1. Brain Areas Responsible for Learning:
   1. BRAIN STEM: Connects spinal cord to the brain. Not a part of learning, but it regulates behaviors that we do not think about, such as breathing, heart beat, etc (Jenkins,2008, p.15).
   2. CEREBELLUM: This area of the brain is responsible for controlling our balance, posture and motor skills (walking, holding,etc). Cerebellum has over 40 million fibers that are used to feed information from the cortex, to the cerebellum and back (Jenkins, 2008, p.16). The Cerebellum is thought to be responsible for our ability to learn. The cerebellum allows the brain to process information, predict out our actions and then execute them (Jenkins, 2008, p.16). This is learning. Our bodies move because the cerebellum allows the processes from our mind to our body that cause it to move when we want it to. (Jenkins, 2008, p.15-16)
   3. DIENCEPHALON: Includes the, "thalamus, hypothalamus, pituitary gland and other small structures," and is located just above the brain stem. The thalamus takes in and sorts all of the information we receive from all our senses, exclusing the sense of smell. Hypothalamus takes in information like temeprature, moisture, etc and it signals signs like hunger, stress and even sex drive. The Pituitary glands control our hormones. (Jenkins,2008, p.16).
   4. CEREBRUM: Made up of four areas called lobes they are:
      1. OCCIPITAL: Responsible for our vision. Because of the occiital lobe we are able to connect what we hear and say to what we see. (Jenkins,2008,p.16)
      2. FRONTAL: Allows us to solve problems, plan, create and judge (Jenkins,2008, p.16).
      3. PARIETAL: Processes high sensory and language intake (Jenkins,2008, p.16).
      4. LEFT AND RIGHT TEMPORAL: Allow for, "hearing,memory, meaning, and language"(Jenkins,2008, p.16).
2. The body receives information. This information comes in the form of a sound, smell, feeling, etc. (Jenkins,2008, p.11).
3. The thalamus receives the incoming information and begins processing it (Jenkins,2008, p.11).
4. The information received is routed to important parts of the brain for further processing. These areas are known as coritcal and include the occipital and temporal lobes (Jenkins, 2008, p.11).
5. Subcortical areas of the brain (like the amygdala) also receive information for processing as well (Jenkins,2008, p.11).
6. If the information received holds emergency status, the amygdala will recognize it and will immediately obtain the help from other brain areas to aid in solving the problem (Jenkins, 2008, p.11).
7. The hippocampus is the next brain area to receives the information. This brain area evaluates the information initially received in a less urgent way than the other areas have. The hippocampus stores the information after processing it, for later use. (Jenkins,2008, p.11)
8. While storing the information, the hippocampus will sort it and then will distribute and connect the information to memories stored in the brain and to areas in the cortex, where they will be stored long term. (Jenkins, 2008, p.11)