Cortex: Highest level (upper brain). Allows
us to do things uniquely human (speak,
reason) Each function processed in Motor cortex:
different segments of cortex but work Activity
together. Association cortex Special ability
Prefrontal
cortex: Thinking
Visual centre
Stores muscle memory.
Speech Connected to the inner ear &
centre controls balance and posture.
Neurological functions nec for Auto pilot for activities like riding a
survival (breathing, digestion ect) & bike. Little brain
arousal (awake/asleep) Instinctive
Midbrain/Limbic System: above the brain
brainstem. Triggers emotions
(Fear, anger stress etc.) Central
part of the brain. Emotional brain
Gate keepers hippocampus and amygdale relay important messages to different parts of the brain
Left hemisphere: written words, logic, numbers, maths and sequence
Right hemisphere: rhyme, rhythm, music, pictures and imagination
Linked by Corpus Callosum by means of neurons. Helps brain to work as one.
Stress = Noradrenaline “danger trigger” – body produces adrenaline and other chemicals which prep the body for fight/flight.
Serotonin = brains impulse modulator.
us to do things uniquely human (speak,
reason) Each function processed in Motor cortex:
different segments of cortex but work Activity
together. Association cortex Special ability
Prefrontal
cortex: Thinking
Visual centre
Stores muscle memory.
Speech Connected to the inner ear &
centre controls balance and posture.
Neurological functions nec for Auto pilot for activities like riding a
survival (breathing, digestion ect) & bike. Little brain
arousal (awake/asleep) Instinctive
Midbrain/Limbic System: above the brain
brainstem. Triggers emotions
(Fear, anger stress etc.) Central
part of the brain. Emotional brain
Gate keepers hippocampus and amygdale relay important messages to different parts of the brain
Left hemisphere: written words, logic, numbers, maths and sequence
Right hemisphere: rhyme, rhythm, music, pictures and imagination
Linked by Corpus Callosum by means of neurons. Helps brain to work as one.
Stress = Noradrenaline “danger trigger” – body produces adrenaline and other chemicals which prep the body for fight/flight.
Serotonin = brains impulse modulator.
