The Human Brain
That Amazing Computer
in Your Head

The human brain is a perfect work of nature. Over a hundred billion nerve cells work together to process and transmit information. Every organ in the body is connected in one way or another to the brain. We do whatever it is we do, everything, at the pleasure of the brain.

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A Brief Description of the Human Nervous System

The human nervous system can be functionally divided into the peripheral nervous system and the central nervous system.

The Peripheral Nervous System

The peripheral nervous system can be separated into the

somatic nervous system, which requires conscious thought to voluntarily move our bodies, and the

autonomic nervous system, which unconsciously governs the essential involuntary actions of the body, such as respiration and heart rate.

Further delineation of the autonomic nervous system reveals the

parasympathetic nervous system that controls involuntary actions of smooth muscles, heart and glands and the

sympathetic nervous system that unconsciously takes over in fight or flight situations where an effective and immediate action is required.

fight or flight

The Central Nervous System

The central nervous system controls biological processes and all conscious thought and is composed of the spinal cord and the brain.

The Human Brain

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The human brain can be anatomically divided into the hindbrain, the midbrain and the forebrain. The hindbrain and midbrain include several structures involved with unconscious, autonomic function, such as body and eye movements, vision and hearing.

In hypnosis, the forebrain is where all the action is. The forebrain controls the higher functions and is composed of:

the cerebral cortex, a sheet of tissue that makes up the outer layer of the brain and is involved in language, reasoning, perception, thought and voluntary movement,

the basal ganglia, a group of structures important in coordinating movement,

the hippocampus controls memory and learning,

the amygdala, a part of the limbic system, important for controlling the emotional response to a given situation, the

thalamus, important for movement and sensory processing and the

hypothalamus, located at the base of brain, regulates hunger, thirst, body temperature, emotions and sleep/wake cycles.

Bottom line? Change your brain, change your life.

It's a bit much, isn't it? Complex, complicated, overwhelming, and yet, D'oh! so simple.

Homer Simpson

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The Human BrainThat Amazing Computer in Your Head

A Brief Description of the Human Nervous System

The Human Brain

The Human Brain
That Amazing Computer
in Your Head