The cerebrum is the largest part of the brain. Depending upon the position of the animal it lies either in front or on top of the brainstem. In humans, the ...CerebrumFromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopediaJumptonavigationJumptosearchLargepartofthebraincontainingthecerebralcortexCerebrumFrontallobeTemporallobeParietallobeOccipitallobeThelobesofthecerebralcortexincludethefrontal(blue),temporal(green),occipital(red),andparietal(yellow)lobes.Thecerebellum(unlabeled)isnotpartofthetelencephalon.Diagramdepictingthemainsubdivisionsoftheembryonicvertebratebrain.DetailsPronunciation/ˈsɛrɪbrəm/,/sɪˈriːbrəm/Arteryanteriorcerebral,middlecerebral,posteriorcerebralVeincerebralveinsIdentifiersLatinCerebrumMeSHD054022NeuroLexIDbirnlex_1042TA98A14.1.03.008A14.1.09.001TA25416THH3.11.03.6.00001TEE5.14.1.0.2.0.12FMA62000Anatomicaltermsofneuroanatomy[editonWikidata]Thecerebrum,telencephalonorendbrain,[1]isthelargestpartofthebraincontainingthecerebralcortex(ofthetwocerebralhemispheres),aswellasseveralsubcorticalstructures,includingthehippocampus,basalganglia,andolfactorybulb.Inthehumanbrain,thecerebrumistheuppermostregionofthecentralnervoussystem.Thecerebrumdevelopsprenatallyfromtheforebrain(prosencephalon).Inmammals,thedorsaltelencephalon,orpallium,developsintothecerebralcortex,andtheventraltelencephalon,orsubpallium,becomesthebasalganglia.Thecerebrumisalsodividedintoapproximatelysymmetricleftandrightcerebralhemispheres.Withtheassistanceofthecerebellum,thecerebrumcontrolsallvoluntaryactionsinthehumanbody.Contents1Structure1.1Cerebralcortex1.2Cerebralhemispheres2Development3Functions3.1Sensoryprocessing3.2Olfaction3.3Languageandcommunication3.4Learningandmemory4Otheranimals5Additionalimages6Seealso7Notes8References9ExternallinksStructure[edit]Locationofthehumancerebrum(red).Thecerebrumisthelargestpartofthebrain.Dependinguponthepositionoftheanimalitlieseitherinfrontorontopofthebrainstem.Inhumans,thecerebrumisthelargestandbest-developedofthefivemajordivisionsofthebrain.Thecerebrumismadeupofthetw