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Imagine the brain as one big bus.
The Brain:
The brain, surrounded by the skull, is a mysterious organ that sits at the very top of your head.
Imagine the brain as one big bus and the frontal lobe is the bus driver. The bus driver is in charge of driving the bus in the right direction so that the passenger won’t crash and die. The frontal lobe is like the bus driver, it is in charge of making smart decisions and helping us to behave in the right way.
What is the Frontal lobe?
The frontal lobe is located in the very front of your brain (hence frontal lobe). It is also the largest lobe in the human brain.
What is the Parietal Lobe?
The frontal lobe is located right behind the frontal lobe. Your parietal lobe is responsible for processing sensory information.
Again, if the bus is the brain, the passengers on the bus represent the parietal lobe. Each passenger represents one of the 5 senses (smell, sight, hearing, touch, taste). When each passenger interacts with one another, they exchange sensory information and the brain integrates this information to create a unified perception of the environment you are in.
What is the Temporal lobe?
The temporal lobe is located on the left and right sides of the brain and beneath the frontal lobe. It can process emotion, language, and auditory information. It is also responsible for storing and retrieving memories.
On the bus, the temporal lobe is the seat. The passengers (5 senses) can sit on the seats and these will help the brain process sound, store memories, understand language, and manage visual perception.
What is the Occipital lobe?
It is located in the back of the brain and it manages visual information, which includes color, movement, and form.
Occipital lobes are like camera lenses. They transfer visual information from your eyes to your brain, and this helps you to perceive what is around you. Through the occipital lobe, we can understand our surroundings and intercept the world through our eyes.
Without the occipital lobe, you may never be able to see your favorite TV show or movies or even see your family and friends.
Think of it like this: without the lobes and their functions, it would be impossible for us to live in this world uncomfortably. We would lose our sight, hearing, memory, touch, or movement.
"Boys' frontal lobes aren't developed yet!"
“Boys’ frontal lobes aren’t developed yet!”
Have you ever heard of this phrase when you see a boy saying something that he shouldn't have said or making poor decisions? This is because the frontal lobe develops slower in males than in females. Hence, they are less skilled at making logical judgments to decide whether something is a good or bad idea.
FUN FACT: A teenager’s brain isn’t fully developed until they are 25 years old so until then, they are prone to make bad decisions!
How to let the brain rest as students:
Meditation: let your brain disconnect with all the noise and distractions
Better Sleep Schedule. Don’t stay up too late studying or watching TV! It's better to hit the hay earlier and finish your work the next morning.
Go Touch Some Grass: exercising can release beneficial proteins in the brain
Give Hugs: physical contact can help soothe the brain!!
Stay Optimistic: positive emotions can help develop the frontal lobe
MY BRAIN IS ABOUT TO EXPLODE!
“My brain is about to explode!”
I am pretty sure that a lot of students have said this during exam seasons or when they finish a heavy lecture (this is me after every class). Fortunately, this is not true and it would have been a disaster if our brains actually exploded from having too much information.
However, it is still important to note that overloading your brain with too much information can still harm your mental health. Many students will choose to cram for a test the night before, which often leads to bad results. Not to mention the possibility of failing that test but also the emotional stress you might receive during your study sessions. Stress and anxiety may slowly build up and students may hit their breaking point.
Overloading your brain may result in feelings of burnout, which include feeling unmotivated, an overwhelming sense of tiredness, a lack of enthusiasm, and increased irritability.
So students, don’t cram for your tests or procrastinate for assignments that the teacher had assigned WEEKS ago.
Remember, your physical and mental well-being is the most important thing in the world. HEALTH COMES FIRST (following a long list of important things in your life), grades come last.
Remember to Relax Your Brain: soak yourself in a warm bath with a bathbomb and your favorite snack on your side.
We all deserve some rest. A little brain reset may be just what you need.
x Angelina, Our Anatomy, and the Broncology Team
*Edited by Abigail Wu
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