Enjoy our video about how the brain is structured!!

In our previous post…

… we explored how the brain’s incredible ability to adapt is being used in innovative treatments, emerging technologies, and research that is reshaping the path of brain rehabilitation. 

Although the brain works as an interconnected whole, each area is specialized in certain functions. 

Here’s an overview of the major brain parts via our video and explore what each one does: 

Frontal Lobe 

• Functions: 
  Personality, emotional regulation, language (Broca’s area), attention, planning, and decision-making. 

• Common changes after injury: 
  Difficulty concentrating, problem-solving issues, mood and behavior changes, loss of initiative, mental rigidity, communication difficulties, and paralysis. 

Parietal Lobe 

• Functions: 
  Touch perception, spatial orientation, reading, writing, calculation, and fine motor coordination. 

• Common changes: 
  Confusion between right and left, problems with reading (alexia), writing (agraphia), calculations, object naming (anomia), and self-care. 

Temporal Lobe 

• Functions: 
  Hearing, long-term memory, language comprehension (Wernicke’s area), and facial recognition. 

• Common changes: 
  Difficulty remembering faces, understanding spoken words, memory and behavior changes, epileptic seizures, and altered sexual interest. 

Occipital Lobe 

• Main function: 
  Visual perception. 

• Common changes: 
  Loss of part of the visual field, difficulty recognizing colors or words, visual hallucinations, and illusions. 

Brainstem and Cerebellum 

• Functions: 
  Control of breathing, heartbeat, balance, and motor coordination. 

• Common changes: 
  Motor difficulties, dizziness, imbalance, problems with swallowing and speech. 
   

We can understand, then, that knowing the functions of each cerebral lobe and the other structures of the nervous system is essential to recognizing how the brain orchestrates our abilities, behaviors, and emotions. At the same time, this knowledge helps identify signs of possible changes, allowing for faster diagnoses and more effective interventions. The more we understand the brain, the better prepared we are to protect it, stimulate it, and make the most of its potential. 

In our next post, we will explore the structure of the brain in more detail… It’s going to be very interesting, so don’t miss it! 
See you next time 🙂