Is an almond-shaped part of nerve tissue located in the brain's temporal lobes
amygdala
inhaling (taking air in) and exhaling (letting air out)
breathing
a super-fast messenger, a big "road" made of nerve fibers, that connects those two players and helps them talk and share information quickly.
corpus callosum
the "bumps" that can be seen on the surface of the brain.
gyri
two little, round brain parts at the base of your brain, like tiny, brain-shaped "breasts"
mammillary body
Means paying close watch or listening to something, like focusing on a game, a story, or a lesson.
attention
a part of your brain located at the back of your head that helps you keep your balance and coordinate your movements, like walking or playing sports.
cerebellum
how people feel on the inside, like happiness, sadness, anger, or fear
emotions
Imagine Earth as a big ball. this is just one half of that ball
hemisphere
the part of your brain that controls important things you don't even think about, like breathing and heart rate, just like the brainstem
medulla
something acting or occurring involuntarily
automatic
the brain's "thinking cap" – the wrinkly outer layer that helps us think, learn, and do cool things like talk, move, and see!
cerebral cortex
the brain's "control center" or "boss" located behind your forehead, helping you think, plan, make decisions, and control your actions and emotions
frontal lobe
a small part of your brain that helps with your learning and memory. It converts short-term memories into long-term memories by organizing, storing and retrieving memories within your brain.
hippocampus
a special place in your brain where you store everything you learn and experience, allowing you to remember things later
memory
a thin fiber that conducts electrical impulses away from a neuron, or nerve cell
axon
the big, thinking part of your brain that helps you do things like think, remember, and move your body, and it's divided into two halves.
cerebrum
the "brain's helpers" that support and protect the nerve cells (neurons) that send messages around your body.
glial cell
how we use words, sounds, and even gestures to share our thoughts and ideas with each other. It's like a special code everyone understands to communicate.
language
the ability to plan, execute, and coordinate movements
motor control
being able to stay upright and steady, whether standing still or moving, without falling over, like when they're walking, running, or riding a bike
balance
life support center" of your brain, connecting your brain to your spinal cord and controlling essential functions like breathing, heartbeat, and even swallowing
brainstem
the "thinking" part of your brain and spinal cord, where important stuff like thinking, feeling, and moving happens.
your brain's "feelings and memories" center, helping you understand and react to emotions and remember important things.
limbic system
a special cell in your brain and body that acts like a tiny messenger, sending messages (like electricity) to other cells so you can think, move, and feel things.
neuron
located right at the back of the brain and houses our visual cortex, so it helps us see. it receives information from millions of cells in our eyes and processes all of that information to help us understand what we are seeing.
occipital lobe
the brain's "sense and space" center, helping you feel things like touch, temperature, and pain, and also understand where your body is in space and around you.
parietal lobe
a tiny, pea-sized gland at the base of your brain that acts like a "master gland," making hormones that control many other glands and body functions, including growth and how your body uses energy.
pituitary gland
a deep part of the brain located in the brainstem. It contains many of the control areas for eye and face movements and sensation.
pons
the "sound and memory" part of your brain, located on the sides, near your ears, that helps you hear, remember things, and understand language.
temporal lobe
a post office in that center, receiving messages from your body about things like touch, sight, and sound, and then sending them to the right place in the brain to be understood.
thalamus
using your skin to feel things, like if something is soft, hard, hot, or cold, or if someone is hugging you.
touch
whitish nerve tissue especially of the brain and spinal cord that consists largely of nerve fibers enclosed in a fatty material and that lies under the gray matter.
white matter