Broca’s area and Wernicke’s area ... Brain Stem The brain stem, situated at the bottom of the brain, is made up of three main parts: the midbrain, pons, and medulla oblongata.

Beginning in the 1940s, Canadian brain surgeon Wilder Penfield mapped the brain's motor cortex—the area that controls the movement of your body's muscles. He did this by applying mild electric ...

Ongoing research will examine other brain regions at different stages of development to determine how the common blueprint ...