Think Like a Lizard
My lizard brain is 500 million years old.
What is the reptilian brain?
Only _____ have the limbic layer. We are one of these.
What are mammals?
The neocortex region is on 3-4 million years old. It is slow in processing, but it is home to our __________function.
What is executive ?
The messengers that carry information across regions in the brain.
What are neurons?
I walked in the yoga studio. This sent a message to my brain saying it was a calm space.
What is the nervous system?
My nose won't _____ and my ears won't _____ without my lizard brain.
What is smell and hear?
The nickname of the limbic region.
What is the emotional brain?
Planning, abstract thinking, organization, and self regulation are all the _________________.
What is the executive function?
This makes it possible for gray matter to grow and support continuous learning.
What is neuroplasticity?
The nervous system is an _______ of the other brain structures.
What is extension?
This part of the lizard brain controls our alertness and attention.
What is the reticular activating system?
Your memory for how to cook, ride a bike, or read becomes your background knowledge or ______.
What is schema or internal schema?
The neocortex is almost endless in its capacity. It can ___________ itself?
What is rewire?
The brain signals neurons to grow more of these in response to cognitive challenges.
What are dendrites?
This manages my relaxation, breathing and a steady heartbeat.
What is the parasympathetic nervous system?
Getting the reticular activating system to pay attention is critical to our ________________.
What is cultural responsive teaching?
I can only remember part of a phone number for 10 seconds because my _______ is not so good.
What is short-term memory?
(true or false) Babies are not wired to learn language yet, so caregivers should just be quiet.
What is false?
The "footpath" in the brain is important for problem solving and leads to long term memory.
What is the neural pathway?
My culture reinforces my brain's wiring for relationships.
What is collectivist culture or collectivist cultural practices?
My teacher keeps telling me to do this because it is critical in CRT.
What is paying attention?
The student was so stressed before the piano recital that their internal distress signal went off and they ran out. This hormone is called ______. This is called an amygdala hijack.
What is cortisol?
Challenges for the neocortex to function at intellectual capacity include the watcher and guard dog. Otherwise known as-
What are RAS and the amygdala?
Repetition in learning is important to commit to memory. This is released to support learning like high speed internet.
What is myelination?
When Chucky came in my house with a knife, this system prepared my muscles to sprint away.
What is the sympathetic nervous system?