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Key Questions:

1. What is the function of the brain and what is its structure?
   • The brain controls complex behaviour. It is made of billions of interconnected neurones and has different regions that carry out different functions.
2. What are the functions of the cerebral cortex, cerebellum and medulla?
   • The cerebral cortex controls personality, memory and conscious though. The cerebellum controls balance and co-ordination of movement and the medulla controls the heart rate and breathing rate.
3. (HT only) Why is it so hard to treat damage to the brain?
   • (HT only) Unlike other Cells brain Cells cannot re-grow.Therefore when damage occurs the Cells cannot be saved. This means that brain damage tends to be permanent.
4. (HT only) How did neuroscientists discover the functions of the different parts of the brain?
   • (HT only) Neuroscientists have been able to map the regions of the brain to particular functions by studying patients with brain damage, electrically stimulating different parts of the brain and using MRI scanning techniques.
5. (HT only) What characteristics of the brain make it difficult to treat and investigate brain disorders?
   • (HT only)The complexity and delicacy of the brain makes investigating and treating brain disorders very difficult.