinate
mental actions.

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eb e ll u m
9.Cer

NOUN

• A large portion of the brain,

serving to coordinate voluntary
movements, posture, and balance
in humans, being in back of and
below the cerebrum and
consisting of two lateral lobes
and a central lobe.

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10 .Gy ru s

NOUN

• A convolution, especially of
the brain.

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11 .B ra i n

NOUN

• The part of the central nervous

system enclosed in the cranium
of humans and other
vertebrates, consisting of a
soft, convoluted mass of gray
and white matter and serving to
control and coordinate the
mental and physical actions.

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12. Hy po

NOUN

• A region of the brain, between

the thalamus and the midbrain,
that functions as the main
control center for the autonomic
nervous system by regulating
sleep cycles, body temperature,
appetite, etc., and that acts as
an endocrine gland by producing
hormones, including the releasing
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hormonal secretions of the
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13.N eu r o n

NOUN

• A specialized cell that conducts

nerve impulses: consists of a
cell body, axon, and dendrites
also called: nerve cell.

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 u la tio n
14.Stim

NOUN

• Arousal of the body or of

individual organs or other parts
to increased functional activity.

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15.Spo

NOUN

• The transposition of initial or

other sounds of words, usually
by accident, as in a blushing
crow for a crushing blow.

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