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What part of our body is the essence of who we are?

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Today, most of us would say the brain. That answer was not always so obvious.

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Philosophers once believed that the heart was the source of love, hate, and fear.

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It is the reason we give hearts on Valentines day.

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Philosophers also argued that motivation and desire were controlled by the stomach.

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One of the great scientific achievements of the last 200 years was the realization that the brain is involved in all aspects of behavior.

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Humans are more than brains, but without a brain we wouldn’t be able to do very much.

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The brain is organized into several general regions. In this activity, we will examine the structure of the brain along with its major divisions.