Parts of the Brain: Unlocking its Intricacies with Mnemonics
Introduction:
In this episode, we’re diving into the captivating world of brain anatomy, focusing on a crucial topic – memorizing the parts of the brain. We’ve all grappled with the challenge of remembering the intricate names associated with these brain components. But don’t worry, we’re armed with expert mnemonic techniques that promise to turn this endeavor into a seamless journey.
Key to Easier Memorization
To initiate our expedition, let’s delve into ‘Parts of the Brain’ and investigate ways to expedite the memorization process. Due to the incredible popularity of a video on The Psych Files website, we’ve compiled a PDF that not only contains the images featured in the video but also presents an additional 25 images to aid your memory journey. These invaluable mnemonics are poised to not only enhance your understanding but also potentially boost your academic performance.
Mnemonics
The hippocampus, cerebral cortex, hypothalamus, amygdala, corpus callosum, cerebellum, and reticular formation – these puzzling brain components are simplified through innovative memory aids to provide you with mental tools that guarantee effortless recollection of these intricate structures when you’re facing your test.
woodrow
September 22, 2008Thanks for your interested in the mnemonics. I removed the link to the PDF of the brain parts. All my mnemonics are now contained in one larger PDF entitled, “Psych Test Hero” and can be purchased here: https://mbritt.gumroad.com/l/PsycTestHero
Stephanie
September 22, 2008The pdf link for the Brain Parts mnemonic no longer works. I was hoping that could be updated because I would love to use it with my students. Thanks!
Anonymous
September 22, 2008Thanks for all of the helpful tips! I have my AP psych exam a little over a week from now. I struggle in remembering all of the brain parts. These are some clever ways to remember important brain parts.
Matthew W Powers
September 22, 2008THIS HELPED SO MUCH
Alyse McDonald
September 22, 2008Great video. Wish you had the app for android
Jewel
September 22, 2008I have a A&P test on Wednesday for my finals & I would need a high 90 just to score a 74% average with 10 different diagrams over different things, I wished you had some videos of all the others like you did for the brain. Because at this point I’ve lost hope and gain new debt for school
bob ross
September 22, 2008thanks my dude
edward
September 22, 2008thank you it helped
Jayesh
September 22, 2008Very nice mnemonics helped me a lot thank you sir
Michael
September 22, 2008Thank you Ana and so glad to hear that the mnemonics are helping. Not enough teachers know about them or put them to practical use unfortunately. If you’ve got ideas for terms you’re having trouble remembering, feel free to let me know!
Ana Cristina Jung
September 22, 2008I am from Brazil and it is difficult to learn here, ’cause almost nobody uses mnemonics. Your videos are really funny ! Thank you VERY much, now I am able to learn
Michael
September 22, 2008Glad you liked the mnemonicss. All the mnemonics in the video and lots more are available on my iphone/Android app. Check it out: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/psych-mnemonics-memory-tools/id1158607712?mt=8&ls=1 or https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.thepsychfiles.psychmnemonics
R
September 22, 2008This is great and i think what would be even more helpful is flashcards with all the pics for each one.
Nicole
September 22, 2008This is great, thanks so much for sharing! I’m showing all of my friends this. I laughed so much, and learned a lot!!! Thank you so much, have a great day!
roza
September 22, 2008great effort! Really appreciate it!!!!!It is definitely helping 🙂
Jacki
September 22, 2008You’re wonderful ! I always try to come up with weird ways to remember things, this is perfect! Thanks for the help!
Rianne
September 22, 2008LOVED THIS WILD WAY FOR MEMORIZATION!
Michael
September 22, 2008Awww….Glad I could help out!
Jacob
September 22, 2008I seriously love you and I haven’t even met you!!! Legit laughed my butt off the entire time while actually learning. I have read the psych chapter twice now and I learned more in 20 minutes than I have in the hour it took me to read. Thanks!! You rock!! So glad my psychology teacher recommended your video.
Michael
September 22, 2008Great question. I don’t have a mnemonic offhand let me give this some thought…
Saul
September 22, 2008What would be a way to remember the nucleus accumbens? Thx, Saul
Michael
September 22, 2008Thanks so much Jordan for your comment. Glad to hear that the brain mnemonics were helpful. They were really fun to make too.
Jordan
September 22, 2008Great video Michael I’ve been struggling to remember the purposes of these parts of the brain for a few weeks now and after watching your video I can recall them instantly, this video is not only really helpful but also funny at the same time
Amy W
September 22, 2008I loved this video! Funny and super helpful 🙂
reemal
September 22, 2008you’re amazing <3 🙂
Evelyn
September 22, 2008This is just such a gem..found the day before my biology exam..thank you so much for your brilliant teaching..I thoroughly enjoyed it!!!
Paige
September 22, 2008Makes learning all this so easy! So glad I found this video, I very much enjoyed it. Thank you for making this fun
Tiarra
September 22, 2008Thank you so much for your help! I wish that I would have discovered you sooner!
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Michael
September 22, 2008Thanks so much Jason. Made my day.
Jason
September 22, 2008I know there is already a ton of positive comments, but I had to leave another one. Honestly loved your video and I learned more in this 18 minutes than I did in an entire week of my AP Psychology class. Extremely creative and just overall fantastic. Thank you a ton for making studying more enjoyable.
Joshua Wilson
September 22, 2008This video was very informative. Plus i lost it when freud started laughing.
Lexie
September 22, 2008THANK YOU! This is exactly what I needed. I love studying this way!
ana
September 22, 2008LOL! LOVE this video! makes it so easy. Thank you.
Lisa C
September 22, 2008This is the first video that I found that actually helped me study in the way that I like to study! In a silly fun way. Songs don’t help which i tried before this video but it was a fail. Now i feel more confident for my Anatomy exam tomorrow. !
Michael
September 22, 2008Jennifer – glad you liked this video. If you go to the top of the page and click on the little magnifying glass and then type in the word mnemonics you’ll be brought to all the episodes I’ve done in which I use mnemonics like those shown in this video. There’s lot of them. And don’t forget that you can buy the Brain Mnemonics app or eBook where you’ll get crazy mnemonic images for 20 more parts of the brain, parts of the neuron, neurotransmitters and ways to remember the different types of brain scans.
Jennifer
September 22, 2008Thank you So much! This helped me SO much I always try to make up silly things to help me learn and this was definitely for me. What other videos do you have with these types of tricks?
Michael
September 22, 2008Kyle: thanks so much for the comment. Good luck on that Anatomy exam!
Kyle
September 22, 2008Wow! That video was right up my alley! I am always looking for ridiculous ways to remember things and these are full of them! Thanks so much for the help, i’ll be able to rock my Anatomy exam now. Keep doing what you do.
Kayla Shelton
September 22, 2008THANK YOU SO MUCH. I will be showing my teacher this in a few minutes to help my class out, this is awesome and REALLY helps me! You’re great!
Michael
September 22, 2008I actually do have a closed caption version: http://traffic.libsyn.com/thepsychfiles/PartsOfBrainCaptioned.mp4
Cathy
September 22, 2008I have used this video for years to help my PSY101 students memorize the parts of the brain. Does there happen to be a closed captioned version or a transcript that can accompany it for my hearing impaired students?
Michele
September 22, 2008I have an anatomy and physiology test on the brain tomorrow. I can always remember the locations of everything, but I can’t remember the names doing total recall. While you didn’t cover all the parts I need, you covered several of them and this will definitely help in the recall! Thank you so much! Wish there was someone who did this in A&P to cover more parts.
Michael
September 22, 2008Glad to hear it. Thanks for your comment. Lightened my day.
Lauren
September 22, 2008This is a lifesaver!!! You’ve made learning the brain so easy for me! Thank you!!
Gabriel
September 22, 2008I’m getting ready for this year’s MCAT, and the AAMC added Psychology to the exam, so your mnemonics have been incredibly helpful. I love the Hal & Amos and Hypo the Llamas mnemonics. Also, the peg word system you used on Piaget’s stages of development was excellent lol. I really appreciate the work. Cheers.
Mais
September 22, 2008Thank you SOO much!! I wish if I found this site earlier.
I’m taking the MCAT test soon and I have watched 4 of your videos so far and they all were very helpful. the MCAT 2015 now have psychology section and I hate memorizing stages and parts so thanks a lot for the help.
Stephanie
September 22, 2008This is genius! I’m doing AP Psychology online now, and this is helping me memorize the parts of the brain way easier than any other online tool I’ve used before. Thanks Michael!
Mavra
September 22, 2008That was awesome. You did a great job. It was quite difficult for me to learn the brain parts and their functions, as our brain is a comlex little thing 😀 but you made it easier for me. Thank you for that 🙂
jess
September 22, 2008Thanks!
Cj
September 22, 2008At the end of the video you said you’d have a list of these for download, I can’t find it. Can you help me?
Lynn and Kathy
September 22, 2008we’re with you Samantha! 🙂
Samantha
September 22, 2008I’m doing some last minute re-learning and reviewing for my ap psychology exam tomorrow and I didn’t really pay attention to the brain unit in class so this has definitely helped me a lot, thank you!!!!
S
September 22, 2008Thank you so much for this! It has really helped me memorise these parts of the brain! Thank you!
Josephine
September 22, 2008Haha, thanks so much. I’m sure some people make jokes about your method but please don’t let it stop you. I am a kinesthetic learner so I learn by do-ing. This makes retaining information from lectures and demonstrations difficult. It doesn’t matter how much I study, I only seem to retain “interesting” facts. It is hard for me to find creative ways to turn my difficult science classes into something that is “worth” remembering. So thank you for putting the time into this, and please keep doing so!:)
Brittany
September 22, 2008I laughed while I was watching this, honestly. My first reaction was, “This is super odd,” but I kept watching and lo and behold, it totally helped. Thank you for setting that up and making these details memorable! Keep it up! 🙂
Michelle
September 22, 2008Wow your video is really great! It has been the most useful method for me in retaining the parts and functions of the brain. By making it so creative and teaching me how to use mnemonics in such a fun way not only helped to memorize the parts of the brain but gave me a new skill in strengthening my memory. Really great. Thank you so much!!!
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Hannah
September 22, 2008This video is fantastic! I missed the day that we learned about the parts of the brain and I was completely lost and found myself with a test the next day. YOU SAVED ME! Thank you so much! I could tell there was a lot of thought and time put into this and it certainly has done good!
Keep up the good work!
steve selemidis
September 22, 2008Great video, you need more stuffed toys to entertain even better. Loved it.
Rachel
September 22, 2008This was so helpful!!! Thank you for making this!
Marianne
September 22, 2008Thank you! This was a very fun and helpful video 🙂
Naomi Axe
September 22, 2008This was great! I actually enjoyed watching your video and feel like I learnt in just over 6 minutes what I have been trying to memorise for the past few weeks!
Christina K
September 22, 2008Thank you so much! I have midterms in 3 days and it was so helpful! You are hilarious!
aysha
September 22, 2008Thankyou so much. You’re an awesome teacher. 🙂
Jacy
September 22, 2008Somebody should hand this guy a Nobel Prize. I’m sure he saved the butts of tons of psy undergrads like myself.
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zach
September 22, 2008Its been a while since I have laughed while doing homework. Thanks
Anonymous
September 22, 2008What did the hippocampus say during its retirement speech?
“Thanks for the memories.”
What did parietal say to frontal?
“I lobe you”
=P
This video was great fun ,thanks for taking the time to make this !
Anna Grygiel
September 22, 2008This is absolutely amazing. PRICELESS. I will most definitely encourage my friends to watch this to study for AP Psych. I also just downloaded the Brain Mnemonics app on my phone. It is incredible! THANK YOU!
PaigeQ
September 22, 2008This was so great and useful! I shared it with all of my AP Psych class and I can’t imagine them less than loving it! I found it so funny and those bizarre images definitly will stay with me until i make terrible puns out of them in the future, and then some.
Anonymous
September 22, 2008You honestly helped me SO MUCH! Thank you and please keep up the ggod work 🙂
Kyla
September 22, 2008Was very helpful! Thank you
tania
September 22, 2008i found this very entertaining but i still have trouble memorizing the words =/
Eileen
September 22, 2008That was so dorky and cute and I really learned a lot from it… thanks!!
Bradley
September 22, 2008Thank you so much for this video. I am studying for my psych exam and had a difficult time trying to remember the functions of different parts of the brain. Great video
joradn
September 22, 2008I am doing a projegt on the brain.
bryn Marie
September 22, 2008wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! its very Awesome………………………….^_^
Sophie
September 22, 2008thank you so very much! this made studying a lot more fun and kept the information in my head 🙂
Alli
September 22, 2008thanks so much!! this was so helpful and made review so much easier 😀
Navpreet
September 22, 2008OMG!! Thank to sooo much to whoever came up with this!! Made learning the different regions of the brain and their functions much much easier!
Colin
September 22, 2008Awesome. saved my grade on an AP exam!
Hope
September 22, 2008thank you very much. Studying for EPPP.
Fernando Lozano
September 22, 2008I always thought of a hippo on campus to remember what the function of the hippocampus was. You would never forget seeing a hippo on campus, memory.
Michael
September 22, 2008Glad you’re all enjoying the video! Really nice to hear. Don’t forget – there’s an ebook, iphone and Android app with even more mnemonics for the brain, neurotransmitters (Dopamine, GABA, Serotonin and Acetlycholine) and the different types of brain scans (CT, MRI, fMRI, PET)! Check it out here: Brain Mnemonics 2. Support the podcast and memorize all kinds of brain parts in minutes!
Michael
Kelli
September 22, 2008I literally jumped when you screamed at the wig … never will I forget what the amygdala does hahaha
Nina
September 22, 2008Michael,
I just discovered this website! I absolutely love it!! I listened to one podcast so far, and this is the first video I have watched. This will really help me study in my psychology courses.
patricia
September 22, 2008Thanks very much for such an entertaining way to memorise parts of the brain!
Bre
September 22, 2008Thank you so much! These make it so much eaiser to remember everything! Anatomy and Physiology was going to be impossible without this!
Thank you!
Katie
September 22, 2008Thank you SO much!!!! This really hit home and will stick with me forever! (Especially during my next Psychology exam :))
Donna
September 22, 2008I was just thinking – it would be wonderful if you would please make additional videos like this one to assist us with remembering even more parts of the brain (not to mention the great entertainment value)!
I have using mnemonics since watching your video and coming up with my own word associations. I have found this to be extremely helpful, so thanks again Michael!!!
Anonymous
September 22, 2008Thank-you! I think you are incredibly generous for offering such assistance – you’re making learning easier and fun for many, many people. Cheers, Donna
Michael
September 22, 2008Laura: Hmm…I suppose I don’t cover the term cerebrum because that term is pretty synonymous with all four lobes of the brain. From wikipedia: “The cerebrum comprises what most people think of as the “brain.”” Most of the time I find, people use the term cerebral cortex instead of cerebrum.
Laura Fisher
September 22, 2008Would you explain to me why in your description of the brain you do not include a mnemonic for the cerebrum? How could I explain this to my students?
Thanks
Jordan
September 22, 2008Incredible! A million thanks! I had to pause the video a couple of times to laugh, but I will never forget those terms in all of my life! I’ll always have my hippo with a campus close to my heart of medals! good work!
lily
September 22, 2008this is awesome!
Amanda
September 22, 2008I loved this thanks!!! I feel smarter already!
Heather Anderson
September 22, 2008With my dyslexia this is the only way I can learn.
Thank you. For hippocampus I think do a hippo running around the school campus (learning ) trying to remember where his next class is (spatial and memory).
Bethan
September 22, 2008Thank you so much for making this video, it was really funny. All the information is in the memory bank now, I’m sure it’ll stay in there too! I need to use mnemonics much more than I do.
Caroline
September 22, 2008Thank you so much! This video was INVALUABLE! I am studying for my AP Psych midterm exam for Wednesday, and I was having a really difficult time memorizing the parts of the brain, Not only was your video really helpful and informative, it was also really really funny and entertaining! As I was studying, I was laughing so loudly that my mom actually came into the room, wondering if I was actually studying or not. When I showed her that I was, she couldn’t believe it because she had no idea studying could be so fun. Thank you so much. This video is the best. I think I’m going to show it to my teacher! Keep up the amazing work!!! 🙂
Dana
September 22, 2008AMAZING!! I am studying for two advanced physio exams!!! Thanks and keep it up!!
Michael
September 22, 2008Monica: your memory isn’t “shot”! I’m sure it’s fine. But mnemonics are a fun way to remember things. Congrats to you for coming back to school. I hope the site continues to be helpful.
MONICA
September 22, 2008I am going back to school after 20 years! My memory is shot and this is a great way for me to get back in the swing of things and learn. Thankyou!
Ermira
September 22, 2008Thank you soooo much for this!! I have an upcoming anatomy exam and I just could not get this stuff into my brain; now I know it all!! Thank you! 🙂
Michael
September 22, 2008Kels: a “no brainer” that’s actually not bad…
Kels
September 22, 2008This video was great! It really helped me on a lot of the vocab I need to remember. Thank you! Now when I take the test, it’ll be a no-brainer… Har har har. (;
Anonymous
September 22, 2008Oh wow you’d are amazing! Imwas freaking out about this test on the brain and I’m so much more confident now. Keep making videos, u rock man
Carla
September 22, 2008OMG..you are incredibly funny. This is an amazing site, with great study materials. It sure makes this stuff easier to remember it. Well done, I hope you will develop more… I am absolutely recommending this site to others. Thank you!!
Kayla
September 22, 2008I have an ap psychology quiz tadoy on the brain and this video has sure helped me rememeber the parts. I will be sure to recommend this to my class and teacher
Mere
September 22, 2008Thank-you so much for your response and your videos. You have been very helpful.
Bob
September 22, 2008Fantastic! My psych exam is tomorrow, so hopefully this’ll assist with my recall.
Thanks for publishing this – very valuable.
Michael
September 22, 2008The videos are all free. You can download this one by:
1) clicking the play button
2) while the video is playing roll over the video with your cursor
3) click on the 5 little boxes you see in the lower left corner
4) you’ll see a download button come up
Or you could use a tool like KeepVid to download them:
http://keepvid.com/
Marietjie
September 22, 2008How do I purchase these mnemonic videos to down load them?
jordan
September 22, 2008thanks a lot for posting this stuff, currently studying for psych midterm and it really helped
@brdcmpbll
September 22, 2008Thank you!
I would love to find some time to have you skype into my class and discuss ANYTHING psych related also, I think #psychat would love to have you become a regular part of our discussions on twitter!
Jay
September 22, 2008Great video! about a year ago I bought a handy memory sheet from your site, with pictures on it. I somehow lost them, could you help me?
Tyler
September 22, 2008Awesome video, helped a ton with the part of the brain
kaila
September 22, 2008thanks! this is awesome! my psychology test grade is going to be so much better thanks to you!
Mere
September 22, 2008I love this! Is there anyway that I can download this so I can watch it without an internet connection?
Aiden
September 22, 2008Thanks so much this helped me a lot on my psych test and i got a good grade so i recomended it to my teacher and he loved it.
kellie
September 22, 2008i have an AP psych test tommorrow on parts of the brain, im hoping and thinking this will work! thank you so much!
Natasha
September 22, 2008It was such a great video to watch … so amazing how you take the time to make psych more easier for us … 🙂 thank you so much
Michael
September 22, 2008Emily, Lilly, Mary and MJ: thanks for your uplifting comments! Glad the video helped.
MJ
September 22, 2008My friend posted this video to my Facebook, and she kept telling me how she found a video that would really help. I thought she wanted me to procrastinate, but this was wonderful! Thank you so much! I cannot believe how much it has helped me at a college level!
Mary Camden
September 22, 2008This was so helpful!!!!!! it really got through to me! thank you so much!!!
lilly
September 22, 2008wow i have a huge psych test tomorrow and i needed to memorize all the parts of the brain and this helped so much!!! thanks so much
emily
September 22, 2008this video was great. i laughed out loud and actually remembered every part of the brain. you’re so cute! thank you!!
Michael
September 22, 2008Adrian: good suggestion. I’ve got a few neurotransmitter mnemonics in my Brain Mnemonics eBook and iPhone app, but I don’t have GABA though. That’s a tough one. Gotta think about that.
Adrian
September 22, 2008This just saved me quite a bit of time. If you’re looking for something else to do mnemoics you might consider neurotransmitters. I dunno about most teachers but mine really laid them on the class so I came up with things like
acetycholine – learning and memory – Ace is a card, card games need memory so you can learn the rules.
GABA – blocks neurotransmitter effects – there’s a giant troll named Gaba who’s in your way!
Anonymous
September 22, 2008HI I just watch your viedo It was super good I learn alot
Thanks much
Cayla
September 22, 2008About to have my first Cognitive Neuroscience brain parts test. I feel so much better about it now! Thanks!!!
Michael
September 22, 2008“thanks teach” – I love it! Glad you liked it and I hope it helps!
armen
September 22, 2008absolutely fantastic. I love it. thanks teach!
Sarah
September 22, 2008Just got my AP Psych score and I got a 5. Thank you for all your help. This video helped extremely!!
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Eric
September 22, 2008I really like your visuals. Even silly images can be very effective as mnemonic devices. Just the other day, I came up with some anagrams for some major brain parts. See what you think: http://daisybrain.wordpress.com/2011/06/25/brain-anagrams/
– Eric
jade
September 22, 2008You are an amazing guy doing all this to help others, i wish i had a teacher like you.. =( This video is really going to help me for the future =) so thank you so much..P.S i think i may have slight crush on you now :O haha
JakeZK
September 22, 2008This is great. I can remember them easily thanks to your unique associations!
Much Thanks!
Michael
September 22, 2008Lauren: that is so funny (“HYPO THE LLAMA!!â€)! Thanks for letting me know. I’m so glad that the mnemonics were helpful. I hope your overall grade is high. Thanks again for making my day!
Michael
Lauren King
September 22, 2008AP test went flawlessly!! Before the test, my friends and I looked at one another and exclaimed “HYPO THE LLAMA!!” haha 🙂 There was a question on almost every part of the brain. I felt so relieved that I knew it so well. Thanks again!
Heather
September 22, 2008WOW….This video was great. I am such a visual learner and was struggling through this chapter in my Anatomy class. Thank you so much….I am sure to get an A now!
Michael
September 22, 2008Lauren: Good luck on the Ap Psych Test!
Lauren King
September 22, 2008Michael!!
My AP Psych test is tomorrow!! I was kind of freaking out cause I couldn’t remember the parts of the brain no matter how many times I looked at my study sheet. I typed in “mnemonic device for the parts of the brain psychology” in google and stumbled upon your site. I am now forwarding your link to everyone I know (:
Not only did it make me laugh out loud (literally)- which calmed my nerves a bit- but also I will now never forget the parts of the brain!! Thank you so much! I don’t know what I would have done without this…
Your newest fan,
Lauren
Michael
September 22, 2008Thank you Chrissy!
Chrissy
September 22, 2008Your video is AMAZING! I was so worried about learning parts of the brain for my exam in 3 weeks and your video was incredibly helpful, I’ll probably be smirking to myself in the exam thinking about hal and amos 🙂 thank you soooooo much! Definitely keeping an eye out for more!
Michael
September 22, 2008Karin: thanks for the comment and for purchasing the app. The BrainNmonX app and BrainNmonX PDF contain lots more mnemonics on a whole bunch more brain parts, so be sure to check it out if you’ve got a test coming up on the brain!
karin
September 22, 2008Brilliant! so funny and helpful 🙂 thank so much. Downloaded your app too. All the best to you!
christina tran
September 22, 2008thanxxxxxx! sooo funny and got some new ideas from this site
Michael
September 22, 2008Little did I know that this video would be so popular. I just wanted to have some fun with mnemonics at the time. Glad this “memorize the brain” video has worked out so well for so many students. Very cool.
Faith - Newbie Psych Student - NZ
September 22, 2008Hi Michael,
Fantastic video. Purchased your pdf as well! I was pulling my hair out trying to remember what did what and where? Got your site added to my favourites now!
Thank you so much.
Faith
Noa
September 22, 2008I wrote a comment about a year ago about how I was so glad to have found this as I was studying for my AP Psychology exam (on which I made a 4, I might add!)
Now I am a Freshman in college studying Nutrition. As part of my required coursework I am currently taking an Anatomy and Physiology class.
At this point in the semester we just started learning about the nervous system. I instantly thought back to last year’s psychology class and then immediately found this website again just to watch this video.
So, I just wanted to thank you again and reiterate how helpful it has been! This is now the second time I am using this as a major study aid to memorize the parts of the brain and I’m sure I will be referencing it again in the future!
Thanks so much for a great, funny video 😀
KJ
September 22, 2008Loved it – really helped make the different parts more memorable and even understandable. Thanks.
Jaz
September 22, 2008Hiya
Thanks for the video was awesome, i do biology and psychology and have to learn about the brain for both and i was struggling to get my head around all the different parts with there long names that i couldn’t even pronounce!!!This video totally cracked me up really funny specially the really scary wig and with dollars stuck to his head….. genuis 🙂
p.s please do more
Sarah
September 22, 2008Yes! Please do 🙂
Michael
September 22, 2008Wow. Guess I have to do more of these mnemonics videos! Thanks so much for your wonderful comments!
Sophia
September 22, 2008Haha, I liked this a lot!! You made it so fun, and I laughed quite a lot. I have just started Intro to Psych, and we just did projects on the brain. However even after that I really didn’t remember any of them as well as I will now! haha, Thanks so much for this, it was really funny and great, now I will remember them! I think I will even refer my teacher to this site and video, it was so good and really helped!! Thanks!
Lucy
September 22, 2008thank you so much! my teacher recommended this video to my class and it has definately helped! YOU ARE AMAZING!!!!!!
noname
September 22, 2008This just saved my life
Jessie Salas
September 22, 2008You helped my study for science bowl!
thank you very much!
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September 22, 2008Thanks everybody! Glad you’re finding the mnemonics useful!
Sarah
September 22, 2008Your mnemonics are extremely helpful! I’m taking AP Psychology right now and this will be so useful for the exam!! Thank you so much for taking the time to come up with these mnemonics 🙂
Kimberly
September 22, 2008Very, very cool! I so love it. Thank you very much.
Although I am a doctoral student, I have yet to truly memorize the various parts of the brain and you have given me a creative way to do so.
Please post more!
bob
September 22, 2008this was good
Andrew
September 22, 2008Oh so deliciously tenuous and surreal.
I really must bow to your superior childlike intellect.
M
September 22, 2008Hi Michael,
Thanks so much for this video, I’ve been having a hard time remembering the brain and its functions. This has helped a lot with my studies 🙂
M
Sam
September 22, 2008Thank you so much! I have a Psych test in three days and now I feel more prepared thank I have for the past week for it. I know that I will hopefully sail through the brain parts portion. Thank you so much!!!
Maybe I’ll even get my first A in psychology…..
Elle
September 22, 2008-sighs- I wish I would have found this before I took my AP psychology test on biological influences…and got a C-. Meh, oh well… I can use it on my cum test now! But seriously… you have no idea how much this helped! 🙂
Thanks!
Mel.
September 22, 2008I have a big Psych Test coming up next week on the brain and this helped me so much I cant even begin to explain it to you.
Your helping out so much thank you 🙂
Ingrid
September 22, 2008THANKS SOO MUCH!!!
Psychology Student
September 22, 2008Thank you so much! This really helped me pass my test.
Michael
September 22, 2008Thanks David, Regan, Myong, Line and Logan!
logan
September 22, 2008this helped me alot, plus i can apply this learning style to things in the future thanks!
Line
September 22, 2008I have my first Psych test on Friday and was having trouble memorizing the parts of the brain. Now I’m pretty confident I’ll remember them. I love the Hal and Amos part. And the PON(D)S. My favourite! 😀 Thanks a lot.
Myong Kim
September 22, 2008Thanks you helped me alot!!!! 🙂
Regan
September 22, 2008Thanks you so much!!! Will definitely help me with my psychology exam tomorrow!
David
September 22, 2008Thanks!
Michael
September 22, 2008Joel: whatever works is how I look at it and if “Amy is Angry” works for you then go with it. You’ve got alliteration going there (both Amy and Angry start with A) which is always helpful. I like your hippocampus idea too. Whatever is going to stick in your head.
Joel
September 22, 2008These are awesome! Thank you! I often use two women’s names for Amygdala and Cerebellum, Amy is always angry and “Sarah” is athletic. Also for hippocampus I point out that if a hippo showed up on our school campus that would be pretty memorable. Thanks again!
Vanesa
September 22, 2008I wanted to thank you. Your mnemonics helped me write my own. I can’t remember all those different things, so I turn mine into stories. I have one for the original 13 colonies and for spelling some words. Here’s what I have so far for the hind brain.
A long time ago Corey was driving up the highway. Along the way he stopped in a small town. While he was there he saved an elderly man having a heart attack, automatically earning him a medal. Further up the road he spotted a relaxing pond and decided to pull over and take a nap. It wasn’t long before he was startled by a loud sound. He looked up and saw a very inebriated man dancing on a roof wearing bells.
Corey and highway = spinal cord
Medal, automatic, and heart = medulla (thank you for that one)
Pond, sleep, and relaxation = pons (yours too)
Inebriated, dancing, and roof (coordination & balance) = cerebellum
Emma
September 22, 2008Thanks soo much for that! Coming from a nonscience background that will definitely aid me in the biological component in my psych course…I was never gonna be able to remember all of that otherwise. Definitely gonna help me in my exam on monday …YAY! Keep up the awesome vids…now i shall have to go check out your podcasts to see what else I can learn in a most fun, amusing and memorable fashion 😀
Dalton L
September 22, 2008Thanks a lot for this great video. Helped me pass the AP test this morning and my class really enjoyed the video
Tony L
September 22, 2008Thank you so much for taking your time to help us in such a creative way! This will majorly help me on my AP Psych test tomorrow morning.
Michael
September 22, 2008Ricky: glad the video was helpful. Break a leg on that test tomorrow!
Ricky Cox
September 22, 2008Thanks so much for this video! The AP exam is tomorrow, and I wanted to get some last minute cramming done on the brain. The brain seems pretty easy to remember now, thanks so much!
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Julie
September 22, 2008This was awesome, too bad I didn’t find this when I was taking A&P. I will keep this in my database…
Noa
September 22, 2008Your teacher gives good advice 🙂
Thanks again!
Michael
September 22, 2008Looks like everybody is taking exams. Glad to hear that the mnemonics are helping. Once of my teachers once said that you should go into every test with a “fighting attitude”. So go get ’em!
Noa
September 22, 2008Wow, that was a wonderful video! I am just now studying for my AP Exams, and for my psychology one I knew that the first thing I need to study is the neuroscience section. This video was great, I’m bound to remember all the brain parts and their functions for my exam on Tuesday! I’m going to pass this on to my psych teacher! Thanks again for the video 🙂
P.S. my favorite part was when you said the “Medulloo” by accident 😛
Jessica
September 22, 2008This is wicked! Tomorrow I have a neuropsychology exam and this is helping me so much! Thanks a lot from the Netherlands
Nienke
September 22, 2008Hi Michael!
While studying neuropsychology for my exam, I got an email with this link in it. It’s incredible! I can remember those things that were very hard to remember for me! Thanks a lot. Maybe now I will pass my exam.
Kind regards,
Nienke (from the Netherlands!)
Samantha
September 22, 2008Hi Michael
I just wanted to say along with all the other comments how helpful this video is.
If only there were one of these videos for every subject and area I am studying.
It is quite surprising the things that will help you remember. Even while watching I was doubtful I could remember once the video was over. I was wrong, as soon as I hear the names of the area’s of the brain the video and words come straight back to me as if I were watching it again. It must be nice to know you are helping students all around the world (I am from New Zealand).
So thank you.
Kind regards
Samantha
Tara
September 22, 2008Wow!! I wish I had found this site months ago. I take the EPPP in three days and the parts of the brain are one of the few things I’m still trying to remember. I’m going to scour the rest of your site to see if I can find mnemonics for the other handful of things I’m trying to memorize!
paopasc
September 22, 2008Oh, you are fantastic! Great video! I posted it in my blog, thank you.
Greeting from Italy
Michael
September 22, 2008Thanks so much for these comments! Really appreciate you taking the time. And as for kids: yes, I have twin 10 year olds and right now I’m lucky if I can get them to sit down and do their homework! Again thanks. Michael
Mary
September 22, 2008This is an echo of all the posts above but thank you!!! This video helped my sister and I get A’s on our tests! I’ll never forget the parts of the brain. and from the comments above I can tell this has helped many students. I dont know if you have kids but theyre going to be very lucky!
Melissa
September 22, 2008Loved it.. you made it fun, and impossible to forget the brain. Thank you so much Michael, Will definately be back for more! -Melissa
Andrea
September 22, 2008Hey there, we are now learning the nervous system in class and I am so glad my teacher mentioned this video to us, this was a very funny and interesting video. These little tricks are going to help me so much, especially considering I am a visual person and I will be thinking of this video during my exam, thank you very much!
andrea
Amber
September 22, 2008you helped me so much for my test tomorrow. your brilliant:)
Michael
September 22, 2008Adylaid – fantastic! Very glad to hear it! Thx for letting me know.
Adylaid
September 22, 2008This really helped me so much!!! I just got my test back and I got all of the parts right!
Michael
September 22, 2008Glad your instructor and friends enjoyed the video. sympathetic/parasympathetic innervations eh? Hmm…gotta think about that one…it’s definitely not a topic that psychologists would study. Not really my strength I’m afraid. Sorry
adele
September 22, 2008Hey there. This is for Human Anatomy/Physiology class 1.
That video really did help me out on the test and I told all my friends and even the instructor. She thought it was hysterical and great. Also looking for anything on sympathetic/parasympatheic innervations-.
🙂
Thanks again for making it memorable and fun!
Adele
Michael
September 22, 2008Sorry – I don’t have anything on that but I could look into it. Is this for an Intro Psych class or some other class?
adele
September 22, 2008Hey there!
Love this lesson on brain parts/functions. Helped me thru a test!
You wouldn’t happen to have any on sensory pathways? Sensory tracts, motor pathways,etc?
Michael
September 22, 2008Thanks for telling your classmates about the video Ginger. Appreciate it!
Ginger
September 22, 2008Thanks so much for sharing that mnemonic for the parts of the brain. I, like the others that wrote, wish I had found it sooner. I’ll be sure to share it with classmates.
Michael
September 22, 2008Ryan, Sandra and Lindsey: Good luck on that test!! And if the mnemonics helped you, please tell your fellow students about this site. Appreciate it. – Michael
lindsey
September 22, 2008thank you so much! i have a huge psych test tomorow, you have no idea how much this helped!
Sandra
September 22, 2008Thank you so much, you made my day!!!
I was already quite hopeless learning the brain parts on time for my exam…
but your video helped me so much, it´s incredible!! I´m just wondering why it´s not more common to teach students like that instead of just naming the functions and leave them alone with the rest…
Thanks!!!!! You are my hero for today, I wish you were my teacher!
Ryan
September 22, 2008Thanks so much for your help!
I was struggling to find a site like this 🙂
Now I can remember the vocabulary for my test on Thursday.
Michael
September 22, 2008Dee: no problem! Glad you enjoyed the video and I hope it helps on your test.
Dee
September 22, 2008Just wow.
These videos are great! I was really worried about my test next week, but this is really helping. I’m going to use some of these videos to study for the AP.
Thanks for the great word tricks!
amm
September 22, 2008thank you so much!
Michael
September 22, 2008Glad you liked it!
Jennifer
September 22, 2008The mnemonics ROCK so hard! i already love psychology, and i actually just watched this for fun lolololol….
Michael
September 22, 2008I like it! Cor-Tex and Texas Instruments. Works for me too. Go with it.
Kitsu
September 22, 2008Thanks for the video! The mnemonics helped a lot. Just like the rest of the commenters, I also have a psych test.
If I may, I’d like to add that the cerebral cortex, when you connected it to Texas and higher thinking, made me think of the company Texas Instruments, which makes graphing and scientific calculators (and hence E=mc^2). Just a little something which made the connection easier for me =]
Michael
September 22, 2008Fantastic! I’m glad the mnemonics helped. Now go get that test!! (and let me know how you do) – Michael
appreciativestudent
September 22, 2008thank you so much for this! I’m in AP psychology and have a huge test tomorrow on everything in your video. I know I will do great now because of the methods you taught me. I’m extremely appreciative and hope you know how much you helped =)
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Christina
September 22, 2008Won’t forget them now!
Michael
September 22, 2008Thanks Randa, Laith, Trish and Matt for your kind words. Glad you liked the mnemonics! – Michael
Matt
September 22, 2008Fantastic stuff Michael. Helped greatly and now I clearly remember all of the parts of the brain you covered. Amazing how we can remember silly stuff! 🙂
I love your podcasts in general as well. They make an already interesting subject more interesting.
Thanks and keep up the fantastic work.
Matt
Trish
September 22, 2008OH my god i love you your hilarious.
Laith
September 22, 2008This was soooo helpful, thank you! You did a great job!
randa
September 22, 2008heyy Michael i really liked your video it helped me ALOTT! i learned many things from just watching your videoo
thankss(:
Michael
September 22, 2008Glad to hear it Jordan. Appreciate your comment – Michael
Jordan James
September 22, 2008I really liked this video. I was not really to fond of looking up and memorizing all these parts of the brain. This makes it very easy.
Michael
September 22, 2008No problem. Good luck on that exam (great name by the way). Michael
Vivek
September 22, 2008Thanks a lot…It was really excellent..now im ready for my exam which includes parts of the brain..once again my hearty thanks to you…
Michael
September 22, 2008Tamara: Fantastic. Congrats on that A. I’m glad the mnemonics worked for you. Also happy that MAPPR was helpful. Which reminds me that I have to get more chapters into it…Michael
Tamara
September 22, 2008This was fantastic and the flashcards really heped to cement this into my brain.
I managed an A on my semester psych exam and this part of the exam was a breeze thanks to you tools.
Highly recommend the purchase to others.
Mappr is also really really useful, Thanks again.
Michael
September 22, 2008Tito: thx for writing and glad you liked the episode. Regarding your quote: “enhancement of memory bank” – well, I’m not exactly sure what’s being referred to here, but can you remember more things using mnemonics? I’d say yes to that. As far as “greater memorizing speed of the brain” – I suppose that’s true too. You certainly can memorize things faster using mnemonics. Well, hope that helps and thanks for the comment! Michael
Tito
September 22, 2008Mnemonics really work and also I am very thankful for your effort to keep the process and results on camera realistic. I have just one question tho :
In your expert opinion, could mnemonics, after being practiced for some time lead to “enhancement of memory bank and greater memorizing speed of brain” ?
Thx for awesome videos again sir!
Michael
September 22, 2008Ken: glad you enjoyed the mnemonics. If you get a chance let me know if they were helpful on your test. Michael
Ken
September 22, 2008Dear Lifesaver,
I have a Psychology midterm in three days. For the past month I have been pouring over the parts of the brain desperately trying to learn them, but with no success. I found your site, and I have to say it was hysterical. The quirky (somewhat ridiculous) mnemonics are unforgettable. So, thank you!!
~Ken
Dawn
September 22, 2008Thanks Michael! This is really helpful…
Michael
September 22, 2008Carolina: glad you found this episode just in time! Good luck on the test. Michael
Carolina
September 22, 2008I have my AP Psychology exam tomorrow and this is the one thing i’ve been hacing trouble with so much. so seriously wow thanks a lot this helped me so quickly=].
Michael
September 22, 2008Thanks so much Lara! Michael
Lara
September 22, 2008Thanks so much for this. I havent managed to retain info like this so quickly in a long time, I can’t thank you enough for how much this has helped me.
Keep up the good work!
Jeong H. Lee
September 22, 2008Sooooo Helpful!!!!!! thanks
admin
September 22, 2008Fantantastic! Glad you liked it. Good luck on that test. Michael
patty white
September 22, 2008Thank you thank you thank you!!! This was incredibly helpful and so funny! I have a test on the brain in my college biology class, and this helped me learn the material in an easy and fun way!
Thanks!
Michael Britt
September 22, 2008Nancy,
Thanks so much for your comment! Made my day. Good luck on your midterm!
Michael
Nancy
September 22, 2008I wish I found this earlier!!! I have my psychology midterm tommorow on the brain and all that fun stuff:P! I watched this episode and I have those words memorized, but before this video it took me like a month; to attempt memorizing the brain!! Thank you SOOOOO MUCH! I really appreciate it! Good Luck to u in the future!
Haley
September 22, 2008Thanks so much for this. I have a anatomy test on the parts of the brain next week and this episode really made it easy for me to memorize the parts! Love your podcasts, keep up the good work!
Michael Britt
September 22, 2008Thanks so much. Michael
Anonymous
September 22, 2008your a great teacher…i memorized this easily usually i have a hard time studying things like this
Christina
September 22, 2008This is really helpful! On top of that he is extremely funny! Great way to remember parts of the brain.
My favorite one was the "Tickle Me Freud". lol
Michael Britt
September 22, 2008Thanks so much! Glad you liked the episode. I know – the llamas was the craziest one of them all. Crazy, but hopefully memorable.
Michael
Bella Kayumova
September 22, 2008Thank you, it was the first episode I watched and it was pure fun (and learning!), going to subscribe to your podcast for sure. I’ll probably remember those words forever. Especially, perhaps, the Hypothalamus… because of all the llamas 🙂
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