Functions of the Human Brain!
The human weighs only 3 pounds, but accounts up to 22 percent of the human body.
The Human Brain is made up of four major lobes, the frontal lobe, temporal lobe (the site for language and communication), occipital lobe (back of the brain), and the parietal lobe.
The frontal lobe is probably the most important part of the brain since it stores decision making, abstract thought, rationality, and other vital functions to the brain. To compare, the frontal lobe is deemed as the brake of the brain, which slows everything down when the amygdala (the gas/engine of the brain) is going out of control.
Other essential elements to the brain are the cerebellum and the brain stem, which receives signals from the spinal cord. The cerebellum is responsible for motor movement and coordination, which is also referred to as procedural memory.
The brain stem (the basement of the brain) can before the cerebellum, which is consider the first floor of the brain. Therefore, the brain stem is considered one of the key fundaments of the brain, which holds everything together.
Within the limbic system, the amygdala regulates powerful emotions, such as fear and angry, which pertains to flight versus fight. When angry people feel threat, they will use their amygdala to protect themselves during hazardous situations. The purpose of anger is to take action when something is wrong. However, too much anger may be unhealthy; some who have high levels of anger may suffer partial brain damage where the prefrontal cortex or frontal lobe is missing. In addition, some antisocial, sociopath, or serial killers have smaller amygdala, which cause some of them to lack empathy and remorse. Hippocampus is also located in the limbic system, which is mainly responsible for memory. The purpose of memory is to help people use their retention skills by learning from their mistakes so unpleasant events will not happen to them again.
The Human Brain is made up of four major lobes, the frontal lobe, temporal lobe (the site for language and communication), occipital lobe (back of the brain), and the parietal lobe.
The frontal lobe is probably the most important part of the brain since it stores decision making, abstract thought, rationality, and other vital functions to the brain. To compare, the frontal lobe is deemed as the brake of the brain, which slows everything down when the amygdala (the gas/engine of the brain) is going out of control.
Other essential elements to the brain are the cerebellum and the brain stem, which receives signals from the spinal cord. The cerebellum is responsible for motor movement and coordination, which is also referred to as procedural memory.
The brain stem (the basement of the brain) can before the cerebellum, which is consider the first floor of the brain. Therefore, the brain stem is considered one of the key fundaments of the brain, which holds everything together.
Within the limbic system, the amygdala regulates powerful emotions, such as fear and angry, which pertains to flight versus fight. When angry people feel threat, they will use their amygdala to protect themselves during hazardous situations. The purpose of anger is to take action when something is wrong. However, too much anger may be unhealthy; some who have high levels of anger may suffer partial brain damage where the prefrontal cortex or frontal lobe is missing. In addition, some antisocial, sociopath, or serial killers have smaller amygdala, which cause some of them to lack empathy and remorse. Hippocampus is also located in the limbic system, which is mainly responsible for memory. The purpose of memory is to help people use their retention skills by learning from their mistakes so unpleasant events will not happen to them again.
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