brain areas

the proximal cause of cognition emotion and behaviour is the structure and functioning of nervous system

network or specialised cells capable of transmitting info around the body and co ordinates the behaviour of the organism

mainly controls survival functions like breathing consciousness

-motor control -eye movement and processing of vision and hearing

links mid and fore brain and mainly responsible for emotional responses and important role in aggression -involves the amygdala and hippocampus

higher cognitive functioning such as reasoning and thinking

-Controls movement and voluntary motor activities. -Interprets information from the senses -enables thinking, reasoning and speech

maintains balance, co ordination , posture and fine motor skills

decision making, planning, impulse control

thinking problem solving and planning, reasoning

hearing, memory, understanding, language

vision,sensitive to light and colour

A region of the cerebral cortex whose functions include processing information about touch and senses

speech production

speech understanding and receiving

processing sensory input from the body, including touch, pain, temperature,

-connects brain to spinal cord -controls automatic survival functions like breathing , heart rate, sleep , consciousness

controls heartbeat and breathing

a major part of the central nervous system which conducts sensory and motor nerve impulses to and from the brain

-gray matter surrounding cerebrum -large SA due to its folds -two hemispheres -ridges (gyri) and folds (sulci)

tendency of diff hemispheres of the brain to take care of diff functions

The theory that specific areas of the brain are associated with particular physical and psychological functions

each hemisphere of the brain controls the opposite side of the body

reveals internal structure of the brain by using x rays