The brain

• What does the brain control?

  The brain controls complex behaviour.
• Name three parts of the brain.

  Cerebral cortex

  Cerebellum

  Medulla
• What is the function of the cerebral cortex?

  Include language, memory and consciousness.
• What does the cerebellum control?

  Balance and coordinates our movements
• What does the medulla control?

  Heart rate and breathing rate.
• Give 3 reasons to why the brain is difficult to study.

  • Protected by the skull, so tricky to access
  • Structures are complex
  • Extremely delicate and easy to damage
• Give 3 ways scientists use to investigate the brain.

  • Patients who have suffered brain damage.
  • Electrically stimulating different parts of the brain.
  • MRI scanning