Visual functions, such as facial/object recognition and visual attention emerge around 5–7 months. However, at the same time researchers saw a decrease which may reflect the brain specializing in ...

The brain connects to the spine and is part of the central nervous system (CNS). The various parts of the brain are responsible for personality, movement, breathing, and other crucial processes ...

While specific parts of the brain do dominate the processing of different mental tasks, there is typically no overall dominant side. A 2013 study assessed 3-D pictures of over 1,000 people’s brains.

Emilia Clarke at the 2020 BAFTAs (the British Academy Film Awards) in London, England in the U.K. Mike Marsland/WireImage via Getty Images How Does the Brain Work When Parts of It Are Gone?

The brain is one of your most important organs. We’ll go over the different parts of the brain and explain what each one does.