Right/Left Side
Lobes of the Brain
Parts of the Brain
Brainy Facts
Miscellaneous(areas, parts, methods of study)
100

This side is based on how creative a person is

Right side

100

This lobe of the brain receives information from the visual fields.

Occipital Lobe

100

This part of the brain lies below the thalamus, and directs several maintenance activities via the pituitary gland.

Hypothalamus

100

How long is the average persons brain functions? (Attention Span)

10 minutes

100

This cortex at the rear of the frontal lobe controls voluntary movements.

Motor Cortex

200

This side of the brain focuses more on logical thinkers, and math skills

Left side

200

This lobe of the brain is involved in emotion, intelligence, and personality

Frontal Lobe

200

This part of the brain recieves information from all senses except smell, and routes that information to higher brain regions that deal with seeing, hearing, tasting, and touching.

Thalamus

200

The brain has enough electricity to power what?

A small light bulb
200

The most influencial endocrine gland, is influnced by the hypothalamus to regulate growth and control other endocrine glands.

Pituitary Gland

300

Control of Speech is predominantly focused on this side

Left side

300

This part of the brain is the balance & coordination

Cerebellum

300

(DOUBLE POINTS!!!)This nerve network travels through the brainstem into the thalamus and plays an important role in controlling arousal.

Reticular Formation

300

At what age is the frontal lobe fully developed?

25

300

This center of language in the brain controls the expression of speech.

Broca's Area

400

Sometimes one hemisphere processes things differently than the other. This specialization of certain parts of the brain is called 

Lateralization

400

These lobes is in charge of holding your memories.

Temporal Lobes

400

This part of the brainstem coordinates movements and controls sleep.

Pons

400

At age 30, the brain shrinks how much in mass every year?

a quarter percent of its mass

400

This cortex is in control of how you respond to touch.

Sensory Cortex

500

When it comes to interpreting tones and intonation, which side plays a crucial part of this.

Right

500

These lobes are in charge of language, reading, and sensation.

Parietal Lobes

500

This part of the brain found in the limbic system consists of two lima-bean sized neural clusters, and is linked to emotions like aggression and fear.

Amygdala
500

Approximately what percent of the oxygenated blood flowing from the heart is pumped to the brain.

20 percent

500

(DOUBLE POINTS!!!)This method of studying the brain tracks temporarily radioactive glucose consumed by brain to show "hot spots".

Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scan

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