Question

which part of the brain is in control when you are reading your favourite book​

Answer 1

Answer:

Forebrain as it is associated with verbal activities and thinking.

Answer 2

When one is reading a book, the cerebrum is in control.

What is the cerebrum?

• The cerebrum forms the major part of the forebrain.
• It is thrown into dense and irregular folds, which form the cerebral cortex.
• The cerebral cortex is divided into two hemispheres connected by a tract of fibers- the corpus callosum.
• These hemispheres are divided into 4 lobes:

1. Frontal Lobe: Responsible for planning, rational thinking, emotional processing, speech and reading fluency, etc.
2. Parietal Lobe: Responsible for integrating information from various sense organs, helps in feeling pain, pressure, the difference in temperature, etc.
3. Temporal Lobe: Auditory processing, complex visual processing, memory formation, etc.
4. Occipital Lobe: Major area for visual information processing.

What happens when we read a book?

• When we read a book, the frontal and temporal lobes work together with other nerves in the brain to comprehend language.
• The Wernicke's area in the frontal lobe is mainly involved in the comprehension of reading.
• The temporal lobe also plays a part in recognizing and using language.

Thus, the cerebrum controls our reading abilities.