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What if...
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This individual discovered the area important for word formulation
Who is Broca
100
This structure extends from the cell body to the axon terminal and is where signals are sent through to stimulate the release of neurotransmitters.
What is the axon
100
This area is important for decision making and reasoning
What is the frontal lobe
100
This structure is known as a "ridge" in the brain.
What is a gyrus
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What if you were listening to your friends play the guitar in music class. This is the part of the brain you would be using to listen to their lovely melodies.
What is the temporal lobe
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This individual discovered the area important for formulating coherent sentences
Who is Wernicke
200
These are the structures that attach to the cell body and begin the message transfer in the neuron.
What are dendrites
200
This area is important for processing visual information
What is the occipital lobe
200
This area is important for stimulating movement in the body. Messages are sent from this area to move your body.
What is the precentral gyrus
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What is you raised your left hand to cheer for your COPA team. This specific area of the brain would be important for stimulating your arm to move.
What is the right precentral gyrus
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This individual was known for his brain that had less gray matter and more of the material that helps signals move quickly in the brain.
Who is Albert Einstein
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These structures surround the axon and help the signal travel faster to the axon terminal.
What is myelin or the myelin sheath
300
This structure is important for sending visual information from the eyes to the brain.
What is the optic nerve
300
This part of the brain is important for balance and fine motor control.
What is the cerebellum
300
What if you petted a cat with your left hand. This specific area of your brain would be essential for processing the sensation of touch.
What is the right postcentral gyrus in the parietal lobe
400
This is the meaning of the word "cerebellum"
What is the tree of life
400
These are the particles that attach to dendrites AND are released from the axon terminal.
What are neurotransmitters
400
This structure connects the right brain to the left brain and is made up of a bundle of neurons
What is the corpus callosum
400
This structure connects the brain to the spinal cord
What is the brain stem
400
What if you were so excited about the end of this half day, you head butted your friend...whoa. This "skin-like" substance surrounds the brain and would help protect your brain from severe injury.
What is the dura mater
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The famous individual who taught Neuroscientists about the front of the brain with his infamous accident
Who is Phineas Gage
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This is the step-by-step process of how neurons are stimulated and release neurotransmitters
First dendrites connect with neurostransmitters, this stimulates a signal to be sent from the cell body, down the axon to the axon terminal. When the axon terminal is stimulated, the neurotransmitters are released from the neuron.
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This structure is known as the "power house" of the brain and is where all of the messages are sent and received before heading to the brain/body.
What is the thalamus
500
This is the division between the left brain and the right brain
What is the saggital fissure
500
What if you know someone who is right handed and has a stroke affecting the frontal lobe near the motor cortex. This is what they would not be able to do.
What is forming words in order to speak. They may only be able to say, "tan"
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