The Human Brain: Lobes

Frontal

Temporal

Parietal

Occipital

The Proper Brain

Humans brain size is around 3 times the size of that
of the average chimp.
Twice as large as that of Homo habilis (Extinct
species of upright East African hominid having some
advanced humanlike characteristics).
A third as big again as that of Homo erectus
(Extinct species of primitive hominid with upright
stature but small brain).

Relationship between brain size and language is

unclear.
Possibly increased social interaction combined with
tactical deception gave the brain an initial
impetus.
Better nourishment due to meat eating may also
have played an important part in the development of
brain.
Then brain size and language possibly increased
together so language can be regarded as the
reason or need for the development of human
brain.

Like the brain of many other animals, the

human brain is divided into two halves or
hemispheres, each of which has its own tasks.
A major advantage is that damage to one
side does not inevitably mean lost faculties in
the other part.
The left hemisphere controls movement in
the right side of the body and also language in
most humans.

Two Hemispheres

Left Brain

Right Brain

How the Brain Works

Triune Brain

Cerebrum

Limbic System

Cerebellum and Brain Stem

Brain One: The Housekeeping Brain

Center of the Brain

Reptilian brain - snakes, lizards

hunger, temperature control, fight-or-flight fear responses, defending

territory, keeping safe

Brain Two: The Emotional Brain

Limbic System (girdle): old mammalian
brain
Memory, Fear, Hormone control,
Homeostasis

Cortex: The New Brain

Complex social interactions and advance
planning

Cerebellum: Equilibrium, Posture,

Motor Learning

Hippocampus
Memory

Language Areas