| What is the brainstem? | Part of the brain that connects the spinal cord to the upper brain |
| What is the cerebrum? | The largest part of the brain where higher processing happens, it includes the upper cortex. |
| What is the cortex? | The outer layer of the brain |
| What is the spinal cord? | A pathway of nerves inside the spine which connects the brain to the rest of the body through the peripheral nervous system |
| What is hemisphere? | Half of the brain, if we look down from the top, right hemisphere is on the right side and the left hemisphere is on the left |
| What is the frontal lobe in charge of? | Important role in decision making and impulse control
Helps control problem solving skills, helps us concentrate and pay attention |
| What is the temporal lobe in charge of? | Helps with hearing, understanding sound and speech and creating speech
Both processing and producing sound-based information
Areas in the temporal lobe can control memory functions |
| What is the cerebellum in charge of? | Plays vital role in movement, coordination and balance
Takes information from different senses, spinal cord and other part of the brain and combines them to coordinate behavior. |
| What is the occipital lobe in charge of? | Helps with ability to see and process visual information from our eyes and helps make sense of the information
Often called the visual cortex seeing as it main job is to control all things related to processing visual information. |
| What is the parietal lobe in charge of? | Plays in ability to understand the world around us (perception)
Recognising faces
Helps to work out the face to someone we already know. It also is responsible for our sense of touch. |
| What GABA? | Helps to calm us down when we are stressed and relieves anxiety |
| What is serotonin? | Plays a role in mood, low serotonin has been found with those who suffer from depression |
| What is dopamine? | Plays a role in attention and learning, low dopamine can lead to difficulties concentrating.
Also important int erms of pleasure and addiction. |
| What is the corpus callosum? | Thick bundle of nerve fibers connection the 2 hemispheres of the brain so that they can communicate with each other |
| What does the right hemisphere control? | The movement on the left side of the body |
| What does the left hemisphere control? | The movement on the right side of the body |
| What does the right hemisphere in charge of? | Creativity
Emotion
Spatial awareness
Art
Music |
| What is the left hemisphere in charge of? | Logic
Impulse facts
Language
Organisation
Maths
Science |
