GOOD MORNING

Presented by: Group 4

 BRAIN

It is a complex organ that controls

thought, memory, emotion, touch, motor
skills, vision, breathing, temperature,
hunger and every process that regulates
our body.
 PERSONAL
DEVELOPMENT
M o d u l e 1 1 : B r a i n s : P a r t s ,
P r o c e s s e s a n d F u n c t i o n s

Presented by: Group 4

Brain
The brain is the most complex part of the human body.
This three-pound organ is the seat of intelligence,
interpreter of the senses, initiator of body movement,
and controller of behavior. Lying in its bony shell and
washed by protective fluid, the brain is the source of all
the qualities that define our humanity.
Parts
of
the
Brain
1. Cerebrum
The largest part of the brain, the cerebrum initiates and
coordinates movement and regulates temperature. Other
areas of the cerebrum enable speech, judgment, thinking and
reasoning, problem-solving, emotions and learning. Other
functions relate to vision, hearing, touch and other senses.
2. Cerebellum
The cerebellum is important for making postural adjustments
in order to maintain balance. Through its input from
vestibular receptors and proprioceptors, it modulates
commands to motor neurons to compensate for shifts in body
position or changes in load upon muscles.
3. Brain Stem
It is responsible for many vital functions of life, such
as breathing, consciousness, blood pressure, heart rate, and
sleep. The brainstem contains many critical collections of
white and grey matter. The grey matter within the brainstem
consists of nerve cell bodies and forms many important
brainstem nuclei.
4. Limbic System
The limbic system is the part of the brain involved
in our behavioral and emotional responses,
especially when it comes to behaviors we need for
survival: feeding, reproduction and caring for our
young, and fight or flight responses.
5. Thalamus
 Thalamus is your body's information relay station. All

information from your body's senses (except smell) must be

processed through your thalamus before being sent to your
brain's cerebral cortex for interpretation. Your thalamus also
plays a role in sleep, wakefulness, consciousness, learning
and memory.
6. Hypothalamus
A structure deep in your brain, acts as your body's
smart control coordinating center. Its main function is
to keep your body in a stable state called homeostasis.
It does its job by directly influencing your autonomic
nervous system or by managing hormones.
7. Cerebral Cortex
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.
Lobes of Cerebrum
Frontal Lobe
The largest lobes in the human brain and they
are also the most common region of injury in
traumatic brain injury. The frontal lobes are
important for voluntary movement, expressive
language and for managing higher level
executive functions.
Function: “Action”
Mental and Physical
Executive functioning includes:
• Planning • Memory
• Problem Solving
• Learning
• Motivation
• Reward
• Judgement
• Attention
• Decision Making
• Impulse Control
• Social Behavior
• Personality
Parietal Lobe
Parietal lobe is a key part of your understanding of the world
around you. It processes your sense of touch and assembles
input from your other senses into a form you can use. Your
parietal lobe also helps you understand where you are in
relation to other things that your senses are picking up
around you.
Function: “Somatosensory”
Processing
Awareness of Somatic Proprioception
Sensation Somatic
• Touch Sensation
• Analyzing • Coordination of
• Pain • Recognizing Visual, Auditory
• Temperature • Memory of and Somatosensory
• Pressure Somatic Stimuli
Sensation • Spacial and Body
• Vibration Awareness
Temporal Lobe
Temporal lobe is the most commonly associated
with processing auditory information and with the
encoding of memory. The temporal lobes are also
believed to play an important role in processing
affect/emotions, language, and certain aspects of visual
perception.
Function: “Auditory”
Awareness of Auditory Processing Auditory
Stimuli
Stimuli
• Analyzing
• Hearing sounds • Recognizing
• Memory of
• Pitch, Frequency Auditory Stimuli
Occipital Lobe
The occipital lobes sit at the back of the head and
are responsible for visual perception, including color,
form and motion. Damage to the occipital lobe can
include: Difficulty with locating objects in
environment. Difficulty with identifying colors (Color
Agnosia)
Function: “Visual”
Awareness of Visual Stimuli

• Seeing objects/stimuli

Processing Visual Stimuli

• Analyzing

• Recognizing

• Memory of Visual Stimuli

• Shapes, Colors, Sizes

QUIZ
Identify:
1. This three-pound organ is the
seat of intelligence, interpreter
of the senses, initiator of body
movement, and controller of
behavior.
Identify:

2. It plays a role in sleep,

wakefulness, consciousness,
learning and memory.
Identify:

3. It plays an important role in

processing affect/emotions,
language, and certain aspects of
visual perception.
Identify
 4. The inability to
recognize colors or
difficulty with identifying
colors.
Enumerate:

5. Enumerate the parts of the Brain.

Answer:
1. Brain

2. Thalamus

3. Temporal Lobe

4. Color Agnosia

5. Cerebrum, Cerebellum, Brain Stem, Limbic System,

Thalamus, Hypothalamus, Cerebral Cortex
Thank you!!!