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• The brain is the main organ of the nervous system. It controls all the bodily activities and is responsible for interpreting inputs (called stimuli) from the outside world.
• Brain


  • Made up of billions of neurons that form circuits and networks, which control the flow and information within nervous system
• What the brain controls

  • Intelligence
  • Creativity
  • Emotions
  • Memories
• Cerebrum


  Largest part of the brain, composed of right and left hemisphere, interprets touch, vision, hearing, responsible for speech, reasoning, emotions, learning, small body movement
• Cerebellum


  Located under the cerebrum, coordinates muscle movements and maintains composure and balance
• Brain stem (medulla oblongata)


  Acts as relay center between brain and spinal cord, responsible for automatic functioning like breathing, heart rate, body temperature, wake/sleep cycles, digestion, sneezing, coughing, vomiting, swallowing
• Cerebrum four lobes


  • Frontal Lobe
  • Parietal Lobe
  • Occipital Lobe
  • Temporal Lobe
• Frontal Lobe


  • Largest lobe, responsible for personality, behavior, judgment, planning, problem solving, intelligence, speech, body movement
• Parietal Lobe


  • Interprets language and words, aids visual recognition and spatial relationships, involved in pain and touch perception
• Occipital Lobe


  • Involved in vision and movement
• Temporal Lobe


  • Responsible for short-term memory, speaking, musical rhythm, some degree of smell identification
• Limbic System


  Group of brain structures that helps in emotions, behavior, motivation, long-term memory, olfaction (smelling)
• Hippocampus


  • Helps in learning, memory, navigation, spatial perception, receives information from cerebral cortex, believed to have part of Alzheimer's disease
• Amygdala


  • Linked to brain's reward system, stress, "fight or flight" reaction, governs emotion and memory
• Hypothalamus


  • Sits above pituitary gland, transmits chemical messages to control its functions, regulates body temperature, synchronizes sleep cycles, hunger, thirst
• Cingulate gyrus


  • Helps in regulation of emotion and behavior, regulating pain, controlling autonomic motor functions
• Basal ganglia


  • Controls voluntary movements, aids in balance and posture
• Cerebrum


  Plays important role in thinking
• Limbic System


  Has to do with emotions
• Left brain


  Logic, sequencing, language, rational thinking, mathematics, facts, thinking in words
• Right brain


  Imagination, holistic thinking, intuition, arts, rhythm, non-verbal cues, feelings, visualization, daydreaming
• Mind map


  Powerful graphic technique that provides a universal key to unlock the brain's potential, uses all the brain skills - word, image, number, logic, rhythm, color, and spatial awareness
• How to use a mind map as a learner

  • Taking notes
  • Brainstorming
  • Presenting information
  • Boosting creativity
  • Planning
  • Research preparation
  • Reviewing a lesson
• Steps in mind mapping

  1. Start with main idea/subject and write it at center

  2. Add branches for sub topics/themes

  3. Color code branches and subtopics/themes

  4. Include images, icons, and other visual aspects
• Mind mapping has numerous benefits such as improving ability to learn meaningfully, helping in memorization and information retention, making complex things easier to understand, and increasing productivity and creativity
• Anxiety Disorders - feelings of fear and uneasiness during certain situations that may worsen overtime and can affect a person’s daily life.