The Brain Stem
Be still my beating heart! This part of the brain keeps that from happening.
What is the Medulla Oblongata?
Oh No! A Tiger! Look Out!
That jumpy feeling was the fear signal sent from this part of your brain.
What is the Amygdala?
This is the judgement center of the brain, the last to finish forming, and it allows polite society to be possible.
What is the Prefrontal Cortex?
This stage of sleep brings frequent vivid dreams
What is REM sleep?
You use this side of your brain to control your right hand
What is the left?
This is the relay station for all the senses - except smell - traveling through your brain
What is the Thalamus?
I bet you'll never forget this part of the brain! It plays the key role in creating new memories
What is the Hippocampus?
The temporal lobe is mostly used for this sense, plus lots of processing and association areas.
What is hearing? (audiation)
Insomnia often causes this, which is also a major cause of car accidents.
What is sleep loss?
What is Dual Processing?
What is the Cerebellum?
It helps keep your body in homeostasis, temperature locked in, oxygen levels normal, all the important stuff
What is the Hypothalamus?
This cortex feels it every time you twitch, and is located in your parietal lobe
What is the Somatosensory Cortex?
Sleep spindles are often found in this stage of sleep, which precedes REM sleep
What is NREM-2 stage sleep?
This study of the brain leads us to link the brain activity with our mental processes
What is Cognitive Neuroscience?
A highway and a filter all in one, this part of the brain helps decide what things are worth paying attention to
What is the Reticular Formation?
This master gland releases several hormones, and controls the rest of the glands around the body
What is the Pituitary Gland?
These areas are used to calculate, store memories, and do all the higher functions of the human brain
What are Association Areas?
This process might help our brains develop, understand the days events, or just be random neural stimulation.
What are dreams?
This part of the brain is controlling the release of melanin, allowing us to fall asleep in the middle of class
What is the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus?
All the functions of the brain stem happen this way, until you consciously think about it, then you are breathing manually for a while.
What is Subconsciously (or without conscious thought)
The limbic system is so closely wired, that cross over happens often, and so this is the best way to remember something for the long term
After drastic epileptic seizures, Courtney had to have this part of her brain severed to control them.
What is the Corpus Callosum?
These sensations are common in NREM-1 sleep, and might include floating, falling, and hallucinations.
What are hypnogogic sensations?
If we stretched out this part of the brain flat, it would be a large as a pizza
What is the Cerebral Cortex?