The Brain: The Mind Of The Brain

The brain is an amazing thing but it’s also such a weird thing. We just have this 3 pound ball of nervous tissue inside of our skull that helps us walk, talk, move, solve problems, write, read, imagine impossible situations that will stress you out at 4 AM (take this part out possibly), feel emotions, stores memories, and so many other incredible things. Okay, so the brain is basically billions of brain cells arranged in different patterns that coordinate our thoughts, behaviors, movements, and our senses. It’s like a little highway system of nerves that connects your brain to the rest your body, so you can communicate and respond in a split second. While all the parts of your brain work together, each and every part is responsible for every

It’s divided into two halves by a deep fissure. These two hemispheres interact with each other through a thick expanse of nerves called the corpus callosum. Messages that are being sent to and from one side of the body are usually handled by the other side of the brain, which sounds incredibly confusing. The brain’s hemispheres are divided into four lobes. The frontal lobe controls thinking, planning, organizing, problem-solving, and movement. The parietal lobes interpret sensory information, which would be like temperatures and the five senses. The occipital lobes process images that we see from our eyes and link that information with different images that have already been stored in our memories. The last of the lobes is the temporal lobes and those things process information from your sense of smell, taste, and sound, these lobes also play a bit of a role in memory storage. The cerebellum is this small, little wrinkled ball of tissue that is located below and behind the brain. It’s job is to combine sensory information from the eyes, ears, and muscles to help coordinate movements. The brainstem links the brain to the spinal cord and controls a lot of the vital bodily functions, like our heart rate, temperature, breathing, and it’s also very important for