Diagram of Brain
A diagram of brain regions can help us in discovering how our leaning occurs.
Your brain is divided into two sides or hemispheres. The left side controls the right side of your body; and, the right side controls the left side of your body.
We have a dominant hemisphere, that’s where we derive our right-handed or left-handed-ness. Our dominant hemisphere (the left side of the brain for most), has more grey matter, is more dense, has a wider occipital lobe, among other singular differences. The right hemisphere is larger and heavier and has unique attributes all its own.
The left side of the brain is responsible for our speech. It’s where we perceive words and process language related sounds. Here we have the ability to sequence and analyze, process details and individual items. Letters and words live here and thus our speech, reading, writing and arithmetic. Our verbal memory is housed here.
The right side of the brain is responsible for facial recognition and reading facial expression, social cues, perception of melodies (pitch/prosody). Here we process spatial information (where we are related to things around us, etc.), complex geometric patterns, and integrate information (seeing the whole picture not just the pieces). With recognition of objects by touch stored here, we read Braille better with our left hand. Our sense of direction comes from here, as well as our ability to mentally rotate shapes.
 Diagram of brain
The brain is further divided up , as we see in this diagram of brain sections. Each section has its area of expertise.
The cerebellum is sometimes called the "little brain," and weighs about 150 grams (a little over five ounces). Found at the lower back side of your brain, you need your cerebellum to maintain posture, to walk, and to perform any coordinated movements. It may also play a role in your sense of smell.
The occipital lobe is found above that and is your primary visual cortex where the input from your eyes is brought for processing.
The parietal lobe houses some of the sensory areas as well as your reading comprehension area. The temporal lobe has your auditory and auditory association area.
The frontal lobe is responsible for your attention span, perseverance, judgement, planning ability and organization, problem solving, critical thinking, seeing ahead to consequences and/or results. It’s where we learn from trial and error. We have our ability to feel and express emotions here, including empathy. Our internal supervision or conscience resides here.
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