THE BRAIN

The brain is an organ that is being protected by
the skull and a three layer membrane (meninges).

Our brain makes us who we are! We cannot live without a brain!

2 million brain cells die each minute during a stroke

Headache is almost never a symptom of a brain tumor

50 million people suffer from epilepsy

It is the most common cause of dementia out of 8 types. 

The brain facts

Frontal lobe

Frontal lobe (personality, organization, production of language, movement of arms and legs)

Cerebellum

Balance

Parietal lobe

Parietal lobe (sensibility, reading, writing, calculus, orientation)

Temporal lobe

Temporal lobe (emotions, hearing, memory, understanding language)

Occipital lobe

Vision

Brainstem

- Brainstem (regulates breathing, heart movements and conciousness)