the brain

• what is the brain made out of?

  billions of interconnected neurones
• what is the brain responsible for?

  responsible for all our complex behaviours. it controls and coordinates everything you do -running, breathing, sleeping
• what is the cerebral cortex and what is it responsible for?

  the outer wrinkly bit, responsible for things like consciousness, intelligence, memory and language
• what is the medulla and what is it responsible for?

  controls unconscious activités (things you dot think about doing) like breathing and your heartbeat
• what is the cerebellum responsible for?

  responsible for muscle coordination
• label the brain

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  A) cerebellum cortex

  B) medulla

  C) cerebellum

  D) pituarity gland

  E) spinal cord

  
• what methods can scientists to study the brain?

  • studying patients with brain damage
  • effectively stimulating the brain
  • MRI scans
• studying patients with brain damage can help scientists study what?

  if a small part of the brain is damaged it can tell you the effect it has on the patient
• how does effectively stimulating the brain help scientists study the brain?

  can be stimulated by using an electrode. you can get na idea of what each part of the brain does due to the zap of electricity taken in by the tissue
• how does an MRI scan help scientists study the brain?

  produces very detailed images of the brains structures and they can use it to find areas of the brain that are active when people are doing things
• how does messing with the brain have consequences?

  the brain is complex and delicate. it carries risks such as physical damage to the brain or increased problems with brain function