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The Anatomy of the Brain

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Traumatic Brain Injury

The damage resulting from a traumatic brain injury depends upon the area of the brain that is damage.  Many traumatic brain injuries are caused by what is commonly referred to as “focal damage” which only affects a small portion of the brain where the specific point of impact occurred.  In other situations “diffuse” brain injuries can result when the traumatic impact causes the brain to move back and forth within the skull causing damage to larger areas and multiple regions of the brain.

Hemispheres Of The Brain

The brain is generally divided into two “hemispheres”: the “right hemisphere” and the “left hemisphere”.  The right hemisphere is associated with relationship tasks and spatial abilities and controls the left side of the body.  The left hemisphere controls the right side of the body and is associated with the production and understanding of language, and logic. [See Brain Anatomy, Brain Injury Symptoms]

Parts Of The Brain: Forebrain - Midbrain - Hindbrain

Specifically, the brain is made up of three main parts: the forebrain (consisting of the cerebrum, thalamus and hypothalamus), midbrain or brain stem (consisting of the tectum and tegmentum) and hindbrain (consisting of the cerebellum, pons and medulla).  The cerebrum is the larges part of the human brain and is divided into four sections referred to as “lobes”. 

Brain Lobes

They are the frontal lope, parietal lobe, occipital lobe and temporal lobe. Each lobe is associated with different functions of the human body.

Frontal Lobe:  Planning, speech, reasoning, emotions, judgment, intellect, creative thought, and coordination of movement, sexual urges, problem solving and abstract thinking.

Parietal Lobe: Orientation, perception of stimuli, movement, and orientation.

Occipital Lobe: Vision and reading.

Temporal Lobe: Memory, hearing, fear, some emotions, visual memories, auditory memories, and speech.

Little Brain

The cerebellum is another crucial piece of the brain.  The cerebellum, which is commonly referred to as the “little brain”, is associated with the coordination and regulation of movement and motor-vestibular movement and learning. 

 

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