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Most people exhibit __ for the language-related activities of speech, writing, and reading.

is dominant in 90% of the population,

specializes in nonverbal functions and controls emotions and intuitive thinking.

are masses of gray matter located deep within the cerebral hemispheres that relay motor impulses from the cerebrum and help to control motor activities by producing inhibitory dopamine.

Basal ganglia include the

are a series of connected cavities within the cerebral hemispheres and brain stem.

continuous with the central canal of the spinal cord, and are filled with cerebrospinal fluid.

specialized capillaries from the pia mater, secrete cerebrospinal fluid.

Most cerebrospinal fluid arises in the

has nutritive as well as protective (cushioning) functions.

lies above the brain stem and contains the thalamus and hypothalamus.

attachment for the pituitary

functions in sorting and directing sensory information arriving from other parts of the nervous system, performing the services of both messenger and editor.

maintains homeostasis by regulating a wide variety of visceral activities and by linking the endocrine system with the nervous system.

in the area of the diencephalon, controls emotional experience and expression

guides behavior that may enhance the chance of survival.