MODULE 6:

The Powers of the Mind

 BRAINPOWER:
Complex Organ Controls Your
Every
Thought and Move
 The Brain

• It is the wrinkled, pinkish-gray, three-pound organ that is

primarily composed of fat and water.

• the organ inside the head that controls thought,

memory, feelings, and activity.

• It also stores information that we use for everyday living.

 The Power to Act
• The brain is made up of three main parts:
All of these has different
Cerebellum compositions, use and
properties that sums up
our brain that shows it
Cerebrum
is the one responsible
for the movement of
Brain Stem
things, the process and
others.
 Brain Stem
The brain stem is the stem-like
part of the base of the brain that is
connected to the spinal cord.

The brain stem controls the flow of messages

between the brain and the rest of the body, and it
also controls basic body functions such as breathing,
swallowing, heart rate, blood pressure,
consciousness, and whether one is awake or sleepy.
 Cerebellum
• This is responsible for all voluntary
movement made by man.
• When a thought is formed the cerebellum
translates this and turns it into action.
EXAMPLES
• When you want to stand
• Wave your hand
• Cheat on an exam
• Wink at your crush
• This is made possible by a special type of cell called neurons.
• These are three part units consisting of a nerve cell body, axon, and a
dendrite.
• They carry a signal from one neuron to another with the help of a
chemical called neurotransmitters.
• It is carried until it reaches a specific muscle that will carry out the job.
 Cerebrum
• The cerebrum or cortex is the largest part of
the brain. It is associated with higher brain
function such as thought and action.
• This comprises 85 percent of the brain’s total weight.
• It consist of four lobes. The frontal, parietal, temporal, and occipital
each having different functions.
• The frontal lobe determines personality and emotions.
• The parietal helps us understand what we see and feel.
• The occipital works on vision function.
• And hearing and word recognition abilities are handled by the
temporal lobe
 A Critical Age
• The first three years of a person’s life is where the potential
to learn is developed.
• That is when synaptogenesis, or the creation of pathways
for brain cells to communicate, occurs.
• Doctors have proven this when removing certain sections
of the brain from patients who are three year old the
remaining sections develop to assume the role of the
missing part. This could not be said to patient who are
older.
• Also depriving infants of stimuli lead to permanent
changes to the brain.
 Drug Damage
• Obviously drugs can affect the mind of any person.
• Inhalants such as glue, or rugby destroy the outer
lining of nerve cells and make them unable to
communicate with one another.
• Marijuana hinders memory, learning, judgement and
reaction times.
• Steroids lead to aggression and violent mood swings.
• Ecstasy destroys nerves that produce serotonin which
controls sleep, violence, mood swings and sexual
urges.
 Answer the following:
Written Works: (PerDev Notebook)
1. Independent assessment 1
2. What’s More
3. Independent assessment 2

Performance Task: (oslo paper)

1. What Can I do
 What Can I do
• Make an illustration/poster about climate change. Write a
short reflection on how you use your knowledge about the
different ways to improve your brain functions for personal
development in dealing with our situation right now.