the brain

Question 1

what does the brain control

Answer 1

critical behavior e.g. language

Question 2

how does the brain control things

Answer 2

through billions of interconnected neurons

Question 3

True or false?
all the parts in the brain carry out the same function

Answer 3

false
different parts of the brain carry out different functions

Question 4

what is the highly folded, outer part of the brain called

Answer 4

the cerebral cortex

Question 5

what are the function of the cerebral cortex

Answer 5

language, memory, and consciousness

Question 6

what is the second part of the brain called

Answer 6

the cerebellum

Question 7

what are the functions of the cerebellum

Answer 7

controls our balance and co-ordinates our movements

Question 8

what is the final part of our brain called

Answer 8

the medulla

Question 9

what does the medulla do

Answer 9

controls our heart rate and our breathing rate

Question 10

why is it hard to treat brain damage/diseases

Answer 10

• the brain is protected by the skull making access hard
• the structures of the brain are very complex meaning its hard to work out the exact part of the brain
• the brain is extremely delicate and easy to damage

Question 11

what are the three ways scientists use to investigate the brain?

Answer 11

• electrically stimulate parts of the brain
• mri scans
• looking at patients who have suffered brain damaged where the damage took place - and the effect on the damage