I have decided to research how the human brain works. I have gathered information about each part of the brain and what each individual part’s job is. What made me want to do this project is the fact that I wanted to do something different. I wanted to learn things like, how and where is our memory stored? How many parts of the brain are there? What is each part’s job? How does one tiny organ control what we’re feeling?
Let’s start with our memories. There are 3 types of memories that we have; and they are all stored in different parts of the brain. Explicit memories are stored in 3 very important parts of the brain: the hippocampus, the neocortex, and the amygdala. Their jobs are to help you remember events that happened to you (episodic), as well as general facts and information. Our second kind of memories are called implicit memories. They rely on the basal ganglia and the cerebellum. Last but not least, our short-term working memory relies most heavily on the prefrontal cortex.
The brain is divided into three main parts: the brainstem, the cerebellum, and the cerebrum. The cerebrum is then divided into 4 lobes: the frontal, the occipital, the parietal, and the temporal. Each lobe has a couple very important jobs; for example: Frontal Lobe-
Personality, behavior, emotions
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How about you ask 6-year-old Kaliyasha Barrett. Kaliyasha was diagnosed with a normally fatal abnormality called hydranencephaly before she was born; the doctors told her mother that she should prepare herself for her daughter’s death. When Kaliyasha was born, she was missing her upper-most section of her brain, and the cerebral cortex. She has been living on only a brain stem for her whole life. Sadly, Kaliyasha came down with the flu, which damaged her immune system, lungs, and brainstem to an extent that the doctors said that there was nothing they could do. Kaliyasha passed away October 26,
Let’s start with our memories. There are 3 types of memories that we have; and they are all stored in different parts of the brain. Explicit memories are stored in 3 very important parts of the brain: the hippocampus, the neocortex, and the amygdala. Their jobs are to help you remember events that happened to you (episodic), as well as general facts and information. Our second kind of memories are called implicit memories. They rely on the basal ganglia and the cerebellum. Last but not least, our short-term working memory relies most heavily on the prefrontal cortex.
The brain is divided into three main parts: the brainstem, the cerebellum, and the cerebrum. The cerebrum is then divided into 4 lobes: the frontal, the occipital, the parietal, and the temporal. Each lobe has a couple very important jobs; for example: Frontal Lobe-
Personality, behavior, emotions
Judgment, …show more content…
How about you ask 6-year-old Kaliyasha Barrett. Kaliyasha was diagnosed with a normally fatal abnormality called hydranencephaly before she was born; the doctors told her mother that she should prepare herself for her daughter’s death. When Kaliyasha was born, she was missing her upper-most section of her brain, and the cerebral cortex. She has been living on only a brain stem for her whole life. Sadly, Kaliyasha came down with the flu, which damaged her immune system, lungs, and brainstem to an extent that the doctors said that there was nothing they could do. Kaliyasha passed away October 26,