See if you are using your left or right

brain?
First, identify yourself as right or left brain person:
1. Hold your hands together, as if you were praying.
Look at your hands. If you see
Left thumb is below the right thumb ---> left brain
Right thumb is below the left thumb ---> right brain

2. Fold your arms in front of you (as if you are angry)

Right arm above left arm ---> left brain
Left arm above right arm ---> right brain
Based on 1+2 (order important), below is the
interpretation of your personality.
Right-Left
==========

Considerate, traditional, indirect type

Can instinctly read other's emotion, and respond
friendly by natures. Although not very into taking
intiatives in moving forward, but this person will
always take a step back in supporting others. Stable
personality and considerate, give others a being
protected feeling. But the weakness is they cannot
say no; regardless how unwilling they are, they will
take care of others.
Right-Right
===========
Loves challenges type
Straightfoward. Once they decided on one thing,
will take action right away.
Very curious, and love challenges. Dare to face
dangers without thinkingthrough (sometimes
foolishly). Their weakness is they dont listen to
others, will filter in only what whey want to hear in
a conversation, and very subjective.
However, because of their straightforward attitude,
they tend to be fairly popular.
Left-Left
=========
Dedicated, cold, perfectionist
Very logical in all aspects. The only way to defeat
(or win over) him/her is through reasons. Has a lot
of prides, and feeling strongly about doing the
right thing. If they are your friends, they are very
trustworthy. However, if they are your opponets,
they will be very tough to deal with. Because they
can be very "anal" as a perfectionist, they usually
leave a bad impression of being hard to deal with
when first met.
Left-Right
==========
Likes to take care of others, leader type
Has a cool and keen observation ability to see
through situations, yet still can be considerate in
others needs. Because of their cool and calm
nature, and strong sense of responsibility, they
tend to become head of a group.
Popular among people. However, they may not be
able to help themselves in meddling because they
want to take care of others too much.
External Brain Structures
The Cerebrum
The largest portion of
the brain is the
cerebrum. It consists
Corpus callosum
of two hemispheres
that are connected
together at the corpus
callosum.
The cerebrum is often
divided into five lobes
that are responsible
for different brain
functions.
The Cerebrum

Neocortex

The cerebrum’s surface—the

neocortex- is convoluted into
hundreds of folds.
The neocortex is where all the
higher brain functions take
place.
 1
6

3
4
 Lobes of the
Cerebrum Limbic lobe

Frontal lobe

Parietal lobe

Occipital lobe
Temporal lobe
 Frontal Lobe
The frontal lobe is the
area of the brain
responsible for higher
cognitive functions.
These include:
• Problem solving
• Spontaneity
• Memory
• Language
• Motivation
• Judgment
• Impulse control
• Social and sexual
behavior.
 Temporal Lobe
The temporal lobe plays a
role in emotions, and is also
responsible for smelling,
tasting, perception, memory,
understanding music,
aggressiveness, and sexual
behavior.
The temporal lobe also
contains the language area
of the brain.
 Parietal Lobe
The parietal lobe plays a role in
our sensations of touch, smell,
and taste. It also processes
sensory and spatial awareness,
and is a key component in eye-
hand co-ordination and arm
movement.
The parietal lobe also contains
a specialized area called
Wernicke’s area that is
responsible for matching
written words with the sound of
spoken speech.
 Occipital Lobe

The occipital lobe

is at the rear of
the brain and
controls vision
and recognition.
 Limbic Lobe
The limbic
lobe is located
deep in the
brain, and
makes up the
limbic system.
 The Limbic
System
The limbic system is
the area of the brain
that regulates emotion
and memory. It directly
connects the lower
and higher brain
functions.
A. Cingulate gyrus
B. Fornix
C. Anterior thalamic
nuclei
D. Hypothalamus
E. Amygdaloid nucleus
F. Hippocampus
 Thalamus
Thalamus means “inner room”
in Greek, as it sits deep in the
brain at the top of the
brainstem.
The thalamus is called the
gateway to the cerebral
cortex, as nearly all sensory
inputs pass through it to the
higher levels of the brain.
Hypothalamus
The hypothalamus sits under the
thalamus at the top of the brainstem.
Although the hypothalamus is small, it
controls many critical bodily functions:
• Controls autonomic nervous system
• Center for emotional response and
behavior
• Regulates body temperature
• Regulates food intake
• Regulates water balance and thirst The hypothalamus is
shaded blue. The pituitary
• Controls sleep-wake cycles gland extends from the
• Controls endocrine system hypothalamus.
 Vision
The visual cortex resides
in the occipital lobe of the
brain.
Sensory impulses travel
from the eyes via the
optic nerve to the visual
cortex.
Damage to the visual
cortex can result in
blindness.
 Taste
The gustatory
complex (green
circle) is the part of
the sensory cortex
(purple area) that is
responsible for taste.
 Cognition
The prefrontal cortex is
involved with intellect,
complex learning, and
personality.
Injuries to the front
lobe can cause mental
and personality
changes.
 Emotion Prefrontal cortex

Emotions are an extremely

complex brain function. The
emotional core of the brain is
the limbic system. This is
where senses and awareness
are first processed in the
brain.
Mood and personality are
mediated through the
prefrontal cortex. This part of Limbic system
the brain is the center of
higher cognitive and
emotional functions.
 Speech Broca’s Area
Broca’s area is where we
formulate speech and the
area of the brain that sends
motor instructions to the
motor cortex.
Injury to Broca’s area can
cause difficulty in speaking.
The individual may know
what words he or she wishes
to speak, but will be unable to
do so.
 Language Auditory Association Area

Wernicke’s area is a
specialized portion of the
parietal lobe that recognizes
and understands written and
spoken language.
Wernicke’s area surrounds the
auditory association area.
Damage to this part of the
brain can result in someone
Wernicke’s Area
hearing speech, but not
understanding it.
 Hearing
There are two auditory areas of
the brain:
• The primary auditory area
(brown circle) is what detects
sounds that are transmitted
from the ear. It is located in the
sensory cortex.
• The auditory association area
(purple circle) is the part of the
brain that is used to recognize
the sounds as speech, music,
or noise.
Broca’s Area
(Speech) Wernicke’s Area
(Hearing)

What Area Do You Think is

More Active With Auditory Hallucinations?
 Motor
Cortex
The motor portion of the cerebrum
is illustrated here. The light red
area is the premotor cortex, which
is responsible for repetitive
motions of learned motor skills.
The dark red area is the primary
motor area, and is responsible for
control of skeletal muscles.
Different areas of the brain are
associated with different parts of
the body.
Injury to the motor cortex can
result in motor disturbance in the
associated body part.
 Sensory
Cortex
The sensory portion of the
cerebrum is illustrated here.
Different areas of the brain
are associated with different
parts of the body, as can be
seen below.
Injury to the sensory cortex
can result in sensory
disturbance in the associated
body part.
Specialization and
Integration
Electroencephalogram
(EEG)

 an amplified recording
of the waves of
electrical activity that
sweep across the
brain’s surface
 these waves are
measured by
electrodes placed on
the scalp
 CT (computed tomography) Scan
 a series of x-ray photographs taken from different
angles and combined by computer into a
composite representation of a slice through the
body; also called CAT scan
 PET (positron emission tomography) Scan
 a visual display of brain activity that detects
where a radioactive form of glucose goes while
the brain performs a given task
 MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)
 a technique that uses magnetic fields and radio
waves to produce computer-generated images
that distinguish among different types of soft
tissue; allows us to see structures within the brain
PET Scan
MRI Scan
 Specialization and
Integration
 Brain activity when hearing, seeing, and speaking words
 TERMINAL BRANCHES OF
AXON
DENDRITES

AXON

CELL BODY

MYELIN SHEATH
 Neural Communication
 Synapse [SIN-aps]
 junction between the axon tip of the sending neuron and the
dendrite or cell body of the receiving neuron
 tiny gap at this junction is called the synaptic gap or cleft
 Neurotransmitters
 chemical messengers that traverse the synaptic gaps
between neurons
 when released by the sending neuron, neuro-transmitters
travel across the synapse and bind to receptor sites on the
receiving neuron, thereby influencing whether it will generate
a neural impulse
Neural Communication
Neural Communication

Serotonin Pathways Dopamine Pathways

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