Virtually all major functions having to do with human consciousness are localized in which divisions of the brain?
a. pons and medulla oblongata
b. diencephalon and brain stem
c. cerebellum and cerebral hemispheres
d. diencephalon and cerebral cortex
D
Virtually all major functions having to do with human consciousness are located in the diencephalon and central cortex. The diencephalon consists of two major structures, the thalamus and the hypothalamus. The cortex is divided into four lobes: frontal, temporal, parietal, and occipital.
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