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Are there "Higher-order" and "Lower-order" Functions in the Human Brain?
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Are there "Higher-order" and "Lower-order" Functions in the Human Brain? 1, 994 words There are many considerations to take into account when discussing higher-order and lower-order functions of the human brain. It is an issue easily debated as to whether certain functions or structures are higher than another is. The argument discusses main structures and systems of the brain and whether they are clearly divided in terms of being responsible for "higher-order" (complex) or "lower-order" (simple) psychological capacities and functions. Clearly, this argument can go either way. Many papers discuss specific structures of the brain and refer to them as being one or the other. However, there is not one definitive answer for the classification of functions and structures of the brain. This would be impossible because scientists are not completely knowledgeable on every aspect of the brain. New information about the brain, such as different structures and more importantly, different functions of...
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