The Brain

LO: Identify the main functions of the brain and how we map it
KW: Brain
An organ which coordinates responses within the body

Map of the brain:

Cerebrum Hemisphere is responsible for conscious thinking and response to stimuli,

intelligence, personality and stuff like languages
Cerebellum performs physical actions, balance and muscular activity
Medulla oblongata performs unconscious activities like heart rate and breathing
Hypothalamus regulates internal conditions like temperature

Phineas Gage- head trauma and his personality changed

Wilder Penfield - Opened the brain and prodded different parts asking the person what they
felt.
Modern = MRI - Scanning the brain whilst getting the person to perform different tasks to see
what regions are being used
Modern = EEG - Electrodes to stimulate the different regions of the brain and asking the
person what they are experiencing