Human brain

[Anna232]

This is my response to the question what I find incredible about our body, brain, etc. I wanted to write about the brain.

1. Our brain is a really incredible instrument.(If I use "really" after "is" will it change the meaning? "Our brain is really an incredible instument". I think it emphasizes how incredible I think it is)
2. Its one main value is that it helped us to make a great leap forward from an ape-man to a modern man. (If I use "the main value" if I am not wrong, it means there are other values too, but if I say "one main value" it means there more than one main values. Right? ).
3. Scientists do reseaches to understand the abilities of of people's brains the brain to find a way to improve brain function
the function of the brain.
I am not sure you use "researches" in plural. I think "people's brains or brain is unnatural. I tried to correct the last two sentences myself.

 

[emsr2d2]

We've asked you before not to write something, revise it and then give us both versions. It's really confusing! Please use the "Edit" facility to remove the parts you've crossed out. If you don't want them there, we don't want to see them.

 

[Anna232]

We've asked you before not to write something, revise it and then give us both versions. It's really confusing! Please use the "Edit" facility to remove the parts you've crossed out. If you don't want them there, we don't want to see them.

I am sorry but what should I do if I have questions about the crossed version too, because it might be correct too . Would it be OK to ask about it too if I am not sure it is incorrect as in this thread?

 

[emsr2d2]

I am sorry but what should I do if I have questions about the crossed version too, because it might be correct too . Would it be OK to ask about it too if I am not sure it is incorrect as in this thread?

I suggest you make a totally separate thread and lay it out like this:

I'm writing an essay about the human brain. Which of the following should I use?

1. Scientists do reseaches to understand the abilities of people's brains to find a way to improve brain function.
2. Scientists do reseaches to understand the abilities of people's brains to find a way to improve the function of the brain.
3. Scientists do reseaches to understand the abilities of the brain to find a way to improve brain function.
4. Scientists to reseaches to understand the abilities of the brain to find a way to improve the function of the brain.

As you can see, by striking through and rewriting two separate sections, you've left yourself with four possible sentences.
(Note that I've left "reseaches" in each one, even though it should be the singular and you've omitted a letter. Also note that none of them is a good sentence!)

 

[Tarheel]

@Anna232 Unfortunately, I don't think you understand your own sentences.

 

[Tarheel]

Perhaps:

Scientists have been studying the human brain to find out more about how it works. They have learned that different parts of the brain perform different functions.

 

[emsr2d2]

This is my response to the question what I find incredible about our body, brain, etc.

Where's the question? There's nothing in that sentence that qualifies.

I wanted to write about the brain.

1. Our brain is a really incredible instrument. space here (If I use "really" after "is", will it change the meaning? "Our brain is really an incredible instrument." I think it emphasizes how incredible I think it is.)

Note my corrections above. I find "really" after "is" very awkward. I can't say it's ungrammatical but I would never put it there. I'd use either "Our brain is a really ..." or "Our brain really is a ...".

2. Its one main value benefit is that it helped us to make a great leap forward from an ape -man to a modern man. (If I use "the main value", if I am not wrong, it means there are other values too, but if I say "one main value" it means there is more than one main values value. Right?) No full stop here.

Note my corrections above.

3. Scientists do reseaches research to understand the abilities of people's brains what the brain can do, in order to find a way to improve brain function.
the function of the brain.

See above.

I am not sure if you I can use "researches" in the plural.

You can't. It's an uncountable noun.

I think "people's brains or brain" is unnatural.

I can't see where you've written the four-word phrase "people's brains or brain".

I tried to correct the last two sentences myself.

We've covered the problem with doing this.

 

[Anna232]

I suggest you make a totally separate thread and lay it out like this:

I'm writing an essay about the human brain. Which of the following should I use?

Where's the question? There's nothing in that sentence that qualifies.

Note my corrections above. I find "really" after "is" very awkward. I can't say it's ungrammatical but I would never put it there. I'd use either "Our brain is a really ..." or "Our brain really is a ...".

Note my corrections above.

See above.

You can't. It's an uncountable noun.

I can't see where you've written the four-word phrase "people's brains or brain".

Sorry, I didn't write it. I mean if I use it in the following way:
1. "Scientists do research to understand what people's brains can do."
Or
2. "Scientists do research to understand what people's brain can do."
Or is "the brain" the only natural way to use it?

We've covered the problem with doing this.

 

[Rover_KE]

Sorry, I didn't write it. I mean if I use it in the following way:
1. "Scientists do reseach to understand what people's brain can do."
Or
2. "Scientists do reseach to understand what people's brain can do."

Those two look the same to me.

You have still failed to correct the underlined misspellings.

 

[Anna232]

Those two look the same to me.

You have still failed to correct the underlined misspellings.

Oh, I corrected it and the misspelings too. Are both "brains" and "brain" unnatural?

 

[emsr2d2]

Sorry, I didn't write it. I mean if I use it in the following way:

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. Scientists do research to understand what people's brains can do.
Or
2. Scientists do research to understand what people's brain can do.
Or is"the brain" the only natural way to use it?
3. Scientists do research to understand what the brain can do.

Please note my improvements to the layout of your post.

Sentences 1 and 3 are grammatically correct. Sentence 2 is not.

 

[Anna232]

Please note my improvements to the layout of your post.

Sentences 1 and 3 are grammatically correct. Sentence 2 is not.

Could you tell me please why "the function of the brain" is wrong?

Scientists do reseaches research to understand the abilities of people's brains what the brain can do, in order to find a way to improve brain function.
the function of the brain.

 

[Tarheel]

Could you tell me please why "the function of the brain" is wrong?

I don't think anybody said that's wrong. What is true is it's not a complete sentence.

Have you done some research on the subject? Do you know what Broca's area is?

 

[Anna232]

Do you know what Broca's area is?

Afraid not.

 

[Tarheel]

Afraid not.

It has to do with speech.

You've gotten me interested in studying brain anatomy. I think it might be best to use explanations from several sites.

 

[emsr2d2]

Could you tell me please why "the function of the brain" is wrong?

"The function of the brain" suggests it has just one function. Using "brain function" covers everything it does.