Research
The tendency to believe, after learning an outcome, one could have foreseen it.
Hindsight Bias
A random error in gene replication that leads to a change
The brain's ability to change, especially during childhood, by reorganizing after damage or by building new pathways based on experience
Neuroplasticity
Our subjective awareness of ourselves and our environment
Consciousness
The Number of Coffee Machines Dr. X currently has at home (They all make different types of coffee, so don't judge me!)
5
A testable prediction, often implied by a theory.
Hypothesis
Parasympathetic Nervous System
The central core of the brain, beginning where the spinal cord swells as it enters the skull. Responsible for automatic survival functions.
Brainstem
Processing multiple aspects of a stimulus or problem simultaneously
Parallel Processing
The best selling album of all time
Michael Jackson's Thriller (67 Million)
Random Sample
The study of the molecular mechanisms by which environments can influence genetic expression (without a DNA change)
Epigenetics
A neural center in the limbic system that helps process explicit memories for storage.
Hippocampus
A periodic natural loss of consciousness - distinct from unconsciouness resulting from a comma or anethesia.
Sleep
The first movie to ever gross 1 billion dollars world wide.
Titanic
Operational Definition
Chemical messengers that cross the synaptic gap between neurons.
Neurotransmitters
Portion of the cerebral cortex lying at the top of the head and toward the rear; it receives sensory input for touch and body position.
Parietal Lobe
Large, slow brain waves associated with deep sleep
Delta Waves
The most consumed fruit in the world
Bananas
A computed measure of how much scores vary around the mean
Standard Deviation
Neurotransmitters that influence the perception of pain or pleasure
Endorphins
A cerebral cortex area at the rear of the frontal lobe that controls voluntary movement
Motor Cortex
Sleep disorder in which normal REM paralysis does not occur and instead results in twitching, talking, or acting out one's dream.
REM Sleep Behavior Disorder
The Hawaiian Pizza was invented by a Greek man named Sam Panopoulas in this country.
Canada