Importance Of Brain Essay

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Michelle Torres
Mr. Barile
English 1A
16 July 2015
Importance of the Brain
Thinking seems like something we do that vast amounts of effort is required to assist the process. However, that is not the case. Our brains work in a way that requires little effort for the most part. There are four main parts of our brains that help us involuntarily and those are the cerebrum, cerebellum, limbic system, and the brain stem. Each part of the brain also has important functioning areas within them. So the question at hand is: what do these functioning areas of the brain do and what do they do for us?
The Cerebrum is the largest part of the human brain. This is a part of the brain that is usually associated with higher brain functioning. Higher brain …show more content…

The frontal lobe usually corresponds with reasoning, how we plan, our parts of speech, movement, emotion and our abilities to solve problems. Then there is the parietal lobe, this area of the cerebrum is related to movement, orientation, our ability to recognize things, and perception of stimuli. The occipital lobe is relative to visual processing and then there is the temporal lobe which is associated with perception, how we recognize auditory stimuli, memory, and our speech.
The next important part of our brain is the cerebellum. The cerebellum is usually referred to as the little brain, it is also the second largest region of the brain. The cerebellum is the second oldest part of our brain at an evolutionary level. This portion of our brain is another highly folded area. This area of the brain has to do with our methods of regulation, how our movements are coordinated, posture and balance.
Another equally important part of our brains is the limbic system. The limbic system is most often referred to as the “emotional brain”. This area of the brain is concealed by the cerebrum. Since it is the emotional part of our brain it contains areas that relate to emotion regulation, sleep, memory and spatial

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