Phantoms Chapter 3 Lit Circle

neurology: the science of the nerves and the nervous system, especially of the diseases affecting them

Gesticulating: to make or use gestures, especially in an animated or excited manner with or instead of speech.

circuitry: the science of designing electric or electronic designs

pathology: the conditions and processes of a disease

parietal lobe: the middle part of each cerebral hemisphere behind the central sulcus

motor cortex: the region of the cerebral cortex concerned with transmitting impulses to the voluntary muscles

sensory homunculus: is a physical representation of the somatosensory cortex

cerebellum: 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.

paralysis: a loss or impairment of voluntary movement in a body part, caused by injury or disease of the nerves, brain, or spinal cord

somatosensory cortex: receives tactile information from the body. sensory information us carried to the brain by neural pathways to the spinal cord, somatosensory cortex, which has numerous connection to brain areas.