The Brain

The brain is incredibly complex with all its different parts that make up it. There are parts that make up the brain: frontal lobes, Temporal lobes, occipital lobes, parietal lobes, brain steam, and cerebellum. The frontal lobes are the largest lobes of the brain, which are located behind the forehead.  They are prone to injury because they sit inside the front of the skull and near rough bony ridges. These lobes are involved in: planning, organizing, problem solving, memory, impulse control, decision making, selective, attention, controlling our behavior and emotions. The left frontal lobes specifically control speech and language.  The temporal lobes are located on the sides of the brain under the parietal lobes and behind the frontal lobes at about the level of the ears. And they are responsible for: recognizing and processing sound, understanding and producing speech, and various aspects of memory. The occipital lobes are located at the lower back of the head.  They are responsible of receiving and processing visual information, and canting areas that help in perceiving shapes and colors.  The parietal lobe is located behind the frontal lobes, the parietal lobes: integrate sensory information from various parts of the body, contain the primary sensory cortex, and tells us which way is up, help to keep us from bumping into things when we walk. The brainstem is composed of the midbrain, the pons, and the medulla, which is located at the base of the brain. It regulates basic involuntary functions necessary for survival such as: breathing, heat rate, blood pressure, and swallowing. It also plays a big role in alertness and sensation.  Located at the back of the brain, the cerebellum controls: balance, movement, coordination. The cerebellum also allows us to stand upright, keep our balance, and move around. 

The cool thing about the brain is that there are different learning styles from the right or left side of the brain. The concept of the left and right brain lately popped up in the 1960’s, but since has become a well-known part of human psychology. While we all use both sides of the brain, each of us has a dominate side, and these dominate side makes up for a huge part of our personalities.  Those with a right side dominant brain depend more on visual references for understanding and are often more time visual learners. They are more emotional, swayed by feelings, and are able to better understand and reflect on these feelings. The downsides are they send to be disorganized, lacking in time-management, and unable to prioritize well. The left brain is the side that handles organization and logic. They prefer schedules and deadline, and love rules and regulations. They are more auditory learners, and are better at using works to remember things rather than visual aids. They process ideas in a step-by- step, algorithmic way, and are therefore less prone to error.