The Brain

• the brain is responsible for complex behaviours
• functions of parts of the brain

  • cerebral cortex (cerebrum) - responsible for consciousness, language and memory
  • pituitary gland - produce hormones
  • hypothalmus - above pituitary gland regulates temperature and water balance
  • cerebellum - responsible for muscle co-ordination and precision
  • medulla - involved in unconscious activities
• neuroscientists

  people who study the brain
• ways the brain is studied

  • studying people with brain damage
  • electrically stimulating the brain (EEG)
  • MRI scans
• brain disorders are difficult to investigate as the brain is delicate and the person would need to be awake
• parts of the brain

  A) cerebrum , cerebral cortex

  B) pituitary gland

  C) medulla

  D) cerebellum