The Brain

The ability of the brain to change in structure and function in response to trauma

• Neuroplasticity

• Basal Gangalia

• Phrenology

• Hindbrain

A thick band of fibers connecting the left and right hemispheres

• corpus callosum

• cerebral cortex

• limbic system

• wernicke's area

the concept that what occurs on one side of the body is controlled by the motor cortex on the opposite side

• contralateral organization

• cerebral cortext

• motor cortext

• somatosensory cortex

This association area is devoted to helping us understand speech and the meaning of words

• wernicke's area

• broca's area

this assocation area is devoted to speech and if damaged one's speech will be broken

• wernicke's area

• broca's area

this controls our ability to process information on movement and helps the brain fine tune neurons

• basal gangalia

• corpus callosum

• motor cortex

• limbic system

this region controls and supports vital body functions

• hindbrain

• forbrain

• motor cortex

• basal ganglia

this region controls sensory input from the body

• Somatosensory Crotext

• Motor Cortext

• Cerebral Cortex

this region controls voluntary movement of the body

• motor cortext

• cerebral cortext

• somatosensory cortext

this system controls our emotions, motivation and learning

• limbic system

• cerebral cortext

• basal gangalia

• hindbrain