rganautaBrain in 3D
Brain: cerebrum (two hemispheres with four lobes each), cerebellum (balance and coordination) and brainstem (breathing, heartbeat). About 86 billion…
Explained for every age
For kids (7–11)
The brain is the boss of everything. It weighs a little less than a big bottle of water and uses up to one fifth of all your energy. It thinks, feels, remembers and moves your body.
For teens (12–16)
Brain: cerebrum (two hemispheres with four lobes each), cerebellum (balance and coordination) and brainstem (breathing, heartbeat). About 86 billion neurons protected by the skull and the meninges.
Pre-Med (17+)
Telencephalon (cortex in frontal, parietal, temporal, occipital and insular lobes; basal nuclei), diencephalon (thalamus, hypothalamus), brainstem (midbrain, pons, medulla oblongata) and cerebellum. Meninges (dura mater, arachnoid mater, pia mater), CSF in the ventricles, circle of Willis. Twelve pairs of cranial nerves.
What you can explore
Frontal lobePrecentral gyrusPostcentral gyrusParietal lobeTemporal lobeOccipital lobeLimbic lobeHippocampusWhite matter of telencephalonCorpus callosumBasal nucleiThalamusHypothalamusVentriclesCerebellumMidbrain
Missions
- The body's boss Explorer
- A map of the brain Discoverer
- Clinical case: sudden neurological deficit Pre-Med
- The map of the senses Explorer
- Journey to the center of the brain Discoverer
- Cranial nerve examination Pre-Med