The brain

• What is the cerebral cortex responsible for?

  . Consciousness

  . Intelligence

  . Memory

  . Language
• What does the Medulla control?

  Unconscious activities such as breathing and heart rate.
• What is the Cerebellum responsible for?

  Muscle coordination and balance.
• The medulla controls unconscious activities such as breathing, blood pressure and heart rate.
• What can we learn from brain damage?

  We can identify the function of the damaged part of the brain based on the effect on the patient.
• Electrically stimulating the brain 


  we can get an idea of what the functions of different parts of the brain are by observing the effect of electrically stimulating the brain.