MY BRAIN

INITIAL FACTS

• The brain is a crucial 3 pound organ.
• It interprets info from the outside world
• The brain is all of our senses

WHAT THE BRAIN DOES

• The brain controls our thoughts
• Controls our speech
• Our movment
• The function of our organs
• And how we respond to text

CEREBUM

• Largest part of the brain
• Interprets touch, vision,hearing
• In charge of emotion,reasoning,learning,and fine control movement

BRAIN STEM

• Is a relay center connected to the spinal cord
• It is to protect our skull

FRONTAL LOBE

• Controls personality,behavior,emoti-ons,judgement, and problem solving
• Controls speech, speaking, writing, and intelligence

PARIETAL LOBE

• Interprets language,and words
• Sense of touch, pain and temperature
• Signals from vision,hearing,and memory

OCCIPITAL LOBE

• Interprets vision
• Is in charge of seeing light, color, movement
• The two occipital lobes are the smallest of four lobes in the human brain

HYPOTHATHALAMUS

• On the floor of the third ventricle
• The master control of the autonomic system
• Controls hunger, thirst, sleep temperature,blood pressure, and emotions

PITUITARY GLAND

• Base of skull connected to hypothalamus
• The master gland
• Fights disease
• Responds to stress

CRANIAL NERVES

• Twelve of them
• Ten of them control hearing,eye movment,facial sensations,taste, swallowing, movement of face,neck,shoulders,and tongue .

LONG TERM MEMORY

• When you want to memorize something for a long time
• Unlimited content and duration
• Personal memories-facts and figures

SHORT TERM MEMORY

• Working memory
• Stores Information for 1 minute
• Only holds up to 7 things

SKILL MEMORY

• In the cerebellum
• Relays information
• Stores automatic learning memories

INTERESTING FACTS

• Left side of brain controls right side of body
• Right side of brain controls left side of body.
• The left hemisphere is in charge of language, and speech
• The right hemisphere is in charge of interpreting visual info.

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TEMPORAL LOBE

• Understanding language
• Memory and hearing
• Sequencing and organization