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In adult humans, the brain weighs about 3 lbs., with 100 billion neurons, and up to 100 trillion connections.
In adult humans, the brain weighs about 3 lbs., with 100 billion neurons, and up to 100 trillion connections.
Investigations using new techniques such as [[fMRI]] are expanding knowledge on the relationship between the brain and behavior.
Investigations using new techniques such as [[fMRI]] are expanding knowledge on the relationship between the brain and [[behavior]].
==Parts of the brain==
===Medulla===
The [[medulla]] is located near the top of the spinal column. It is the part of the hindbrain where nerves cross from one side of the body to the opposite side of the brain. It controls life-sustaining functions such as breathing, swallowing, and the beating of the heart. (Ciccarelli & White, 70)<ref name="psy">Ciccarelli, Saundra K., and J. Noland White. ''Psychology''. 3rd ed., Pearson, 2012.</ref>
===Cerebellum===
The [[cerebellum]] is located at the base of the skull. It is a part of the hindbrain that controls balance and maintains muscle coordination. It controls all involuntary motor movement, such as sitting upright. It also coordinates in voluntary movements that happen in rapid succession, such as walking, dancing, swimming, and even the movements of speech. Learned reflexes and skills are stored here, allowing them to be more automatic. (Ciccarelli & White, 70)<ref name="psy"></ref>
===Thalamus===
The [[thalamus]] is a part of the forebrain that relays information from sensory organs to the cerebral cortex. It is a round structure in the center of the brain. The thalamus performs some processing of sensory information before sending the it to its specific part of the cortex. (Ciccarelli & White, 71)<ref name="psy"></ref>
===Hypothalamus===
The [[hypothalamus]] is a small structure located below the thalamus and above the [[pituitary gland]]. It is responsible for motivational behavior such as [[sleep]], [[hunger]], [[thirst]], and [[human reproduction|reproduction]]. It also regulates [[body]] [[temperature]], [[emotion]]s, and [[hormone]] regulation.
===Hippocampus===
The [[hippocampus]] is named as such due to the fact that it looks like a [[seahorse]]. The hippocampus forms long-term [[memory|memories]] that are stored elsewhere in the brain.<ref>Bigler, E.D., Johnson, S.C., Anderson, C.V., Blatter, D.D., Gale, S.D., Russo, A.A., Ryser, D.K., Macnamara, S.E., Bailey, B.R., & Hopkins, R.O. (1996). Traumatic brain injury and memory: The role of the hippocampal atrophy. ''Neuropsychology, 10,'' 333-342.</ref>
===Amygdala===
The [[amygdala]] is located near the hippocampus. These two structures are responsible for [[fear]] responses and memory of fear.
==Free Will==
==Free Will==
''See also:'' [[Atheism and free will]]
''See also:'' [[Atheism and free will]]
*[http://www.tomorrowsworld.org/magazines/2014/september-october/the-enigmatic-human-brain The enigmatic human brain]
*[http://www.tomorrowsworld.org/magazines/2014/september-october/the-enigmatic-human-brain The enigmatic human brain]
*[http://www.creationmoments.com/radio/transcripts/most-complex-structure The human brain: The most complex structure in the universe]
*[http://www.creationmoments.com/radio/transcripts/most-complex-structure The human brain: The most complex structure in the universe]
==References==
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* Martin, JH (2003). Neuroanatomy text and atlas 3rd ed., New York: McGraw-Hill.
* Kandel, ER; Schwartz JH, Jessell TM (2000). Principles of Neural Science, 4th ed., New York: McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0-8385-7701-6.
== See also ==
== See also ==
*[[Atheism and the brain]]
*[[Atheism and the brain]]
*[[Atheism and intelligence]]
*[[Atheism and intelligence]]
[[Category:Brain]]
[[Category:Brain]]