In 1870, two scientists discovered they could produce movements by electrically stimulating this part of the cerebral cortex within dogs.
Motor Cortex (6)
Which lobe of the brain is most commonly injured?
Frontal Lobe (14)
What is the broad band of nerve fibers joining the two hemispheres of the brain, ensure both sides of the brain can communicate?
Corpus Callosum (2)
What part of the brain is responsible for receiving sensory information for certain areas of the face?
Thalamus (10)
What is located in the brain stem and regulates things like muscle reflexes?
Reticular Formation (18)
In cases of amputation, this part of the brain will change its neurons dedicated for touch/sensation to be used for other parts of the body.
Somatosensory Cortex (7)
What lobe controls understanding language, memory acquisition, face recognition, object recognition, perception, and processing auditory information?
Temporal Lobe (15)
What is the largest part of the brain that controls muscle function, speech, thoughts, and emotion?
Cerebrum (3)
What part of the brain produces thirst?
Hypothalamus (11)
What handles unconscious processes such as your sleep/wake cycle and breathing?
Pons (19)
Fluent aphasia is a disorder that causes a person to speak phrases that sound fluent, but lack meaning. What part of the brain associated with comprehension of language?
Wernicke's Area (8)
If the following problems occur what lobe is most likely damaged? Difficulty with locating objects in environment. Difficulty identifying colors.
Occipital Lobe (16)
What is the small central part of the brainstem that serves important function in the motor movement, particularly movement of the eye.
Midbrain (4)
What is the part where short term memories are formed?
Hippocampus (12)
What is the bottom most part of your brain where your brain and spinal cord connect?
Medulla (20)
A neurosurgeon performed an autopsy on a man whose only recognizable word he could say was "tan". A lesion in the left frontal lobe was discovered. This part of the brain was most likely...
Broca's Area (9)
Which lobe is responsible for processing sensory information from the body; including touch, pain, temperature, and sense of limb position?
Parietal Lobe (17)
What is the almond shaped mass of gray matter inside each cerebral hemisphere, thought to form the core of neural system for processing fearful threatening stimuli?
Amygdala (5)
What is the part that is called the "little brain"?
Cerebellum (13)
What receives signals from the brain that control movement and automatic functions?
Spinal Cord (21)