Brain Development
The human brain is made up of 86 BILLION of these nerve cells
What is a neuron?
This part of the brain is often referred to as 'the heart of the brain'
What is The Limbic System
This Emotional Intelligence skill could be credited with they saying "Stepping into another person's shoes"
What is Empathy?
ACE's is the acronym used to describe exposure to prolonged toxic stress
What is Adverse Childhood Experiences?
This filter feeder is the largest of sharks
What is a whale shark
Paired with the dendrite and the cell body this third part of the neuron sends information from one neuron to anther, like a highway
What is the axon?
This part of the brain is last to fully develop
What is the Prefrontal Cortex
Listening to music or physical activity can be ways to strengthen this Emotional Intelligence skill
What is Mood Management
To develop gross motor muscles infants must be given opportunities to move their bodies with these three things in mind
safety, moving freely, and without restriction
This is the only part of a sharks body to fossilize
What are shark teeth
Neurotransmitters are released into, this type of gap, and to like a chemical messenger
What is the synaptic gap
This is first part of the brain to development, mostly because it is in charge of survival
What is the Brain Stem
This Emotional Intelligence skill can used when changing your behavior to match the setting - for instance in a library or in a job interview
What is Social Skills
When processing stress this term describes the higher level of thinking process
What is upshifting
Instead of bones, a shark’s skeleton is made of this flexible material.
What is Cartilage?
The brain has certain times during development when it is best suited to learn a task
What are Windows of Opportunities
How many lobes are in the cortexes?
What is Four
This Emotional Intelligent skill can be strengthened by setting small achievable goals with internal rewards
What is Self-Motivation
When danger is detected this part of the Limbic System, which could be considered the 'judge, jury and executioner', sends a message to the amygdala
What is the Thalamus
This prehistoric shark, now extinct, was one of the largest predators to ever exist.
What is the Megalodon?
chemical messengers that transmit information between neurons, that can effect your mood , outlook on life and behavior
What are neurotransmitters
This is a type of memory in the cerebellum that helps with developing multi-tasking skills while preforming subconscious behaviors
What is procedural memory
This Emotional Intelligence skill is used to identify feelings internally
What is Self-Awareness
What is the optimal ratio in a healthy brain
What is 20/10/2.0 or What is a larger cortex and smaller midbrain
Sharks' "sixth sense" is facilitated by a network of electroreceptors, which are jelly-filled pores on their head
What is the Ampullae of Lorenzini?