简介:Thebraincontrolsvirtuallyallbodyfunctions,bothinternallyandininteractionwiththeexternalenvironment.Asthebasicbodyanatomyofallvertebrateshasabilateralsymmetry,structuresandfunctionsofvertebratebrainsarealsoorganizedaccordingtothisfundamentalanatomicalprincipletomeetallsensory,motor,andinternalrequirementsofbodycontrol.Consequently,particularpartsorfunctionsofthebodyarecontrolledbyparticularbrainstructures.Formammalswhosebrainsonlyhaveaverylimitedcapacityto