What part of our body is the essence of who we are?
Today, most of us would say the brain. That answer was not always so obvious.
Philosophers once believed that the heart was the source of love, hate, and fear.
It is the reason we give hearts on Valentines day.
Philosophers also argued that motivation and desire were controlled by the stomach.
One of the great scientific achievements of the last 200 years was the realization that the brain is involved in all aspects of behavior.
Humans are more than brains, but without a brain we wouldn’t be able to do very much.
The brain is organized into several general regions. In this activity, we will examine the structure of the brain along with its major divisions.