How Does the Brain Process Sensory Information?
Learn how sensory receptors convert touch, light, sound, and chemicals into neural signals that the brain organizes into perception and action.
Learn how sensory receptors convert touch, light, sound, and chemicals into neural signals that the brain organizes into perception and action.
Introduction The cerebral cortex is the thin, folded layer covering the cerebral hemispheres. It helps the brain interpret sensory information, guide voluntary movement, use language, form memories, direct attention, and make decisions. The cortex does not perform these functions alone. It works through networks connecting different cortical areas with deeper structures, including the thalamus, basal…