User: What the difference of the central core of the brain compared to the cerebral cortex. Why are both important?

Note: The cerebral cortes plays an important role in memory, attention, perceptual awareness, thought, language, and consciousness.
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Weegy: The brain stem, the oldest part of the brain, is the central core of the brain. Its structures direct automatic survival functions. [ The cerebral cortex is a structure within the brain that plays a key role in memory, attention, perceptual awareness, and thought. ]
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