The motor cortex is the part of the brain which controls most of our movement (a few reflexes are regulated by the spinal cord). There is a motor area on both the left and right hemispheres, with the left hemisphere motor cortex controlling the right side of our body, and vice versa. Here is a … Read more
I’m going to talk about language in my next few posts, so here’s an overview of the language areas in our brain. As you will see, there’s a lot that goes on in a very short space of time for us to be able to understand speech and reply appropriately, but I’ll try and make … Read more
Okay, so let’s start with the obvious, the brain. Here are a few fun(!) facts to get going: 1. The brain is made up of both grey matter (cell bodies) and white matter (the cells axons – the bit that makes connections). 2. The brain can be divided into four main cortices (areas, also called … Read more