Brain Knowledge Base

The Brain Knowledge Base

How the Brain Develops

The brain is built from the bottom up, from the brain stem to the thalamus and basal ganglia to the cortex.

The Cortical Lobes of the Brain

What goes on in the frontal, prefrontal, sensorimotor, parietal, temporal and occipital lobes of the brain.

The Thalamus and Limbic System

What goes on in the Thalamus, the control center for the brain, and the Limbic System, the seat of emotional processing.

The Basal Ganglia

The basal ganglia is the control center for extrapyramidal movement and related disorders.

Damage to the Cortical Lobes of the Brain

Symptoms of damage to the cortical lobes of the brain, the functional areas for sight, hearing, movement, speech, intellect and more.

Damage to the Lower Brain and Midbrain

Symptoms of damage to the brainstem, pons, cerebellum, thalamus, basal ganglia and limbic system.

The Brain - Heart Balance

How the cognitive and emotional brain play off of each other in our experience of selfhood.

The ANS and Neuroception

An understanding of how the ANS operates is essential to the understanding of autism and other anxiety disorders.