Woo hoo! A 5th Grader in United States wants to know, "what is the most important part in the brain"
Here's an answer:
The brainstem keeps us alive, but the cerebral cortex is important for thought and personality. Read More
It all depends on how you define important! The area of the brain that connects your brain to the rest of your body, the brainstem, keeps you alive by making sure that you keep breathing and your heart continues to beat. Without this area, we cannot survive. However, the cerebral cortex (the outermost layer of the brain) plays a key role in our ability to think, and helps to shape out personality. This area is part of what makes you unique, and ultimately what makes us all human.
Wow, the brain is so cool!
Hey, what's the one thing you wish you knew about the brain?