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The Human Brain

The Human Brain. Module One: Booklet #5. DID YOU KNOW... A bigger brain doesn’t always mean a smarter person. Albert Einstein’s brain was slightly smaller than average!!!. Meet Your Master: Getting to Know Your Brain - Crash Course Psychology #4.

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The Human Brain

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  1. The Human Brain Module One: Booklet #5 DID YOU KNOW... A bigger brain doesn’t always mean a smarter person. Albert Einstein’s brain was slightly smaller than average!!!

  2. Meet Your Master: Getting to Know Your Brain - Crash Course Psychology #4 • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHrmiy4W9C0&index=4&list=PLNo419yvwUDDuGEekLWgdlJPUA3WOVeig (12:33)

  3. TASK: To learn about the roles of the human brain and the parts that comprise it INTENT: There are many parts in the human brain that work together to coordinate movement and stimulate thinking and emotions, resulting in behaviour CRITERIA: To be able to match structures of the human brain to their function http://kidshealth.org/kid/htbw/NSmovie.html (3:43)

  4. Brain StructureSurgeons say that a living brain feels a lot like soft tofu! cerebrum cerebellum hypothalamus pituitary gland medulla Brain Animation

  5. 1. Hindbrain – Consists of: a) Medulla (Oblongata)b) Ponsc) Cerebellum

  6. Medulla (oblongata) • Location: Where the spinal cord enters the skull • Functions: It controls automatic functions (i.e you are not aware of them) such as heart rate and breathing

  7. b) Pons • Location: Between medulla & the midbrain • Function: Pons means a “bridge” & it interconnects messages between the spinal cord and the brain

  8. c) Cerebellum • Location: Extending from the rear of the brainstem • Functions: It regulates balance, posture, movement and muscle coordination • NOTE: Alcohol causes temporary loss of cerebellum functions, which results in staggering & other signs of loss of coordination

  9. 2. Midbrain • Location: Just above the pons • Function: Integrates sensory information and relays it upward

  10. 3. Forebrain – Consists of: a) Hypothalamusb) Thalamusc) Cerebrum (also called cerebral cortex)

  11. Hypothalamus • Location: Between midbrain & cerebrum • Functions: Regulates basic needs including hunger, thirst and temperature; • also controls falling asleep

  12. b) Thalamus • Location: Located above the hypothalamus • Functions: Serves as a relay center between various parts of the brain and spinal cord for all sensory information (expect smell); • also involved in keeping a person conscious, • and plays a role in awareness of pain

  13. c) Cerebrum (also called cerebral cortex) NOTE: Is the largest part of the human brain • Is made up of FOUR regions called lobes

  14. Frontal Lobe • Location: Front section of the cerebrum • Functions: Associated with higher reasoning, voluntary body movements and speech

  15. Temporal Lobe • Location: Bottom section of the cerebrum (above ears) • Functions: Associated with memories and the perceptions of sounds and language

  16. Parietal Lobe • Location: Middle section of the cerebrum • Functions: Associated with the perception of touch, pressure and pain

  17. Occipital Lobe • Location: Back section of the cerebrum • Function: Associated with visual perception

  18. Structures associated with brain: • Corpus Callosum: Large band of nerve fibres between the cerebral hemispheres (ie. right &left side) • Spinal Cord: Connects the nerves of the PNS with the brain. It transmits signals between the brain and the rest of the body.

  19. Parts of the Brain Review • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVjpfPNpoGA (1:36)

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