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Brain
The portion of the
vertebrate
central
nervous
system
enclosed in the skull
Foramen
Magnum
composed of neurons and supporting and nutritive structures (such as
glia
) and that integrates sensory information
The Split-Brain Theory
Dr.
Roger Sperry
theorized it and it has two hemispheres, the Right and Left hemispheres.
Right
hemisphere
performing intuitive, and synthesizing tasks
Left Hemisphere
Analytical tasks like logic, reasoning and critical-thinking
Triune
Brain
theory
by
Dr.
Paul
Mclean
identified the three parts of the brain, the
Neocortex
,
Limbic system
and the
Reptilian
complex.
Neocortex
or also called the
rational
brain
is responsible for intellectual tasks
Limbic
system
or the
Intermediate brain
, is responsible and emotion involves feeding and reproductive behavior.
Reptilian
Complex
or the
Primitive
brain
controls self preservation and aggressive behaviors of humans.
Brain
Dominance
Theory
Ned
Herrmann
, observed why some individuals are more creative than others as people do not necessarily function equally.
Upper Left
Analytical
Upper Right
Imaginative
Lower Left
Organized
Lower Right
Intrapersonal