thebrainhowdoesitwork-soundpipermusic.ppt

The Brain: How does it work? Carla Piper, Ed. D. Facts about the Brain The Nervous System Makes up critical portion of the nervous system Nerve cells connected by nearly 1 million miles of nerve fibers Has the largest area of uncommitted cortex of any species giving humans flexibility for learning. Brain consumes about 20% of the bodys energy . The Brain uses?about 1/5 of the bodys oxygen. The Brain gets about 8 gallons of blood each hour supplying nutrients like glucose, protein, trace elements, and oxygen . Brain needs 8-12 glasses of water a day for optimal functioning. Neuroscience Technology paved the way for understanding how bring works. Enabled researchers to understand and see inside the brain. Brain scanners developed - Brain Imaging Technology Magnetic Resonance Imaging MRI Positron Emission Tomography PET – Radioactive glucose used to determine activity in different parts of the brain Electroencephalography EEG – Electrodes give us readings about electrical output of the brain Two Cerebral Hemispheres Left and Right Left and Right Hemispheres The Lobes Frontal Lobe Area around your forehead Involved in purposeful acts like judgment, creativity, problem solving, and planning. Parietal Lobe Top back area of the brain Processes higher sensory and language functions Temporal Lobe Left and right side above and around the ears Primarily responsible for hearing, memory, meaning, and language. Some overlap in functions of the lobes. Occipital Lobe Back of the brain Primarily responsible for vision ? Video of Brain Construction Layered construction of a sequence of 3-D anatomical probability maps. Order: Thalamus. Putamen, Caudate, and Insula Cerebellum Temporal lobes Occipital lobes Parietal lobes Frontal lobes Learning Changes the Brain Brain Activity by Age Stages of Development Through Sensory Experiences in the First Year The Resting Brain PET Scans Show Brain Function Four Different Slices of the Same Brain Mapping of Cereb