Question

For this assignment, describe in detail (two to three sentences each) how each of the following parts of the brain are involved during your evening of eating pizza, socializing, and playing cards. Broca's area Motor cortex Auditory cortex Cerebrum

Answer 1

• Eating pizza: we eat pizza when we are in the mood to do so or when we are extremely hungry. This would mean that the hypothalamus is releasing hormones that regulates hunger as well as mood. While we meet our friends, we are in a happy mood and we eat pizza since it is also the occasion as well as the hunger that brings out the occasion of eating pizza.
• Socialising: Broca’s area is involved in speech as well as language. Broca’s area is involved when we would be initiating talks with friends or while socialising. When we are socialising, it would mean that we would be talking a lot. This would mean using the Broca’s area. This also helps in our facial expressions. Auditory cortex helps as we perceive information and further this reaches the brain throughthe occipital lobe. Hypothalamus is also involved in maintaining our jovial mood.
• Playing cards: the Learning memory is involved in playing cards. This is involved in the limbic system. The hippocampus forms a part of the limbic system. The limbic system, or the hippocampus, helps in transformation of the short term memory to long term memory. The hippocampus is a part of the cerebrum. The hippocampus also helps in body movements coordination, where, hand movements while playing cards is regulated by the hippocampus. This is ensured by taking care that right cards were picked and dropped at the right time.