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Deciding to go for a drive
Your frontal lobe activates to help you plan your trip. -
Getting in to the car
Your legs and back feel the pressure from the seat, you pull the seat belt across your chest. These signals are transferred through sensory nerves in peripheral nervous system- to the spinal chord and then the brain (CNS). Once in the brain, the thalamus processes the information and sends it to the somatosensory cortex to process the meaning in the message. -
Getting ready to drive
The cerebellum keeps you balanced in the car and helps you coordinate the movements to be able to drive successfully. -
Starting the car
Your basal ganglia helps you remember the repetitive motion of starting your car-you don't even have to think about how to do it. -
Turning on the radio
In order to turn on the radio, you have to use your motor cortex and cerebellum -
Listening to music
You recognize the song with help of the thalamus sending signals to the temporal lobes. The left hemisphere of the temporal lobe helps to process the lyrics. The hippocampus pulls the song info into the cerebral cortex so you can sing along. -
Singing with your friend
Broca's area allows you to sing the words. Your frontal lobe makes you feel embarrassed about your singing. -
Pulling out of the driveway
Parietal lobe helps you judge distance and speed as you move backwards into the street. As you look in to your mirrors, your eyes bring your surroundings into the thalamus. The signal then goes to the occipital lobe, which allows you to process your surroundings. -
Steering the car
Your motor cortex is working as you switch gears from reverse to drive. The somaosensory cortex helps you feel how much pressure you are putting on either the brake or accelerator. -
Picking directions
Hippocampus searches memory for directions -
Feeling hungry
The lateral hypothalamus sends a signal to your frontal lobe that you are hungry. You use your frontal cortex searches for potential restaurants. -
Pre-accident
The thalamus and RAS focus your attention back on the road after getting distracted. The amygdala activates the sympathetic nervous system which releases adrenaline into your system. This you makes you tense and you know what to do-hit the breaks. -
Almost-accident
The frontal lobe helps your to swerve to the right and stop on the side of the road. Your frontal lobe allows you to realize that everyone is safe. The parasympathetic nervous system helps to calm you down and your body begins to reset itself -
Reflecting on the accident
The frontal lobe processes what happened around the time of the accident. Your hippocampus helps your remember the decisions you made during your drive. Your cerebral cortex makes the accident a long term memory.
