She died of sepsis from a ruptured intestine. ( 1 CNN)Actress Patty Duke died Tuesday as a result of sepsis from a ruptured intestine, according to Mitchell K. Stubbs & Associates, the agency that represented her. She was 69.
How Your Brain Works. The basic lower brain consists of the spinal cord, brain stem and diencephalon (the cerebellum and cortex are also present, but will be discussed in later sections). In turn, the brain stem comprises the medulla, pons, midbrain, hypothalamus and thalamus [source: Health Pages].
Occipital lobe is responsible for processing of visuals. Temporal lobe is associated with perception and recognition of auditory stimuli, memory, and speech. Cerebellum. Cerebellum is the second largest brain of a human brain, located just below the posterior part of the cerebrum.It is the largest part of hind brain. Although it accounts for around 10% of the brainâs volume, it contains more than 50% of the total number of neurons in the brains. Cerebrum is the largest part of the brain. Cerebellum is the second largest part of the brain. â¢ Cerebrum is a part of fore brain while cerebellum is a part of hind brain.