Cerebrum

whitish look otherwise known white matter. The cerebral hemispheres have several types of fissures. By pin pointing the top of the brain, it can effectively be separated into pairs of so called lobes. Lobes are just small regions of the brain. The cerebrum or brain can be separated into different pairs of frontal, temporal, parietal or occipital lobes. Every hemisphere has a frontal, temporal, parietal and occipital lobe. Each lobe may be separated, once more,…

the spinal cord to give to the brain so that it can make sense of the message. The adult brain weighs about 3 pounds, and is made of three major parts: the forebrain, midbrain and hindbrain. The forebrain is divided into three more parts called the cerebrum, thalamus, and hypothalamus…

The cerebral cortex is formed up of overlapped and intertwined gray matter in the cerebrum of the brain. It is associated with the superior brain functions, coordination of sensory information, the capability to gain knowledge, the consciousness of being able to receive memory, along with the expression of originality, therefore playing an essential part in our consciousness. The cerebral cortex consists of very small layers of cells composed of billions of neurons as well as their endless…

Some people rely on it for almost everything, including studying. Does it really help, or is it just an excuse to listen to your new favorite hits? Music, everyone listens to it at one point or another whether it’s classical, country, rock, or any other genre, is it really helping, or is it hurting you? Music has helped alzheimer’s patients in the past, so can it help students with healthy brain activity to study? Using music in classrooms is a controversy to say the least, but one…

Go ahead and try it. Prick your finger on a pin. Kick a chair leg. Lightly, please - touch a hot stove. Barring an extremely rare disease, you will definitely feel something. Something strange and terrible; or, at least, that is what your brain tells you. You won’t want to touch that pin again; or you will be more careful when passing through the dining room; or you will remember the next time you cook to keep some distance from hot metal - all because your brain has told you to refrain in such…

In the world today, there are about 5000 languages spoken. Where the languages originated from is the unknown factor that the humans have been studying for the past two centuries. Experts have linked the similarity of languages by the shared words, sounds, or grammatical constructions. There are specific names classified for people who speak a certain number of languages. People who speak one language are termed monolinguals. People who speak two languages fluently are termed bilinguals. People…

not a certain structure that is defined as the Limbic system. The Thalamus, Hypothalamus, Amygdala, the Hippocampus, and the cingulate cortex are the framework for the limbic system. Its location is in the Forebrain and the Midbrain just under the cerebrum. All the structures work in unison to form emotions, motivation, learning, and…

Parts of the limbic system are connected to memory, this is important for sorting and storing memories. The limbic system also is important regulating our emotions. The cerebellum The cerebellum is also known as the little brain. Similarly to the cerebrum it also has two hemispheres. It is situated at the back of the skull. It controls movement, balance and coordination. The cerebellum controls motor movement and voluntary movements for example posture, speech and balancing muscular activity.…

Resting membrane potential is the difference in voltage of the fluids inside a cell and outside a cell and the membrane is said to be polarized. According to the book the value of the resting membrane potential varies from -40 mv to -90 mv in different types of neurons. There are two essential factors that build and generate the resting membrane potential: the differences in the ionic composition of the intracellular and extracellular fluids, and the differential permeability of the plasma…

Those who open attack on several innocent people are often questioned on their motive for the occasion. For instance, everyone remembers the Sandy Hook shootings, but the motive was not completely clear. This event in Newtown, Connecticut in 2012, was a such a gruesome thing to learn about. Adam Lanza, the killer, shot his own mother and then continued his shooting spree to at Sandy Hook Elementary School. News reports have noted that Adam Lanza was fascinated or “obsessed” with mass murderers…