A network is a group of
individuals who collaborates
with each other to be able to
achieve a purpose and
connection.
It can be best described as work
team, meeting of learners of the
same course and profession, or
any group who works together for
a common cause.
Establishing a network is important
because through pooling resources, the
organization can be aware of potential
threats or problems that may arise
during a project or event.
Networking is associated with
participation since it builds
support and allows
empowerment of its members.
It also strengthens the work team
to advocate issues, provide
credibility, attain outcomes, give
accurate information, plan
activities, support project, and
solve potential problems.
 Networking allows people to be flexible
as they adjust to the changing
environment.
 These individuals depend on different
lifelong learning skills that they use in
their interaction with their peers and
workmates.
 Connection refers to something that joins two or more
objects or individuals.
 It also shows a situation wherein two or more objects or
individuals have a similar cause, goal, or origin.
 The participants of Occupy movements, for instance, were
connected together by a common goal of socioeconomic
justice.
 Connection also exists between two individuals (or among
many), events, and objects.
 Global warming is connected to frequent forest fires, just as
unemployment is connected to poverty.
 a relationship refers to the state or condition of being
connected; the way in which two or more individuals or
groups regard and behave toward one another; the
manner by which two or more people, associations, or
countries deal with each.
 The annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
meeting of heads of state demonstrates a relationship
between economies around the Pacific belt.
 A relationship always involves dyadic or more levels of
connection.
The human brain is the command center for
the human nervous system.
It receives signals from the body's sensory
organs and outputs information to the
muscles.
The human brain has the same basic structure
as other mammal brains but is larger in
relation to body size than any other brains.
The brain is an amazing three-pound
organ that controls all functions of the
body, interprets information from the
outside world, and embodies the
essence of the mind and soul.
Intelligence, creativity, emotion, and
memory are a few of the many things
governed by the brain.
Protected within the skull, the brain is
composed of the cerebrum, cerebellum, and
brainstem.
The brain receives information through our
five senses: sight, smell, touch, taste, and
hearing—often many at one time.
The brain receives information through our
five senses: sight, smell, touch, taste, and
hearing—often many at one time.
The brain controls our thoughts, memory and
speech, movement of the arms and legs, and
the function of many organs within our body
Composed of Brain and spinal
cord
Composed of spinal Nerves that
branch from the spinal cord and
cranial nerves that branch from
the brain.
 The cerebrum is divided into two halves: the right
and left hemispheres
 They are joined by a bundle of fibers called the
corpus callosum that transmits messages from one
side to the other.
 Each hemisphere controls the opposite side of the
body. I
 If a stroke occurs on the right side of the brain, your
left arm or leg may be weak or paralyzed.
 Left hemisphere controls speech, comprehension,
arithmetic, and writing.
 The right hemisphere controls creativity, spatial
ability, artistic, and musical skills.
 The left hemisphere is dominant in hand use and
language in about 92% of people.
The cerebral hemispheres have distinct
fissures, which divide the brain into
lobes. Each hemisphere has 4 lobes:
1. Frontal
2. Temporal
3. parietal, and
4. occipital
 The surface of the cerebrum is called the cortex. It
has a folded appearance with hills and valleys.
 The cortex contains 16 billion neurons (the
cerebellum has 70 billion = 86 billion total) that are
arranged in specific layers.
 The nerve cell bodies color the cortex greybrown
giving it its name—gray matter (Fig. 4).
 Beneath the cortex are long nerve fibers (axons)
that connect brain areas to each other—called white
matter.