Learn about cerebral cortex damage, including the effects and symptoms plus how neuroplasticity can enable brain injury recovery.

The cerebral cortex is your brain’s outermost layer. It’s responsible for memory, thinking, learning, reasoning, problem-solving, emotions and functions related to your senses.

Cerebral Cortex

In the following brainstem labeled diagram, we see Thalamus, Midbrain, Pons, Medulla, and Spinal Cord. As illustrated here, Midbrain, Pons, Medulla, and Spinal Cord all come under the Brain Stem.

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Functional areas of the brain