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Louis), author, Origins of NeuroscienceĪn informative, accessible and engaging book for anyone who has even the slightest interest in how the brain works, but doesn’t know where to begin. Stanley Finger, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Psychological & Brain Sciences, Washington University (St. Reading like a collection of detective stories, Your Brain, Explained combines classic cases in the history of neurology with findings stemming from the latest techniques used to probe the brain’s secrets. Moheb Costandi, author, Neuroplasticity and 50 Human Brain Ideas You Really Need to Know

The brain is divided into functional sections, called lobes: Frontal Lobe (shown in orange) Temporal Lobe (pink) Parietal Lobe (blue) Occipital Lobe (green) Cerebellum (red) Brain Stem (yellow) Each lobe has an important and specific function, detailed below. In human beings, the frontal lobe attains maturity around the age of 25. Every brain is unique, ever-changing, and extremely sensitive to its environment. Frank Amthor, PhD, Professor of Psychology, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, author, Neuroscience for Dummiesĭingman weaves classic studies with modern research into easily digestible sections, to provide an excellent primer on the rapidly advancing field of neuroscience. The frontal lobe is home to our cognitive thinking, and it is this process that determines and shapes an individual’s personality. Occipital: visual cortex 32. Frontal: reasoning skills, coordination b. These are called lobes, and there are four of them: the frontal. What are the four lobes of the brain What are their major functions a.

a highly readable and accessible introduction to the operation of the brain and current issues in neuroscience. If the brain is a central computer that controls all the functions of the body.