Brain Structure - Brain Theory from a Circuits and Systems Perspective - page 14

parts make up a whole to achieve consciousness. For instance, a mini column in the
cerebral cortex may be a candidate for an element of conscious short-term memory
and its associated processing for a single-attribute; white matter may provide links
to long-term memory and auxiliary processing as distributed in other organs of the
brain, for instance, the amygdala and hippocampus. Accurate signaling paths are
exceedingly complex and have yet to be established with certainty.
Medical pathology involving diseases of the brain has contributed significantly
to what is known about brain organs. This chapter has mentioned specific diseases;
common diseases as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, thanks to those victimized, have
greatly increased knowledge about the human brain.
References
1. Sylwester R (2005) How to explain a brain—an educator's handbook of brain terms and
cognitive processes. Corwin Press, Thousand Oaks, CA
2. Arbib MA (2003) The handbook of brain theory and neural networks. MIT Press, Cambridge,
MA
3. Byrne JH, Roberts JL (2009) From molecules to networks: an introduction to cellular and
molecular neuroscience. Academic, San Diego, CA
Self-Study Exercises
(If you desire to keep a record of your efforts, please type your answers.)
Brain Structure
1. State briefly an expected function for each of the following parts of a brain, and
also give a rough indication of location. (HINT: Refer to this chapter.)
(a) Frontal Lobe
(b) Broca's Area
(c) Motor Cortex
(d) Parietal Lobes
(e) Occipital Lobes
(f) Temporal Lobes
(g) Somatosensory Cortex
(h) Planum Temporale
(i) Wernicke's Area
(j) Cerebellum
(k) Brainstem