tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42527774686092151712024-02-19T02:39:10.450-08:00DIAGRAM OF BRAINUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4252777468609215171.post-75109824378227420982021-02-16T18:47:00.000-08:002021-02-16T18:47:36.040-08:00HOW THE BRAIN CONTROL MOVEMENT<div><span style="font-size: 180%;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggliaBF0BeKmpeaIRXuQl97TJ5XuIogYSgdE8dCHf3FerYPPqz2aWyZpiPgyEqIVMskiiBvdEHBqt-T0VtXkEhfwQOaxFxF3y01vXm8IwgWm76SffUULolpzDt8QUnU5sx5CsYwyPmFOPf/s760/HOW+THE+BRAIN+CONTROL+MOVEMENT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="380" data-original-width="760" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggliaBF0BeKmpeaIRXuQl97TJ5XuIogYSgdE8dCHf3FerYPPqz2aWyZpiPgyEqIVMskiiBvdEHBqt-T0VtXkEhfwQOaxFxF3y01vXm8IwgWm76SffUULolpzDt8QUnU5sx5CsYwyPmFOPf/w400-h233/HOW+THE+BRAIN+CONTROL+MOVEMENT.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 180%;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span">HOW THE BRAIN CONTROL MOVEMENT</span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">Diagram of Brain</span>
</div><div><br /></div><div>The area of the brain that controls movement is in a very narrow strip that goes from near the top of the head right down along where your ear is located. </div><div>It's called the motor strip. If I injure that area, I'll have problems controlling half of my body. If I have a stroke in the left hemisphere of my brain, the right side of the body will stop working. </div><div>If I have an injury to my right hemisphere in this area, the left side of my body stops working (remember, we have two brains). This is why one half of the face may droop when a person has had a stroke.
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Diagram of Brain</span>
</div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span><b>MOVEMENT VIDEO :</b></span></div><div><span><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/BbRP-3fx6fQ" width="320" youtube-src-id="BbRP-3fx6fQ"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/DaTJVd583UY" width="320" youtube-src-id="DaTJVd583UY"></iframe></div><br /><b><br /></b></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4252777468609215171.post-73849100226753951202021-01-19T02:30:00.004-08:002021-01-19T02:30:46.292-08:00The Types of Brain Cancer<p><b><span style="font-size: large;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4L6dH_qx5FuKrmPS_mwJoXeP-AiaATKagDpekjn_jCAdA1yWBEsDMBQY1f2iNvdjMAZmgT106NqhlhiczF1TYqG8DpKNJT7ycnA4MCAIIx8coCiAw5O_C7OulF9UibZx2EMSOCNfixetG/s640/The+Types+of+Brain+Cancer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="440" data-original-width="640" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4L6dH_qx5FuKrmPS_mwJoXeP-AiaATKagDpekjn_jCAdA1yWBEsDMBQY1f2iNvdjMAZmgT106NqhlhiczF1TYqG8DpKNJT7ycnA4MCAIIx8coCiAw5O_C7OulF9UibZx2EMSOCNfixetG/w435-h299/The+Types+of+Brain+Cancer.jpg" width="435" /></a></span></b></div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /> </span></b><p></p><p><b><span style="font-size: large;">The Types of Brain Cancer</span></b></p><p>There are over 100 types of cancer that can affect the central nervous system (CNS).16 As mentioned previously, cancers that arise in other locations (breast, lung, etc.) and spread (metastasize) to the brain are not considered brain cancer. They are still treated as the cancers of the original site. Here, we will only discuss primary brain cancers (those that originate in the brain).</p><p><b>Gliomas</b></p><p>Malignant gliomas are the most common and deadly brain cancers. They originate in the glial cells of the central nervous system (CNS). Gliomas can be divided into 3 main types: </p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>astrocyt<b>omas, </b></li><li><b>oligodendrogliomas, and </b></li><li><b>ependymomas</b>.</li></ul><p></p><p>The median survival of patients with glioma has improved over the past few years but is still only 15 months, with few patients living more than two years.Research indicates that this type of brain cancer may resist treatment because it contains stem cells that are responsible for driving the formation of blood vessels (angiogenesis), spread of the tumor (metastasis), and resistance to treatments. </p><p></p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><b> Astrocytomas: </b></li></ol><p></p><p>Astrocytomas are tumors that develop in astrocytes and are found in the cerebrum and the cerebellum. Astrocytomas make up approximately 50% of all primary brain tumors. Glioblastoma multiforme, an astryocytoma subtype, is the most aggressive form of brain cancer and is associated with poor prognosis.</p><p></p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><b> Oligodendrogliomas: </b></li></ol><p></p><p>Oligodendrogliomas are tumors that develop in oligodendrocytes, and more often in the oligodendrocytes that are found in the cerebral hemispheres. Oligodendrocytes are glial cells that produce myelin, a component of the brain that increases impulse speed. Oligodendrogliomas make up approximately 4% of primary brain tumors. Approximately 55% of all cases of oligodendrogliomas appear in people between the ages of 40 and 64. </p><p></p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><b> Ependymomas:</b></li></ol><p></p><p> Ependymomas are tumors that develop in the ependymal cells. Ependymal cells are the cells in the brain and where ceribrospinal fluid (CSF) is created and stored. 24Ependymomas account for only 2% to 3% of all primary brain tumors but account for 8% to 10% of brain tumors in children. Ependymoma tumors are usually found in ventricle linings, the spinal cord, or the regions near the cerebellum.</p><p><b>Nongliomas</b></p><p>Nongliomas are tumors that do not arise from glial cells. More prevalent examples of nongliomas include meningiomas and medulloblastomas. Less prevalent examples include medullpituitary adenomas, primary CNS lymphomas, and CNS germ cell tumors. </p><p><b>Meningiomas: </b></p><p>Meningiomas are tumors that develop in the meninges, membranes covering the brain and spinal cord. Meningioma tumors are frequently formed from arachnoid cells. These cells are responsible for the absorption of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). Meningioma tumors are responsible for 13% to 30% of all tumors arising within the cranium - the bony case surrounding the brain. Tumor arising within the cranium are also called intracranial tumors. Most meningiomas are benign. Malignant meningiomas are extremely rare, with an incidence rate of approximately two out of every million people, per year. The risk for developing meningiomas increases with age and is more prevalent in women. </p><p><b>Medulloblastomas: </b></p><p>Medulloblastomas are the most common brain malignancies in children. These cancers arise in the posterior fossa - a specific region of the space inside the skull (intracranial cavity) that contains the brainstem and the cerebellum. The fourth ventricle region is involved in the development of approximately 80% of childhood cases.</p><p>The Types of Brain Cancer Video :</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Lbcf2f_XChI" width="320" youtube-src-id="Lbcf2f_XChI"></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4252777468609215171.post-16558786332329570252021-01-01T20:28:00.000-08:002021-01-01T20:28:36.790-08:00GETTING INFORMATION IN AND OUT OF THE BRAIN<div><span style="font-size: 180%;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCf3uqy798dKk4xiXL_h7LvtyT_lzs5rlD3KyzMwuQEnNmmMMrnihnhkjSi3g6PQUXJ3OWA5m6srqFXU5ECxtIvloxhiXlT0nDarCk9YW4qxLCEJQwPskbchmXszBA78Newqhbpg8Vx9ke/s541/GETTING+INFORMATION+IN+AND+OUT+OF+THE+BRAIN.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="301" data-original-width="541" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCf3uqy798dKk4xiXL_h7LvtyT_lzs5rlD3KyzMwuQEnNmmMMrnihnhkjSi3g6PQUXJ3OWA5m6srqFXU5ECxtIvloxhiXlT0nDarCk9YW4qxLCEJQwPskbchmXszBA78Newqhbpg8Vx9ke/w522-h288/GETTING+INFORMATION+IN+AND+OUT+OF+THE+BRAIN.jpg" width="522" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 180%;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span">GETTING INFORMATION IN AND OUT OF THE BRAIN</span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 180%;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></b></span></div><div>
</div><div>How does information come into the <span style="font-weight: bold;">brain</span>? </div><div><br /></div><div>A lot of information comes in through the spinal cord at the base of the brain. Think of a spinal cord as a thick phone cable with thousands of phone lines. If you cut that spinal cord, you won't be able to move or feel anything in your body. Information goes OUT from the brain to make body parts (arms and legs) do their job. </div><div><br /></div><div>There is also a great deal of INCOMING information (hot, cold, pain, joint sensation, etc.). Vision and hearing do not go through the spinal cord but go directly into the<span style="font-weight: bold;"> brain.</span> That’s why people can be completely paralyzed (unable to move their arms and legs) but still see and hear with no problems.</div><div>
</div><div>Information enters from the spinal cord and comes up the middle of the<span style="font-weight: bold;"> brain.</span> It branches out like a tree and goes to the surface of the brain. The surface of the brain is gray due to the color of the cell bodies (that's why it's called the gray matter). The wires or axons have a coating on them that's colored white (called white matter).</div><div><br /></div><div>GETTING INFORMATION IN AND OUT OF THE BRAIN VIDEO :</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/EEmpK-HpUW0" width="320" youtube-src-id="EEmpK-HpUW0"></iframe></div><br /><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4252777468609215171.post-39009468689728928022021-01-01T20:24:00.000-08:002021-01-01T20:24:24.008-08:00IS THE BRAIN ONE BIG COMPUTER?<div><span style="font-size: 180%;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_1-9oq4zmR_ql_8Ku3t9hFla2LH_vnThp7OcnKNoRUsnvxLyNGH5xd3kF6mc2s36i2WzWmL2P1eD3frOzMzeoEvjcb8KEsNqrjT0O5HddD2OZnMp3iYC_aeE_CQ5tXvrjg2pbXMw_oivs/s1000/IS+THE+BRAIN+ONE+BIG+COMPUTER.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_1-9oq4zmR_ql_8Ku3t9hFla2LH_vnThp7OcnKNoRUsnvxLyNGH5xd3kF6mc2s36i2WzWmL2P1eD3frOzMzeoEvjcb8KEsNqrjT0O5HddD2OZnMp3iYC_aeE_CQ5tXvrjg2pbXMw_oivs/w400-h300/IS+THE+BRAIN+ONE+BIG+COMPUTER.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 180%;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span">IS THE BRAIN ONE BIG COMPUTER?</span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">Diagram of Brain</span>
</div><div><br /></div><div>Is the<span style="font-weight: bold;"> brain</span> like a big phone system or is it one big computer with ON or OFF states ? Neither of the above is correct.</div><div>
</div><div>Let's look at the<span style="font-weight: bold;"> brain </span>as an orchestra. In an orchestra, you have different musical sections. There is a percussion section, a string section, a woodwind section, and so on. Each has its own job to do and must work closely with the other sections. When playing music, each section waits for the conductor. The conductor raises a baton and all the members of the orchestra begin playing at the same time playing on the same note. If the drum section hasn't been practicing, they don't play as well as the rest of the orchestra. The overall sound of the music seems "off" or plays poorly at certain times. This is a better model of how the brain works. We used to think of the brain as a big computer, but it's really like millions of little computers all working together.
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Diagram of Brain</span>
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</div><div><br /></div><div>Let's start looking at the building blocks of the brain. As previously stated, the brain consists of about 100 billion cells. Most of these cells are called neurons. A neuron is basically an on/off switch just like the one you use to control the lights in your home. It is either in a resting state (off) or it is shooting an electrical impulse down a wire (on). It has a cell body, a long little wire (the "wire" is called an axon), and at the very end it has a little part that shoots out a chemical. This chemical goes across a gap (synapse) where it triggers another neuron to send a message. </div><div><br /></div><div>There are a lot of these neurons sending messages down a wire (axon). By the way, each of these billions of axons is generating a small amount of electrical charge; this total power has been estimated to equal a 60 watt bulb. Doctors have learned that measuring this electrical activity can tell how the brain is working. A device that measures electrical activity in the brain is called an EEG (electroencephalograph).</div><div>
</div><div>Each of the billions of neurons "spit out" chemicals that trigger other neurons. Different neurons use different types of chemicals. These chemicals are called "transmitters" and are given names like epinephrine, norepinephrine, or dopamine.
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Diagram of Brain</span>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Diagram of brain.....</span>
<span style="font-weight: bold;">diagram-of-brain-frontal-lobe.</span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span><b>Cerebellum Video :</b></span></div><div><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/RJyA6MvBIdc" width="320" youtube-src-id="RJyA6MvBIdc"></iframe></div><br /><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span><b><br /></b></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4252777468609215171.post-56969053748099229012016-04-30T01:36:00.002-07:002021-01-01T20:31:09.756-08:00 Your Brain and What It Does<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Your Brain and What It Does</span></b><br />
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AMYGDALA: Lying deep in the center of the limbic emotional brain, this powerful structure, the size and shape of an almond, is constantly alert to the needs of basic survival including sex, emotional reactions such as anger and fear. Consequently it inspires aversive cues, such as sweaty palms, and has recently been associated with a range of mental conditions including depression to even autism. It is larger in male brains, often enlarged in the brains of sociopaths and it shrinks in the elderly.<br />
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BRAIN STEM: The part of the brain that connects to the spinal cord. The brain stem controls functions basic to the survival of all animals, such as heart rate, breathing, digesting foods, and sleeping. It is the lowest, most primitive area of the human brain.<br />
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CEREBELLUM: Two peach-size mounds of folded tissue located at the top of the brain stem, the cerebellum is the guru of skilled, coordinated movement (e.g., returning a tennis serve or throwing a slider down and in) and is involved in some learning pathways.<br />
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CEREBRUM: This is the largest brain structure in humans and accounts for about two-thirds of the brain’s mass. It is divided into two sides — the left and right hemispheres—that are separated by a deep groove down the center from the back of the brain to the forehead. These two halves are connected by long neuron branches called the corpus callosum which is relatively larger in women’s brains than in men’s. The cerebrum is positioned over and around most other brain structures, and its four lobes are specialized by function but are richly connected. The outer 3 millimeters of “gray matter” is the cerebral cortex which consists of closely packed neurons that control most of our body functions, including the mysterious state of consciousness, the senses, the body’s motor skills, reasoning and language.<br />
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The Frontal Lobe is the most recently-evolved part of the brain and the last to develop in young adulthood. It’s dorso-lateral prefrontal circuit is the brain’s top executive. It organizes responses to complex problems, plans steps to an objective, searches memory for relevant experience, adapts strategies to accommodate new data, guides behavior with verbal skills and houses working memory. Its orbitofrontal circuit manages emotional impulses in socially appropriate ways for productive behaviors including empathy, altruism, interpretation of facial expressions. Stroke in this area typically releases foul language and fatuous behavior patterns.<br />
The Temporal Lobe controls memory storage area, emotion, hearing, and, on the left side, language.<br />
The Parietal Lobe receives and processes sensory information from the body including calculating location and speed of objects.<br />
The Occipital Lobe processes visual data and routes it to other parts of the brain for identification and storage.<br />
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HIPPOCAMPUS: located deep within the brain, it processes new memories for long-term storage. If you didn't have it, you couldn't live in the present, you'd be stuck in the past of old memories. It is among the first functions to falter in Alzheimer's.<br />
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HYPOTHALAMUS: Located at the base of the brain where signals from the brain and the body’s hormonal system interact, the hypothalamus maintains the body’s status quo. It monitors numerous bodily functions such as blood pressure and body temperature, as well as controlling body weight and appetite.<br />
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THALAMUS: Located at the top of the brain stem, the thalamus acts as a two-way relay station, sorting, processing, and directing signals from the spinal cord and mid-brain structures up to the cerebrum, and, conversely, from the cerebrum down the spinal cord to the nervous system.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4252777468609215171.post-41856804980556776192012-09-16T19:22:00.000-07:002016-06-15T01:47:55.179-07:00THE BRAIN: HEARING AND LANGUAGE<div>
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In the general population, 95 percent of people are right-handed, which means that the left hemisphere is the dominant hemisphere. (For you left-handers, the right hemisphere is dominant.) With right-handed people, the ability to understand and express language is in this left temporal lobe. If I were to take a metal probe, and charge it with just a bit of electricity, and put it on the "primary" area of my left temporal lobe, I might say "hey, I hear a tone." If I move this probe to a more complex area of the temporal lobe, I might hear a word being said. If I move the electrical probe to an even more complex area, I might hear the voice of somebody I recognize; "I hear Uncle Bob's voice." We have simple areas of the temporal lobe that deal with basic sounds and other areas of the temporal lobe that look at more complex hearing information.</div>
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The right temporal lobe also deals with hearing. However, its job is to process musical information or help in the identification of noises. If this area is damaged, we might not be able to appreciate music or be able to sing. Because we tend to think and express in terms of language, the left temporal lobe is more critical for day-to-day functioning.</div>
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The vision areas and the hearing areas of the brain have a boundary area where they interact. This is the area of the brain that does reading. We take the visual images and convert them into sounds. So if you injure this area (or it doesn't develop when you are very young), you get something called dyslexia. People who have dyslexia have problems that may include seeing letters backwards or have problems understanding what written words mean.<br />
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Information from our eyes goes to areas at the very back of the brain. We've all seen cartoons where the rabbit gets hit on the head and the rabbit sees stars. This can actually happen in human beings (trust me, not a good thing to do at home!). If you take a hard enough blow to the back of the head, this brain area bangs against back of your skull. This stimulates it and you can see stars and flashing lights. Remember those two hemispheres? Each hemisphere processes half the visual information. Visual information that we see on the left gets processed by the right hemisphere. Information on the right gets processed by the left hemisphere. Remember, wires that bring in information to the brain are "crossed"--visual information from the left goes to the right brain.
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4252777468609215171.post-76151629574274856492011-10-11T19:23:00.000-07:002011-10-11T22:38:27.203-07:00SKIN SENSATION<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMmjsDoYW9e-qxZfbCCkQvzO0ddjmk-YTgUl_Mut6vmhLjn-33z0AdCra_ulNINBf7JlWYnHFXZgJ5YgkDUQJwZZpBJe6TEEd1mXSgLWIvX6YJWw9pk9CVnU-zcEvMeDvTrWl_BENuFj5a/s1600/brain+skin+sensation.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 224px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMmjsDoYW9e-qxZfbCCkQvzO0ddjmk-YTgUl_Mut6vmhLjn-33z0AdCra_ulNINBf7JlWYnHFXZgJ5YgkDUQJwZZpBJe6TEEd1mXSgLWIvX6YJWw9pk9CVnU-zcEvMeDvTrWl_BENuFj5a/s320/brain+skin+sensation.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662475824822544866" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-size:180%;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />SKIN SENSATION</span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">Diagram of Brain </span><br /></div><div>If something lands on my left hand, this information will be transmitted to the right side of my <span style="font-weight: bold;">brain</span>. It goes to the area of the brain next to the area that deals with movement. The tactile area of the brain deals with physical sensation. Movement and feeling are closely related, so it makes sense that they are next to each other in the <span style="font-weight: bold;">brain</span>. Because movement and tactile areas are located close to each other, it is not uncommon for people with a brain injuries to lose both movement and feeling in parts of their body. Remember--tactile information from the left side of the body goes to the <span style="font-weight: bold;">right brain</span>, just like movement and vision.<br /><a href="http://diagramofbrain.blogspot.com/2011/09/hearing-and-language.html">diagram of brain.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Diagram of brain: hearing-and-language</span></a><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4252777468609215171.post-45046248083938128602011-08-23T21:37:00.000-07:002011-08-25T21:42:51.405-07:00DIAGRAM OF BRAIN<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSTvuoFD4_jK3wXZq20ruXqVMT5cW_7FqmOoSMyHmtLX9bfpMoYu1wsunZcT_TekBeciJFZZU95Hf9U1JYWevvkN2g4mO_pgk0wiNXQSNeKYgjI_L4QufBd4c-KvtJRB0xuEfFNMT61l7t/s1600-h/diagram_human_brain.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSTvuoFD4_jK3wXZq20ruXqVMT5cW_7FqmOoSMyHmtLX9bfpMoYu1wsunZcT_TekBeciJFZZU95Hf9U1JYWevvkN2g4mO_pgk0wiNXQSNeKYgjI_L4QufBd4c-KvtJRB0xuEfFNMT61l7t/s320/diagram_human_brain.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350749390977071282" border="0" /></a>
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<br /></h2><h2>Dimensions and Sizes</h2> <ul><li>Average dimensions of the adult brain: Width = 140 mm/5.5 in, Length = 167 mm/6.5 in, Height = 93 mm/3.6 in.</li><li> How much does human brain weigh? At birth our brains weigh and average of 350-400g (about 4/5 lbs), as adults the brain averages 1300-1400g (about 3 lbs).</li><li>If Stretched out the cerebral cortex would be 0.23 sq. m(2.5sq.ft), the area of a night table. </li><li>Total surface area of the cerebral cortex is 2,500 cm2 or 2.69 sq.ft.</li><a name="composition"></a><h2>Composition</h2><li>The composition of the brain = 77-78% water, 10-12% lipids, 8% protein, 1% carbs, 2% soluble organics, 1% inorganic salt.</li><li>The breakdown of intracranial contents by volume (1,700 ml, 100%): brain = 1,400 ml (80%); blood = 150 ml (10%); cerebrospinal fluid = 150 ml (10%).</li><li>The cerebellum contains half of all the neurons in the brain but comprises only 10% of the brain.</li><li>The cerebral cortex is about 85% of the brain.</li><li>Percentage of total cerebral cortex volume = frontal lobe 41%, temporal lobe 22%, parietal lobe 19%, occipital lobe 18%.</li><li>There are about 100 billion neurons in the human brain, the same number of stars in our galaxy.</li><li>The left hemisphere of the brain has 186 million more neurons than the right hemisphere.</li><li>750-1000ml of blood flow through the brain every minute or about 3 full soda cans.</li><li>In that minute the brain will consume 46cm3 (1/5 cups) of oxygen from that blood.</li><li>Of that oxygen consumed, 6% will be used by the brain's white matter and 94% by the grey matter.</li><h2>Times</h2><li>The brain can stay alive for 4 to 6 minutes without oxygen. After that cells begin die.</li><li>The slowest speed at which information travels between neurons is 416 km/h or 260 mph, thats as "slow" as todays supercar's top speed (the Bugatti EB 16.4 Veyron clocked at 253 mph).</li><li>10 seconds is the amount of time until unconsciousness after the loss of blood supply to the brain.</li><li>Time until reflex loss after loss of blood supply to the brain, 40-110 seconds.</li><li>During early pregnancy the rate of neuron growth is 250,000 neurons a minute.</li><h2>Other Fun Facts About The Human Brain </h2><li>Results from cognitive tests show 30% of 80-year-olds perform as well as young adults.</li><li>Your brain is about 2% of your total body weight but uses 20% of your body's energy.</li><li> The energy used by the brain is enough to light a 25 watt bulb.</li><li>More electrical impulses are generated in one day by a single human brain than by all the telephones in the world.</li><li> How much does human brain think? 70,000 is the number of thoughts that it is estimated the human brain produces on an average day.</li><li>After age 30, the brain shrinks a quarter of a percent (0.25%) in mass each year.</li><li>Albert Einsteins brain weighed 1,230 grams (2.71 lbs), significantly less then the human average of 1,300g to 1,400g (3 lbs).</li><li>Each year Americans consume 50 billion aspirin tablets or 15.5 million tons.</li><li>89.06 is the percentage of people who report normally writing with their right hand, 10.6% with their left and 0.34% with either hand. </li></ul><a href="http://diagramofbrain.blogspot.com/2009/06/diagram-of-brain.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Diagram of Brain</span></a>
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<br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size:+1;">Brainstem - </span></b><span style="font-size:+1;">The lower extension of the <span style="font-weight: bold;">brain</span> where it connects to the spinal cord. Neurological functions located in the brainstem include those necessary for survival (breathing, digestion, heart rate, blood pressure) and for arousal (being awake and alert).</span></p> <span style="font-size:+1;">Most of the cranial nerves come from the brainstem. The brainstem is the pathway for all fiber tracts passing up and down from peripheral nerves and spinal cord to the highest parts of the <span style="font-weight: bold;">brain</span>.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b>Diagram of brain...</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><a href="http://diagramofbrain.blogspot.com/2009/06/thalamus.html">thalamus.</a></b></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4252777468609215171.post-8772417169908437902011-02-13T19:23:00.003-08:002011-10-11T22:33:12.879-07:00FRONTAL LOBES--Planning, Organizing, Controlling<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzcGWrMzos2tdTW02wXwCxLIKk_M2UI2CxSSzdtgHlh2h0ZaqyfWY9V2szEOYFZ_O_P2UXYzGrF9BCI8b7QC6KmqdXE2Wq2Tp23cEYU1edCBLwp4V08z6Ts18i2fEhSt4a0CwBcs-FsfCK/s1600/brain+frontal+lobe.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 243px; height: 207px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzcGWrMzos2tdTW02wXwCxLIKk_M2UI2CxSSzdtgHlh2h0ZaqyfWY9V2szEOYFZ_O_P2UXYzGrF9BCI8b7QC6KmqdXE2Wq2Tp23cEYU1edCBLwp4V08z6Ts18i2fEhSt4a0CwBcs-FsfCK/s320/brain+frontal+lobe.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662474511075632434" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-size:180%;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />FRONTAL LOBES--Planning, Organizing, Controlling</span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">Diagram of Brain</span><br /></div><div>The biggest and most advanced part of the brain is the frontal lobe. (It's called the frontal lobe because it's in the front part of brain.) One job of the frontal lobe is planning. You have probably heard of "frontal lobotomies." At the turn of the century, this surgery was done on people who were very violent or who were in a psychiatric hospital because they were very agitated. Doctors used surgery to damage this area of the brain. Following this surgery, people became very passive and less violent. At first, scientists saw this as a great thing. Neurosurgery could stop behavioral problems such as violence. The problem was that the patients stopped doing a lot of other things. They didn't take care of themselves and they stopped many activities of daily living. They basically sat there. In head injury, individuals with frontal lobe impairment seem to lack motivation and have difficulty doing any task that requires multiple steps (e.g., fixing a car or planning a meal). They have problems with planning.</div><div><br /></div><div>The frontal lobe is also involved in organizing. For a lot of activities, we need to do step A, then step B, then step C. We have to do things in order. That's what the frontal lobes help us do. When the frontal lobe is injured, there is a breakdown in the ability to sequence and organize. A common example is people who cook and leave out a step in the sequence. They forget to add an important ingredient or they don't turn the stove off. I've met a lot of patients who've burned or melted a lot of pans.</div><div><br /></div><div>Additionally, the frontal lobes also play a very important role in controlling emotions. Deep in the middle of the brain are sections that control emotions. They're very primitive emotions that deal with hunger, aggression, and sexual drive. These areas send messages to other parts of the brain to DO SOMETHING. If you're mad, hit something or someone. If you're hungry, grab something and eat it. The frontal lobes "manage" emotions. In general, the frontal lobe has a NO or STOP function. If your emotions tell you to punch your boss, it's the frontal lobes that say "STOP or you are going to lose your job." People have often said to me "a little thing will set me off and I'm really mad." The frontal lobes failed to stop or turn off the emotional system.</div><div><br /></div><div>On the other hand, we have talked about how the frontal lobes plan activities. The frontal lobes may fail to plan for some types of emotion. For example, sexual interest involves some level of planning or preparation. Without this planning, there is a lack of sexual interest. A lack of planning can also affect the expression of anger. I've had some family members say "You know, the head injury actually improved him, he's not such a hot-head anymore." If you listen very carefully, you're also going to hear "he's not as motivated anymore." Remember, the frontal lobe plans activities as well as controls emotions.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Diagram of Brain</span><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4252777468609215171.post-83710006567119471132011-02-13T19:01:00.000-08:002011-08-25T21:43:41.862-07:00UNDERSTANDING HOW THE BRAIN WORKS<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7TkNWMeCkBkJco684qhFm2uwKx28aMKf7tLOMguOuOJLno-GS2_FpTnEwEzXUkUGUaxDZ5stco2Zp_GRbEM-DmlHpfvar5n2JLebzwKMH32VJS1xm4pbyDrpTdzpYOmN1ZGT8AZV-dHG4/s1600/how+the+brain+works.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 264px; height: 191px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7TkNWMeCkBkJco684qhFm2uwKx28aMKf7tLOMguOuOJLno-GS2_FpTnEwEzXUkUGUaxDZ5stco2Zp_GRbEM-DmlHpfvar5n2JLebzwKMH32VJS1xm4pbyDrpTdzpYOmN1ZGT8AZV-dHG4/s320/how+the+brain+works.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573375618444686466" border="0" /></a>
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<br /></div><div>The human brain weighs only three pounds and is estimated to have more or less 100 billion cells. It is hard to get a handle on a number that large (or connections that small). Let's try to get an understanding of this complexity by comparing it with something humans have created--the entire phone system for the planet earth . </div><div>If we took all the phones in the world and all the wires (there are over four billion people on the planet), the number of connections and the trillions of messages per day would NOT equal the complexity or activity of a single human brain. </div><div>Now let's take a "small problem"--break every phone in Los Angeles and cut every wire in the state. How long would it take for the entire state (about 16 million people) to get phone service back? A week, a month, or several years? If you guessed several years, you are now beginning to see the complexity of recovering from a head injury. In the example LA residents would be without phone service while the rest of the world had phone service that worked fine. This is also true with people who have a head injury. Some parts of the brain will work fine while others are in need of repair or are slowly being reconnected.</div><div><b><a href="http://diagramofbrain.blogspot.com/2009/06/thalamus.html">Diagram of Brain: thalamus.</a>
<br /></b></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4252777468609215171.post-82962055099622472742009-06-23T21:54:00.001-07:002010-01-24T22:16:33.641-08:00The Thalamus<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGzAac9k7478xyHh99a6bh4DvAFsYHuCDwWh643PLwJXnuZRYp6h0puKfc6NA93ODx1Cm_iJIrJoYnw7Sj76KgM6_lKvlKDZ1fnOS2njOM4x2vBS4x2XPEf6cqJKOP6UIAcW-5iELsrRIm/s1600-h/labeled_diagram_human_brain.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGzAac9k7478xyHh99a6bh4DvAFsYHuCDwWh643PLwJXnuZRYp6h0puKfc6NA93ODx1Cm_iJIrJoYnw7Sj76KgM6_lKvlKDZ1fnOS2njOM4x2vBS4x2XPEf6cqJKOP6UIAcW-5iELsrRIm/s320/labeled_diagram_human_brain.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350753078572096498" border="0" /></a><br /><h1><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Diagram of Brain...</span></h1><h1 style="font-weight: normal;">The Thalamus</h1> <p>The thalamus is sort of the hub for all sensory information in the brain, sort of like the mailroom in a large office building. Almost all signals that go into or come out of the brain pass through the thalamus. While the thalamus has long been thought to be just a relay station, new research suggests that it is much more complicated. For instance it is in some way related to sleep and wakefulness. Finally, the hypothalamus is the brain part that controls many hormones and regulates other important bodily functions including hunger, thirst, body temperature, and even breast feeding.</p><p><b>Diagram of brain....</b></p><p><b><a href="http://diagramofbrain.blogspot.com/2009/06/diagram-of-brain-frontal-lobe.html">diagram-of-brain-frontal-lobe</a></b></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4252777468609215171.post-87343378896602742052009-06-23T21:52:00.000-07:002011-02-13T19:00:42.574-08:00The Limbic System<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUo3FRmKLxEbIFNQhdRNj9RyDa52aV0uZ9MaQdxVW4nFRUP8cBYx_chTVVsR78aN7HvHUcGZCMtew3Aily2dhXM2o_6A4tKAd6VR2OCvHkm79dbkvAGklSLptgnZ5S1K54JqFRUzNF07fI/s1600-h/labeled_diagram_human_brain.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUo3FRmKLxEbIFNQhdRNj9RyDa52aV0uZ9MaQdxVW4nFRUP8cBYx_chTVVsR78aN7HvHUcGZCMtew3Aily2dhXM2o_6A4tKAd6VR2OCvHkm79dbkvAGklSLptgnZ5S1K54JqFRUzNF07fI/s320/labeled_diagram_human_brain.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350752764937055506" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">The Limbic System</span></span><br /><b>Diagram of Brain..</b><br />The brain parts that you do not often see in drawings is found deep within the brain. This brain part is called the limbic system and is involved in emotions and basic drives. Some refer to the limbic system as the lower brain, not only because of where it is located, but because it handles the things about us that are a bit less civilized. For example, the amygdala and nucleus accumbens are important for processing fear and reward. They are also involved in drug, alcohol and other addictions. The cingulate gyrus runs the day to day activities of the body that we do not directly control, like heart rate and blood pressure.<br /><br />One interesting part of the limbic system that actually resides in the parietal cortex is called the hippocampus. The hippocampus is the brain part that forms memories. You have one of these on each side of the brain. If one hippocampus is injured, say by a stroke, the other one will still allow your brain to make memories. However, if both hippocampi are removed, as was once done through surgery, then you cannot form new memories! This horrible thing happened to a person that underwent surgery to prevent almost continuous, life-ruining seizures. After the surgery, it was found that the person could only remember things that happened prior to the surgery and could not make new memories. Each day, in fact each new moment was a confusing, perpetual question of “How did I get here?†Needless to say this surgery never happens anymore but this terribly unfortunate occurrence demonstrates the importance of the hippocampus in memory.<br /><div><b>Diagram of Brain</b>...</div><div><a href="http://diagramofbrain.blogspot.com/2009/06/diagram-of-brain-frontal-lobe.html">Diagram-of-brain-frontal-lobe</a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4252777468609215171.post-49936541173948198802009-06-23T21:35:00.001-07:002011-02-13T18:56:44.223-08:00DIAGRAM OF BRAIN (Temporal Lobe)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWNUtQ9Uqbg1X1XplWCccEUopLaFyQtnQCV0KCiKIUmO41CngWa3Q8OczrZFUII2i_Fgg2uuDmDJvfsu78yoE4r190HBj4Sgv0JggfqSh-kk0lnOLxz4DpcOC8tGEcrQDn8yGj2MQf24t_/s1600-h/basicbrain.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 215px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWNUtQ9Uqbg1X1XplWCccEUopLaFyQtnQCV0KCiKIUmO41CngWa3Q8OczrZFUII2i_Fgg2uuDmDJvfsu78yoE4r190HBj4Sgv0JggfqSh-kk0lnOLxz4DpcOC8tGEcrQDn8yGj2MQf24t_/s320/basicbrain.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350748204162253010" border="0" /></a><br /><p><b><span style="font-size:+1;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size:+1;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size:+1;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size:+1;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size:+1;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size:+1;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size:+1;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size:+1;">DIAGRAM OF BRAIN<br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size:+1;">Temporal Lobe -</span></b><span style="font-size:+1;"> There are two temporal lobes, one on each side of the brain located at about the level of the ears. These lobes allow a person to tell one smell from another and one sound from another. They also help in sorting new information and are believed to be responsible for short-term memory.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:+1;">Right Lobe - Mainly involved in visual memory (i.e., memory for pictures and faces).</span></p> <span style="font-size:+1;">Left Lobe - Mainly involved in verbal memory (i.e., memory for words and names).</span><div><span style="font-size:+1;"><b>Diagram of Brain</b>...</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4252777468609215171.post-92201637354049103822009-06-23T21:31:00.000-07:002010-11-07T17:40:30.174-08:00DIAGRAM OF BRAIN (Temporal Lobe)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpQ_mZ7XcahrtpJmd2yJFChsuuu_cSr0EUJzInWemuvuQLo1uHfQvu-GtANEBqUNm4qWpRAxNd7C5U-foNBMTc6lkOSHMhVYNdwW7-7mnQLIlutWJWDNrnXqPz6B09PbhI3rtgmXBA7ROF/s1600-h/basicbrain.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 215px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpQ_mZ7XcahrtpJmd2yJFChsuuu_cSr0EUJzInWemuvuQLo1uHfQvu-GtANEBqUNm4qWpRAxNd7C5U-foNBMTc6lkOSHMhVYNdwW7-7mnQLIlutWJWDNrnXqPz6B09PbhI3rtgmXBA7ROF/s320/basicbrain.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350747487207239842" border="0" /></a><br /><p><b><span style="font-size:1px;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size:1px;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size:1px;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size:1px;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size:1px;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size:1px;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size:1px;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size:1px;"><br /></span></b></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;"><b>DIAGRAM OF BRAIN<br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;"><b>Temporal Lobe -</b></span><span style="font-size:130%;"> There are two temporal lobes, one on each side of the <span style="font-weight: bold;">brain</span> located at about the level of the ears. These lobes allow a person to tell one smell from another and one sound from another. They also help in sorting new information and are believed to be responsible for short-term memory.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:130%;">Brain Right Lobe - Mainly involved in visual memory (i.e., memory for pictures and faces).<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">Brain Left Lobe - Mainly involved in verbal memory (i.e., memory for words and names).<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">Diagram of Brain</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://diagramofbrain.blogspot.com/2009/06/thalamus.html"><br /></a></span></span></p><a href="http://diagramofbrain.blogspot.com/2009/06/thalamus.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">diagramofbrain-/thalamus.</span></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4252777468609215171.post-69928658034641000212009-06-23T21:30:00.000-07:002010-08-06T07:09:46.478-07:00DIAGRAM OF BRAIN (Parietal Lobe)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiiU-U0dMvnS4iV1Lg2AEys54fgM0Hof40lMzxN_LzogRZdNhkobBn0WtEUF0OYqC6PiT9-2wvXKcLnJw7cu4XRbIzS_1t_LAHiQ0Bs7pLzStnmQn5Z-uEY9lylcXNXGK9Z4g43GouowY_/s1600-h/basicbrain.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 215px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiiU-U0dMvnS4iV1Lg2AEys54fgM0Hof40lMzxN_LzogRZdNhkobBn0WtEUF0OYqC6PiT9-2wvXKcLnJw7cu4XRbIzS_1t_LAHiQ0Bs7pLzStnmQn5Z-uEY9lylcXNXGK9Z4g43GouowY_/s320/basicbrain.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350747058841179346" border="0" /></a><br /><p><b><span style="font-size:78%;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size:78%;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size:78%;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size:78%;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size:78%;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size:78%;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size:78%;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-size:180%;">DIAGRAM OF BRAIN</span><br /></span></b></p><p><span style="font-size:100%;"><b>Parietal Lobe -</b></span><span style="font-size:100%;"> One of the two parietal lobes of the brain located behind the frontal lobe at the top of the brain.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:100%;">Parietal Lobe, Right - Damage to this area can cause visuo-spatial deficits (e.g., the patient may have difficulty finding their way around new, or even familiar, places).</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:100%;">Parietal Lobe, Left - Damage to this area may disrupt a patient's ability to understand spoken and/or written language.</span></p> <span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-size:100%;">The parietal lobes contain the primary sensory cortex which controls sensation (touch, pressure). Behind the primary sensory cortex is a large association area that controls fine sensation (judgment of texture, weight, size, shape)<br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" >Diagram of Brain<br /><a href="http://diagramofbrain.blogspot.com/2009/06/diagram-of-brain-cerebellum.html">diagram-of-brain-cerebellum.</a><br /></span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4252777468609215171.post-14427149127918496082009-06-23T21:29:00.000-07:002010-03-18T01:22:45.902-07:00DIAGRAM OF BRAIN (Occipital Lobe)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXADezOuul4twae1HDnDVdNGyF_dnAaO1y8HG4MsAO10ZEhdcFGvbGzHBEL4v1az2uvDqOo6OtuzSufXbSkPUetgw01xIOda4f_9WutEOe7079zqEJZy2tspJa8RwoeIO-8TJplRa5u0KH/s1600-h/basicbrain.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 215px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXADezOuul4twae1HDnDVdNGyF_dnAaO1y8HG4MsAO10ZEhdcFGvbGzHBEL4v1az2uvDqOo6OtuzSufXbSkPUetgw01xIOda4f_9WutEOe7079zqEJZy2tspJa8RwoeIO-8TJplRa5u0KH/s320/basicbrain.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350746664837859650" border="0" /></a><br /><b><span style="font-size:1px;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">DIAGRAM OF BRAIN<br /><br />Occipital Lobe -</span></span></b><span style="font-size:1px;"><span style="font-size:100%;"> Region in the back of the </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" >brain</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> which processes visual information. Not only is the occipital lobe mainly responsible for visual reception, it also contains association areas that help in the visual recognition of shapes and colors. Damage to this lobe can cause visual deficits.<br /></span><a href="http://diagramofbrain.blogspot.com/2009/06/thalamus.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" >Diagram of Brain....</span></a><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4252777468609215171.post-66321986625490721502009-06-23T21:26:00.000-07:002009-10-07T03:06:56.255-07:00DIAGRAM OF BRAIN (Frontal Lobe)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-RfemqqVJ8lsDoDuiLuMERQZZnsA2EYmkEWloffQTZpFJW6gBvLI2SY2z3FG-8VBTJniYUm2ZUhp15lB0DsFIs7kKr_SPlgSgPmvwwA9N0QPqIEIIGMf_Fq-6nEapUk2_BKGQP9lUPIll/s1600-h/basicbrain.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 215px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-RfemqqVJ8lsDoDuiLuMERQZZnsA2EYmkEWloffQTZpFJW6gBvLI2SY2z3FG-8VBTJniYUm2ZUhp15lB0DsFIs7kKr_SPlgSgPmvwwA9N0QPqIEIIGMf_Fq-6nEapUk2_BKGQP9lUPIll/s320/basicbrain.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350746248985471778" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:180%;">DIAGRAM OF BRAIN</span><br />Frontal Lobe</span> - Front part of the brain; involved in planning, organizing, problem solving, selective attention, personality and a variety of "higher cognitive functions" including behavior and emotions.<br /><br /><br /> The anterior (front) portion of the frontal lobe is called the prefrontal cortex. It is very important for the "higher cognitive functions" and the determination of the personality.<br /><br /> The posterior (back) of the frontal lobe consists of the premotor and motor areas. Nerve cells that produce movement are located in the motor areas. The premotor areas serve to modify movements.<br /><br /> The frontal lobe is divided from the parietal lobe by the central culcus.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Diagram of Brain.<br /><a href="http://diagramofbrain.blogspot.com/2009/06/diagram-of-brain.html">diagram-of-brain.</a><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0