Question: why does the brain have different parts that do different jobs why cant there only be one part that does every thing?????? :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

Emily Robinson answered on 17 Jun 2011:

What a brilliant question! The way I think about it is that our brains are actually doing so much at any one time that we wouldn’t be able to multi-task if we had to wait for one part of our brain to do everything! It is like a production line… if you can do just a little part of the whole process really well and then past it on to the next person the whole thing gets quicker and more accurate! Also it allows your brain to have loads of things going on at once. Like at the moment I am using the front part of my brain to think of the answer to your question, the motor area to type the answer and also the visual and language areas to read what I am writing. If only one part of the brain did all those things then it might take all day for you to get your answer!!haha

Also to complicate the situation your brain is doing much more than you think… it is also controlling things that you don’t realise like your breathing or your body temperature. And many parts of your brain are active when their is nothing happening as they are being suppressed!

Do you think this is a good system to make your brain work more efficiently? Do you think there would be any advantage in your brain doing everything everywhere?