Psychological functions, Mind

It is difficult to define mind, although we are aware of it. We get mentally tired, angry frightened and we call it affections of mind. From anatomical and physiological perspective, the concept of mind or psyche, is still far from clear. What is known that many portion of cerebral cortex, thalamus, limbic systems and reticular formation of brain stem participate in the “Process of thinking” resulting in “ Thoughts” which are stored mostly in cerebral cortex as “traces” or memory.

Posterior superior temporal lobe is found to be highly developed in the dominant side of the brain (left side in it right handed people).  Herein the thinking patterns responsible for intelligence or reasoning process are formed to get generated, similarly hippocampus is important in learning process. The behavior, which results from thinking, arises out of activity at limbic systems, wherein, Hypothalamus plays a key role. Limbic system supposed to be responsible for the emotive pattern of thinking.