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    main structural divisions, the cerebrum, the cerebellum and the brainstem. The cerebrum fills up most of your skull, it is divided into right and left hemispheres it is involved in remembering, problem solving, thinking, and feeling. It also controls movement. Functionally, it obtains information from your surroundings then sends that information to a specific part of the cerebrum. The cerebrum interprets the knowledge and decides what must happen next. The cerebrum, holds the instructions for everything

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    Cortex The human brain is very complex and is constantly being studied. Scientists have named different portions of the brain and try to understand what the different areas control. The Cerebrum is the largest part of the brain and contains most of the body’s voluntary functions. (ChalkSMART, 2012) The Cerebrum contains four lobes, the occipital lobe, the parietal lobe, the temporal lobe, and the frontal lobe. The lobes are named for the skull bones they correlate with. Scientists have studied which

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    Cranial Nerves Origin

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    directly from the brain. The first two nerves (olfactory and optic) arise from the cerebrum, whereas the remaining ten emerge from the brain stem. The names of the cranial nerves relate to their function and they are also numerically identified in roman numerals (I-XII). Origin of the Cranial Nerves There are twelve cranial nerves in total. The olfactory nerve (CN I) and optic nerve (CN II) originate from the cerebrum. Cranial nerves III – XII arise from the brain stem (Figure 1). They can arise from

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    be viewed as part and bundle of etymological insights. Having said this, yet, I 'd like to contend that when we take a gander at how the cerebrum forms the true knowledge of perusing and thinking of, we can start to perceive how the greater part of the eight intelligences have vital parts to play. To represent, how about we look at what happens in the cerebrum amid the basic display of talking a printed word (see Figure 1.1). Initially the human eye must watch the statement along the page. This

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    the midbrain and the hindbrain, the right hemisphere and the left hemisphere. The two hemispheres are then connected by the corpus callosum. the cerebrum is covered by a thin layer of gray tissue called the cerebral cortex. The cerebral cortex is in turn divided into four lobes: frontal lobes, parietal lobes, temporal lobes, and occipital lobes. The cerebrum or telencephalon. The four different lobes located within the cerebral cortex have individual

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    hippocampus and the amygdala convert into memory and emotion. The primary functions of the brainstem include “relaying information between the body, perform critical functions in controlling the heart, breathing and consciousness” (Lewis). Between the cerebrum and brainstem lie the thalamus and hypothalamus. “Motor signals to the cortex and is involved in regulating consciousness, sleep and alertness” (Lewis) is the response of the thalamus. Additionally, “the thalamus is the relay station for the information

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    What effects does alcohol abuse have on our memory? The world’s most popular drug, alcohol has both an acute and chronic effect on memory. Memory is the process in which information is encoded, stored, and retrieved. While an individual is intoxicated, their subsequent episodic memory of information or an even is reduced. Everyone suffers from a loss of memory at some stage, but drinkers are likely to make bigger mistakes and on a regular basis. “Alcohol is associated with a host of familiar cognitive

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    test that Stroop did was slightly different. …. In order to understand what causes this to happen, it is important to know a little bit about the structure and function of the brain. There are three major parts in the brain, the Cerebellum, Cerebrum, and the Medulla. The Cerebellum is responsible for,

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    Frontal Lobe Functions

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    The brain has many parts such as the frontal lobe and the cerebellum, which both play major roles in the Human Brain.My first topic is the parts of the brain and all what it controls,in this topic we will cover the frontal and temporal lobes.We will be covering the cerebellum and its parts inside too.We will talk about how the brain sends nerves from the frontal lobe to your eyes to cry or how your temporal lobes send nerves to your nose to smell. Your frontal lobe is in the front part of your brain

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    body function that the disease affects in the brain consist of: thinking, seeing, hearing, breathing, and body movements. It hinders storing and making of memories and hinders the aptitude to feel emotions. There are three parts of the brain: the cerebrum, the brain stem, and the cerebellum. The

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