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Broca's Brain: The Four Parts Of The Brain

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Hanging out with friends while playing and eating pizza sounds like a very simple and fun thing to do. Most people don’t know, however, that their brain is working very hard to make sure that this fun and simple thing occurs. The brain is a complex organ in the body and it is the “heart” of everything that you do. Among the many different parts of the brain, are four areas that I will focus on. Those parts are Broca’s area, the hippocampus, the hypothalamus, and the occipital lobe. If you wanted to socialize with your friends while you were hanging out, it would probably require you to talk. This is where Broca’s area comes into the equation. Broca’s area is located in the prefrontal cortex and is very important to us in formation of speech. Without this, we would have trouble forming words and talking to people. Broca’s area is named after Paul Broca, who is a famous surgeon from France. He figured out this special part of the brain after testing patients who had speech troubles. Like all parts of the brain, this is very important and we use it in our everyday lives. …show more content…

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