Evolution of the Brain

WOW!Now that’s exciting.

*When you call upon the heart by Tom

Falkner

* And when it seems your darkest night won't turn your day into light just hold on... you be strong About that thorn that's in your side, that constant threat of compromise just hold on... you be strong cause decisions you make, they count for life don't be fooled by their illusion every choice you make's a sacrifice don't get caught in the confusion

* Chorus: when you call upon the heart, 

* it hears every word you say when you call upon the heart, the answer's just a heartbeat away

*How do I know from what I speak? so many times my heart did bleed but I held on.... you be strong When the winds of fate did blow me down I'd get back up and stand my ground I held on... so you be strong

*All the lessons you've learned, they last for life don't be fooled by their illusion In the midst of night there's still a Light don't get caught in the confusion.

* (cool slide guitar riff)

Who was Mike the Chicken?

What does he have to do with our study of the brain?

What is the highlighted part of the brain called?

The cerebrum is divided into two parts, are they connected to each other?

Connects the two cerebral hemispheres.

The cerebrum has many folds or convolutions known as Sulci.

What are the purpose of these folds?

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* The cerebrum contains the cortex (the outer layer of the brain) where most of our neurons exist. Often called “grey matter.” This is our neural forest of networks of knowledge and experience.

The cerebrum has different sections that perform different jobs. These sections are known as lobes.

*The occipital lobe is the visual part of the brain that interprets our visual world. Sight.

*The parietal lobe helps us make sense of what is going on in our world and the body sensations we experience.

*The motor cortex moves the various parts of our body.

*The temporal lobe interprets sounds and language.

*The frontal lobe does our planning and problem solving.

Flexibility

Memory

SpeedProblem Solving

Attention

PlanningVerbal Fluency Response InhibitionTask Switching

Working Memory Spatial RecallFacial RecallName Recall

Information Processing Spatial Orientation

Visual Fields Focus

Quantitative ReasoningLogical ReasoningArithmetic

Brain Power

The first evolution of the brain is the making of our brains over 500+ million years.

The second evolution of the brain is your personal brain evolution involving your own life experiences within your own environment.