The Lobes
Recieves and interprets visual information
What is the occipital lobe
This Construction Foreman who worked on a railroad bed is often referred to as the "man who began neuroscience." He was the first patient from whom we learned something about the relationship between personality and the function of the front parts of the brain.
Who is Phineas Gage
The branch-like extensions from the cell body and pick up incoming messages
What is a dendrite?
According to the documentary, what is the optimal amount of sleep that a teenager needs?
Nine and a quarter hours
Processes auditory information and helps with various aspects of memory
What is the Temporal Lobe
this side of the brain is more verbal, analytical, and orderly
What is the left side
The insulation that covers the axon
What is the myelin sheath
In the Teenage Brain Documentary, what is the significance of the sleep study?
The more sleep a teen gets, the better they are at learning
Part of the brain that registers sensory inputs, helps you understand dimensions and where you are in space.
What is the Parietal Lobe
This side of the brain is perceived to be more creative, artistic, and open-minded.
what is, the right side.
The main part of the neuron that provides the energy for the cell.
What is the cell body
In the Teenage Brain Documentary, what do the results of the McLean hospital study suggest about teen brains?
Adults use the pre-frontal part of the brain whereas teenagers use the emotional region of the brain. Teenagers have a miscommunication between actual emotion and perceived emotion. Teens use a "Gut Response"
Lobe associated with motor movement, planning & organizing, problem solving and personality/behavior
What is the frontal lobe
The long nerve fiber that conducts away from the cell body of the neuron
What is the axon
In Teenage Brain Documentary, describe three things that a lack of sleep affects in teens
What is Mood; Ability to think, Ability to perform and react appropriately
What are the names of the lobes
What is frontal, occipital, parietal, temporal
Approximately how many Neurons are in the brain
What is 86- 100 billion neurons
the junction between two neurons
What is, synapse
Explain why Nicole performed better on the tests
Nicole got more than twice as much REM sleep