Looking at the brain from above, it is immediately obvious that it divides in two from front to back. There are, in fact, two hemispheres, as if we have two brains in our heads instead of just one. Of course, those two halves are intimately joined by an arch of white matter, called the corpus callosum..
Although both human hemispheres are opposite, they are not the inverted geometric image of each other. Functional differences between hemispheres are minimal and only in a few areas have differences in function been found.
Normally, language, mathematics, and logic reside in the left hemisphere. The law deals with spatial orientation, face recognition, body image, and the ability to appreciate art and music.
Specialization of the cerebral cortex
Researchers have found that both parties have some specialization. The left hemisphere is related to the right part of the body (normally), and the right hemisphere is related to the left part of the body. In addition, it is the left hemisphere that normally has language, and it seems to be the main responsible for similar systems such as mathematics and logic. The right hemisphere has more to do with things like spatial orientation, face recognition, and body image. It also seems to govern our ability to appreciate art and music..
There are many interesting anecdotes that come from your research. For example, it turns out that although the left hemisphere has language, it is pretty bad at drawing. The right hemisphere, which controls the left hand, could draw quite well.
Logic and intellectual activities make use, preferably, of the prefrontal cortex
The corpus callosum maintains communication between the two halves of our brain. Related to the different areas, it has been said that language and logic endow the individual with a greater capacity to adapt to the environment. The most specialized areas in language are Broca's and Wernicke's (these areas are found in most individuals in the left hemisphere) and the areas most involved in logic and intellectual activities are located mainly in the prefrontal cortex..
Specialization of the cerebral cortex
Recent research indicates that exercise is beneficial for improving brain function and mood and increasing learning. By increasing the ability of blood cells to absorb oxygen, exercise improves muscle, lung, heart, and brain function. Oxygen is an element of vital importance in the functioning of the brain, and therefore, for learning and memory. Oxygen is carried by the blood, but if it is enhanced by physical exercise, it can increase the capacities of the brain and promote neuroplasticity, in addition to helping to avoid stress.
That is why physical exercise in the classroom should have more support from educational institutions and the educational community. Physical education should accompany each and every one of the learning processes.
In addition, physical exercise is in turn beneficial for socialization and control of emotions and even, as has been shown in numerous studies, can help reduce the level of aggressiveness and depression in people (throughout the entire lifetime).
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