Lesson 7 Activity 4

What part of this is true about the brain? Check all that apply.

• there are localized sections of the brain

• there are different organs in the brain

• the brain is interconnected

• brain acts as a whole

Which one of these quotes show that the Whole Brainers were correct about the brain?

• One group thinks the brain is a “whole intelligence,” that is, that your brain is one interconnected “mind.

• Let’s call them the “Whole Brainers.

• The Whole Brainers believe that thoughts and commands can originate anywhere in the brain jelly/cloud and flash into action

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which one of these quotes show that the Localizers were correct about the brain?

• His opponents believe in “localized function”; that is, they believe that the brain is divided into specific areas that control specific things

• By any name, the Localizers, or Phrenologists, believe that “organs” inside the brain control specific functions

• They draw up a model Phrenological Head to show the “organs” in their correct positions

1. Explain what the author means when he says, "The human brain, it turns out, is both localized and interconnected" (27). Include evidence from the text that supports your ideas.

(What makes both sides of the argument correct?)

Answer explanation

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