How your brain can tell squishy 'stuff' from hard 'things'

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Without us even noticing it, our brains are the ultimate multitaskers. The brain's prefrontal cortex can tell us when it is safe to cross the street, while the cerebellum helps control the large motor skills required for us to get across. The medulla oblongata makes it so that we don't have to think to breathe or for our hearts to beat. Brains also have different regions for processing visual information about physical matter and objects.