Cerebral cortex

approximately a decade before anything can be detected in the brain by certain scans or tests. This sort of disease is rapid and once a patient is diagnosed, it only gets worse from that point on. The cerebral cortex is responsible for thinking, planning, and remembering information. For Alzheimer’s patients, the cortex shrivels up causing the loss or gain of any information. The shrinkage of the Hippocampus is directly responsible for the inability to store new memories. Researchers have…

Do you think consuming enormous amount of alcohol is cool? Does drinking relax your mind? Does it take away all your problems? The answers to all of these questions is no. Getting drunk does not make you cool in my eyes it makes you irresponsible. It may relax your mind for a little while but after that your mind is back to being all over the place again. It doesn’t take your problems away because after you sober up you still have the same problems you had before. Getting drunk may make you feel…

Researching the correlation amongst brain anatomy and physiology is a primary pursuit of neuroscience. Simplistic in its composition the brain is astoundingly the most complicated machine known to man. This mass of protein and fat in addition to being responsible for maintaining homeostasis also encompasses attributes that not only make us unique, creative, empathetic, moreover human. Overview of structure & function The brain of humans is primarily composed of two general classes of…

areas supported by the current research are the inferior frontal gyrus pars opercularis in the prefrontal cortex, the ventral pre-motor cortex, the inferior parietal lobe, and the superior temporal sulcus between the superior and middle temporal gyri. The inferior frontal gyrus is thought to be involeved in inhibition of action and risk aversion (Archibald, 2006). The ventral premotor cortex is part of the Brodmann area 6…

One of the most expensive organs in the human body is the brain. The physiological task of the brain includes receiving information from the rest of the body, deducing that information, and then guiding the body’s response to it. The brain also helps perform vital processes such as maintaining blood pressure, releasing hormones, and respiratory functions. For a while, many scientists thought that all mammalian brains (including the human brain) were made in the same way. Therefore, it is fair to…

telencephalon). The diencephalon structure contains the hypothalamus and thalamus. Which that maintains functions like controlling everyday functioning, relaying information, motor control. The telencephalon maintains the functions such as the cerebral cortex, amygdala, the hippocampus,basal ganglia,and the olfactory…

stabilise the joint (Schultz RA et al1984). Injuries, including ACL tears, are likely to disrupt this process. Spinal motor neuron receives afferent information from both ipsilateral and contralateral limbs (Cuadrado ML et al 1999). In the cerebral motor cortex cross-connections between…

Task One Explain the functions of the following The Temporal Lobe The temporal lobe is placed in the base of the cortex behind the temples. It is one of the four exceeding lobes in the cerebral cortex. The temporal lobe develops sensory information. It controls select listening and the data collected from the ears. Sound and speech is also created here. The temporal lobe conceives significant speech, including sounds and pitches. Long term and visual memories are stored here. The temporal…

Overall, from examining the brain from a three-dimensional stand point, I have learned a plethora of information to help me better understand the different capabilities my own brain has. Beginning with the cerebrum, I learned that this area mostly controls posture, balance, and coordination primarily in already learned, physical skills. A great example for better understanding of this area would be learning a dance. At first, one will not be capable of having the proper posture with each move,…

that there are two neural pathways of the brain function and they are the high road and low road thinking. The difference between these two ways is, high road thinking is a slow and deep- level thinking by using the new brain as known as the cerebral cortex to think of the logic, sequential, non-emotional, conscious and verbal communication. However, low road thinking is using the old brain (amygdala) as known as a limbic system to process emotions, holistic, non-verbal communication,…