The human brain is magnificent and complex. The brain is made up of many parts, each with a specific and important function. It controls our ability to balance, walk, talk, and eat. It coordinates and regulates our breathing, blood circulation, and heart rate. It is responsible for our ability to speak, to process and remember information, make decisions, and feel emotions. Every brain is unique, ever-changing, and extremely sensitive to its environment. Show
The brain is divided into functional sections, called lobes:
Each lobe has an important and specific function, detailed below.
The functional sections (lobes) of the brain are also categorized by side – the right side and the left side. If you split the brain down the middle into two equally-sized parts, they are not the same and do not carry the same functions. The right side of the brain controls the left side of the body, while the left side of the brain controls the right side of the body. Each side is responsible for different functions, and general patterns of dysfunction may occur depending on the side of the brain sustaining an injury. The traits of each side are detailed below:
Continue ReadingWhich part of the brain is associated with physical movement and automatic reflexes?The cerebellum — also called the "little brain" because it looks like a small version of the cerebrum — is responsible for balance, movement, and coordination.
Which part of the brain is responsible for processing sensory input?The parietal lobe is separated from the occipital lobe by the parieto-occipital sulcus and is behind the central sulcus. It is responsible for processing sensory information and contains the somatosensory cortex.
Which part of the brain is best described as responsible for piecing together sensory input?Located above the occipital lobe and behind the frontal lobe, the parietal lobe plays a key role in sensory perception and integration, including spatial reasoning and your sense of your body's movement within the world.
What brain region is responsible for learning memory and personality?Collectively, your cerebral cortex is responsible for the higher-level processes of the human brain, including language, memory, reasoning, thought, learning, decision-making, emotion, intelligence and personality.
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