The Brain

• What system is the brain part of?

  Central Nervous system
• What is the role of the cerebral cortex?

  Controls memory, intelligence, language and consciousness
• What is the role of the cerebellum?

  Controls muscle coordination
• What is the role of the medulla?

  Controls unconscious activity (heart rate, breathing)
• How do scientists study the brain?

  • Studying people with brain damage
  • MRI scans
  • Electrical stimulations of the brain
• Why is it hard to study the brain?

  • It is an extremely complex structure
  • It can be easily damaged
  • Not all parts of it are known