The Brain

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The Brain

• By Jessie

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Parietal Lobe
The parietal lobes can be divided into two
functional regions. One involves sensation and
perception and the other is concerned with
integrating sensory input. This lobe involves
sense of touch and understanding the space around
you.

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Frontal Lobe

• The frontal lobes are considered our emotional
  control center and home to our personality. The
  frontal lobes are involved in motor function,
  problem solving, memory, language, judgment,
  impulse control, and social behavior.

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Occipital Lobe

• The occipital lobes are the center of our visual
  perception system. The occipital lobe also
  involves interpreting shapes and colors. This
  lobe is located in the back of the brain.

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Temporal Lobe

• The temporal lobes are involved in the primary
  organization of sensory input. The temporal lobe
  controls smell and sound interpretation and
  speech. This lobe also controls short-term
  memory.

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Cerebellum

• The cerebellum is involved in the coordination
  of voluntary movement and balance. The cerebellum
  also controls muscle tone. It is located just
  above the brain stem and toward the back of the
  brain.

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Neurons
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Dendrites
Dendrites are involved in the nervous system,
either growing or retracting. This part of the
neuron works with the axon to receive messages
from other neurons. Dendrites bring information
to the cell body and axons take information away
from the cell body.
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Synapse

• Information from one neuron flows to another
  neuron across a synapse. The synapse contains a
  small gap separating neurons. For communication
  between neurons to occur, an electrical impulse
  must travel down an axon to the synaptic
  terminal.

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Axon

• An axon is a long tube like arm. It works with
  the dendrite to give and receive information to
  and from other dendrites.

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Cell Body

• The cell body or in other words, the soma, is
  the largest part of a cell. The cell body holds
  all of the general parts of a cell as well as the
  nucleus, which is the control center. The cell
  body also contains many other unique structures
  responsible for making energy and getting rid of
  cellular wastes.

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Limbic System
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Hippocampus

Your hippocampus is a brain structure that
compares new learning and past learning. There
is a region of the brain that is said to be
central to memory, this is our hippocampus. The
hippocampus also turns short term memories into
long term memories.
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Amygdala

• The amygdala processes emotions, like rage, fear,
  and feelings, sent from the senses input. Your
  amygdala is your brains 911 system.

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Amygdala Notes
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Hypothalamus

• Your hypothalamus is the part of your body that
  controls your temperature, appetite, and blood
  pressure. The hypothalamus works with the
  pituitary gland to get hormones from it. Motor
  function and the sleep cycle are also controlled
  by the Hypothalamus.

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Hypothalamus notes
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Pituitary Gland

• The pituitary gland controls your growth and
  blood pressure. If you dont get enough sleep,
  it may stunt your growth and high blood pressure
  may occur. The pituitary is partially controlled
  by the hypothalamus.

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