1. The Human Brain

2. The Central Core  Cerebellum: Motor Control  Brain Stem:  Pons: Sleep, arousal  Reticular Formation: Sleep, arousal, attention  Medulla: unconscious functions (i.e. breathing)  Which part of the nervous system?  Thalamus: Relay station for the senses  Hypothalamus: Homeostasis  What other important function does this organ perform? http://creationwiki.org/Human_brain

3. Limbic System  Controls eating, aggression, and reproduction  Consists of:  Amygdala  Hippocampus  Fornix http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limbic_system

4. The Cerebral Cortex Memor  4 Major Lobes  Frontal  Parietal  Temporal  Occipital http://seeingnoises.wordpress.com/2012/05/05/the-brain-concept-with-synaesthesia/

5. Frontal Lobe Frontal lobes: Emotions Thinking Memory Personality Motor Area Voluntary movement Broca’s Area (Speech production) http://seeingnoises.wordpress.com/2012/05/05/the-brain-concept-with-synaesthesia/

6. Parietal Lobe  Memory of objects, uses, and directions  Somatosensory Area http://seeingnoises.wordpress.com/2012/05/05/the-brain-concept-with-synaesthesia/

7. Temporal Lobe  Hearing, Speech, and Memory  Wernicke’s area (Speech Comprehension)  Auditory Area http://seeingnoises.wordpress.com/2012/05/05/the-brain-concept-with-synaesthesia/

8. Occipital Lobe  Visual area  Visual association area http://seeingnoises.wordpress.com/2012/05/05/the-brain-concept-with-synaesthesia/

9. Hemispheres  Symmetrical halves of the brain  Lateralization: the dominance of one hemisphere of the brain in specific functions  Example: Language  Left Hemisphere: Verbal Functions  i.e. speaking, reading, thinking, reasoning  Right Hemisphere: Nonverbal Functions  i.e. spatial relationships, recognition of patterns, music and emotional expression http://wps.prenhall.com/hss_wade_psychology_7/4/1087/278465.cw/in dex.html

10. Studying the Brain  EEG: Electroencephalogram  PET: Positron Emission Tomography  fMRI: Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging  TMS: Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Imaging http://www.csulb.edu/~cwallis/482/fmri/fmri.html