brain project

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Date:
A.P. Psychology
Unit 3:
Biological Bases of Behavior

Project: 3-D Brain Model

Assignment:
Individually or with a partner, create a three-dimensional model of the human brain. You may use your textbooks, the internet, as well as your own creativity and originality. Your model should be to scale - approximately the size of the human brain. You may use any materials that you choose (with the exception of perishable food) to complete this task. The goal of this assignment is to develop a model that identifies specific structures and functions of the human brain. You will also be required to include a separate key to identify specific structures and their functions in human thought and representation.

Directions:
1. Using any materials that you choose, create a 3-D model (to scale) of the human brain.
*You may adapt your model into a mobile; if so, it will need to be sturdy, and also light enough to hang from the ceiling, or any other stationary object.
Option A: Create a full human brain
Create a full 3-D human brain
Display/label all external structures
On a poster, create a 2-D image, displaying/labeling all internal structures
Option B: Create a cross-section of a human brain
Create two 3-D halves of the human brain
Display/label all external and internal structures
For this option, a 2-D poster image is not required
*Borders of all internal/external structures should be clearly defined

2. Research the specific structures/functions of the brain, and include a separate typed key, in which you further explain each structure’s function(s). (E.g. Temporal Lobe: Includes auditory areas that receive auditory information primarily from the opposite ear)

Brain Structures to be represented:
Older Brain Structures:
Brainstem:
Medulla
Pons
Thalamus*
Reticular Formation*
Spinal Cord
Cerebellum*
Limbic System:
Hypothalamus*
Pituitary Gland*
Amygdala*
Hippocampus*
Cerebral Cortex
Frontal Lobes:
Broca’s Area
Parietal Lobes
Occipital Lobes:
Visual Cortex
Temporal Lobes:
Auditory Cortex
Wernicke’s Area
Angular Gyrus
Motor Cortex
Sensory Cortex
Association Areas
Corpus Callosum

*Internal structures; does not need to be included in model for Option B

Textbook Diagrams:
Brainstem: Pg. 63
Limbic System: Pg. 65
Brain Structures & Functions: Pg. 67
Cerebral Cortex & Subdivisions: Pg. 68
Motor & Sensory Cortex: Pg. 69
Auditory & Visual Cortex: Pg. 71

Suggested Materials
Styrofoam
Clay
Aluminum Foil
Wire

Due:
(T) 11/5/13