{"id":11838,"date":"2024-05-22T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-22T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/modernsciences.org\/staging\/4414\/?p=11838"},"modified":"2024-05-17T05:30:21","modified_gmt":"2024-05-17T05:30:21","slug":"how-does-the-brain-think","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/modernsciences.org\/staging\/4414\/how-does-the-brain-think\/","title":{"rendered":"How does the brain think?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n Thinking builds neural networks, which is why practice improves performance.\n Francesco Carta fotografo\/Moment via Getty Images<\/a><\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n\n Jennifer Robinson<\/a>, Auburn University<\/a><\/em><\/span>\n\n
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Curious Kids<\/a> is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you\u2019d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n

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How does the brain think? \u2013 Tom, age 16, San Diego, California<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

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Have you ever wondered how your brain creates thoughts or why something randomly popped into your head? It may seem like magic \u2013 but actually the brain is like a supercomputer inside your head that helps you think, learn and make decisions<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n

Imagine your brain as a busy city with lots of streets and buildings. Each part of the brain has a specific job to do, just like certain areas of a city or certain buildings serve different purposes. When you have a thought, it\u2019s like a message traveling through the city, passing from one area to another. <\/p>\n\n

As a professor of psychology and neuroscience<\/a>, I have studied the brain for almost 20 years. Neurologists<\/a>, neuroscientists<\/a> and neurosurgeons<\/a> work every day to understand the brain better. And there\u2019s still a lot to learn.<\/p>\n\n

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