B5: THE BRAIN

Question 1

What are the 3 regions of the brain?

Answer 1

-cerebral cortex
-cerebellum
-medulla

Question 2

What does the cerebral cortex control?

Answer 2

-consciousness
-intelligence
-memory
-language

Question 3

What does the cerebellum control?

Answer 3

-muscle coordination

Question 4

What does the medulla control?

Answer 4

-unconscious activities (eg: breathing, heartbeat etc)

Question 5

What are the difficulties of investigating and treating the brain?

Answer 5

-risk of further damage as the brain is complex and delicate and there are billions of interconnected neurones
-ethics

Question 6

What are 3 methods that neuroscientists use to study the brain?

Answer 6

-studying patients with brain damage
-electrically stimulating the brain
-MRI scans

Question 7

Evaluate medical procedures carried out on the brain (advs and disadvs)

Answer 7

ADVS:
-can improve quality of life
-reduced needs of other medication
-symptom reduction
DISADVS:
-risk of further damage
-invasive
-prolonged treatment