Understanding the Functions of the Brain and Nervous System

Take in information from the outside world and our bodies, and work out the best course of action, causing changes in our bodies to enable that action to happen.

To understand broadly how information flows into, through, and from the brain, and how these structures and cells generate behaviors and internal responses.

Our thoughts and actions.

<p>Running away from a lion, catching a ball, or going to sleep.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To learn more about how the structures and cells of the nervous system generate behaviors and internal responses.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To understand how information flows into, through, and from the brain, and how it generates behaviors and internal responses.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>a computer</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>central nervous system and peripheral nervous system</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>brain and spinal cord</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Symmetry around the midline is a general feature of nervous system organisation</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>somatic and autonomic nervous systems</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>three further divisions</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>detecting something, transmitting information, integrating it with other information, and sending an instruction to other parts of the body</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>how that cell or structure is connected to other cells or structures, and the biological rules that govern those connections and how they change over time</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It provides the input to the CNS, which computes what to do with that information, and sends outputs back to the body via the PNS</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>connect to the brain</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Generating thoughts and actions</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To grasp how information flows into, through, and from the brain</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Asymmetrically distributed nerves</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A combination of internal and external factors</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Brain and spinal cord</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Reading and writing</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It controls involuntary bodily functions like heart rate and digestion</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>By integrating information and sending instructions to other parts of the body</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The brain and the spinal cord</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To connect the CNS with the rest of the body</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The biological rules that govern connections with other cells</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Central and peripheral nervous systems</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Symmetry around the midline</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Forming patterns of muscle contractions to make you run</p> Signup and view all the answers