Studying The Brain

Definitions to put in your “Definitions” section of your binderHindbrain: a part of the brain located at the rear base of the skull that is involved in the basic processes of life

Midbrain: a small part of the brain above the pons that arouses the brain, integrates sensory information, and relays it upward

Definitions to put in your “Definitions” section of your binderForebrain: a part of the brain that covers the brain’s central core, responsible for sensory and motor control and the processing of thinking and language.

Lobes: the different regions into which the cerebral cortex is divided.

Parts of the Brain to Know (the three brains)

Parts of the Brain to Know (the three brains)Hindbrain

-cerebellum…-medulla…-pons…

Midbrain-stimulates the brain and

relays info

Parts of the Brain to Know (the three brains)Forebrain

-thalamus-hypothalamus-cerebrum-corpus callosum-cerebral cortex-amygdala-hippocampus

Lobes of the Cerebral Cortex-

Lobes of the Cerebral Cortex-there are two hemispheres to the brain

-they are connected by the corpus callosum

-occipital lobe-visual signals processed

-temporal lobe-hearing, memory, emotion, and speaking

Lobes of the Cerebral Cortex-frontal lobe

-organization, planning, creative thinking

Parietal lobe-gets info from the skin, senses,

and muscles

Hemispheres of the Brain-left and right hemispheres

-compliment each other (mirror images)

-corpus callosum carries messages between the hemispheres

-each side connected to opposite side of the body

Hemispheres of the Brain-left hemisphere

-controls right side of the body-often where speech is located-mathematical ability, calculation

and logic

Hemispheres of the Brain-right hemisphere

-controls the left side of the body-adept at visual and spatial

relations-ex: puzzles

-recognizing patterns from visual to auditory

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVGlfcP3ATI&feature=related-This is a video giving a virtual representation of the brain.