The largest and main part of the brain. It is made up of the two cerebral hemispheres, their cerebral cortex (outer layer of grey matter) and underlying regions of white matter. The cerebrum, as a whole, controls conscious and voluntary processes, such as movement, the five senses and higher mental functions e.g. speech, thought, reason, emotion and memory.
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