Question 1

what part of the brain is involved in planning and impulse control?

Accepted Answer

Frontal lobe: Recent studies, and the case of phineas gage in 1848, show frontal lobe is important in controlling overall impulsivity. But, patients with temporal lobe epilepsy can also be impulsive. Overall chemical levels, such as testosterone and serotonin, can also be linked to mood disturbances with impulsive component. Lastly, genetics also plays a factor. Still many unknowns.

Question 2

what part of the brain controls communication?

Accepted Answer

Anatomical thots: Expressive speech from Broca's area, receptive speech from Wernicke's, and these are connected by arcuous fasciculus.

Question 3

how can you strengthen the part of the brain that controls language so that it's easier to learn new languages?

Accepted Answer

Learning langauges: One thing that helps to learn languages is to practice.  Your brain may use multiple areas to learn a language.  Different areas help you read, write, listen to and speak.  If you use them all it should help with your language learning.

Question 4

is there a part of the brain that controls blood pressure?

Accepted Answer

No: There is no certain brain part that controls blood pressure. Blood pressure control is multifacet mechanism but is primarily regulated by so called "baroreceptors" in the vessel wall. Those receptors are able to detect the degree of the vessel wall stretch and react to it accordingly. This triggers a whole cascade of other mechanisms of BP regulation.

Question 5

can a stroke affect the part of the brain which controls our breathing? if so, can it be fatal? thanks.

Accepted Answer

Could be: Strokes which affect the vertebro-basilar system and cause damage to the brainstem could affect respiratory rhythm rather profoundly, and if massive swelling were a consequence, eventual apneustic pattern could emerge requiring a respirator.  Of course, in absence of breathing support, death could ensue.

Question 6

which part of the brain has/controls the serotonin and dopamine neurons in the body?

Accepted Answer

Well-many: This is a complex question, and the answer is many.  The number of receptors for both of these are throughout the brain and body and are controlled by different biochemical processes which trigger excretion, secretion, reuptake, and distribution.  There are different types of serotonin and dopamine receptors throughout the systems.

Question 7

neurons that send axons into the cerebellum in the middle cerebellar peduncle are controlled by which part of the brain?

Accepted Answer

: If they go to the cerebellum -then by the cerebellum. But the brain connections are complex and not compartmentalized so many areas  can be involved

Question 8

what part of your brain controls your smile?

Accepted Answer

2 types of control: Smile is controlled by regions related to voluntary movement and by emotional areas of the brain. Thus we can smile when told to do so, but we also smile (almost involuntarily) when happy, and the latter often seems more natural.

Question 9

can drug use help impulse control?

Accepted Answer

What do you mean?: Prescribed medications have been shown to decrease some forms of impulse-control problems. Drug use or abuse (as in without a prescription) has not been scientifically demonstrated to help impulse control. It's not recommended.

Question 10

what are some symptoms of impulse control disorder?

Accepted Answer

Inability to say no.: People with impulse control disorder are unable to control their impulsive actions, even if acting on the impulse will knowingly lead to unpleasant consequences. We all have impulses.  It's not a disorder unless acting on those impulses frequently begets bad results, usually not immediately, but eventually.

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