Biology- Brain

• Functions of the Brain

  • Cerebral Cortex - Memory and language
  • Medulla - Breathing, heartbeat
  • Cerebellum - Muscle contraction
• Functional MRI allows a person to move while the scanner takes an image of the brain
• How functional MRI could find more about brain damage


  1. Can do different tasks

  2. To see which part of the brain is active

  3. To see exact location of the damage

  4. To compare to a person without brain damage
• How to study the Brain

  • Study people with brain damage
  • Electrically Stimulate parts of the brain (common)
  • Scanning - CT Scan, PET Scan (Radioactive chemicals), MRI Scan (Magnetic field)
• The brain is very complex and delicate, making it difficult to treat