Regions of the cerebral cortex involved primarily in higher mental functions such as learning are called

A) the motor cortex.
B) the corpus callosum.
C) association areas.
D) the somatosensory cortex.

Cerebral Cortex

The outer layer of the cerebrum in the brain, involved in various high-level brain functions such as sensation, voluntary muscle movement, thought, reasoning, and memory.

Mental Functions

The operations of the brain that are responsible for cognitive activities such as thinking, reasoning, memory, and perception.

Association Areas

Regions of the brain that integrate information from different sensory inputs and are involved in complex processes like thinking and learning.