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100
This is the last sense to develop.
What is vision?
100
This left-hemisphere structure controls language comprehension.
What is Wernicke's Area?
100
This shows more activation in people with reading disabilities.
What is the right hemisphere?
100
Which lobes are needed in language production and comprehension?
What are the frontal and temporal lobes?
100
This part of the brain is involved in planning and organization.
What is the prefrontal cortex?
200
This nervous system is associated with the "fight or flight" reaction.
What is the Sympathetic Nervous System?
200
This houses the sense of smell and plays a part in attaching emotions to memories.
What is the amygdala?
200
This is the best predictor of a math disorder.
What is repeated failure of math classes over grades?
200
This neurotransmitter is an inhibitor which contributes to depression in people with low levels.
What is serotonin?
200
This lobe houses Wernicke's Area.
What is the temporal lobe?
300
Processing deficits and achievement deficits are linked, and there is a significant difference in processing skills in another area.
What is the concordance-discordance model?
300
This structure serves as a relay station for all senses but smell.
What is the thalamus?
300
This type of math disorder presents with poor number-symbol association and automaticity.
What is semantic memory subtype?
300
Low levels of this neurotransmitter can result in Parkinson's Disease.
What is dopamine?
300
This structure houses the visual cortex.
What is the occipital lobe?
400
This theory suggests that one area of the brain can take over functions of another damaged area.
What is crowding theory?
400
Damage to this area could cause slurred speech, poor balance and poor coordination.
What is the cerebellum?
400
Researchers suggest that 80% of children with reading disabilities have impairment in this area of the brain.
What is the cerebellum?
400
Which lobe of the brain controls touch, temperature and pain?
What is the parietal lobe?
400
This brain structure serves as the body's thermostat and regulates hormones.
What is the hypothalamus?
500
The sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems make up this nervous system.
What is the autonomic nervous system?
500
This structure plays a part in the sleep-wake cycle and regulates consciousness.
What is Reticular Activating System?
500
This subtype of reading disorder is characterized by frequent ear infections, poor pseudoword decoding, and can be hereditary.
What is phonological processing?
500
Damage to this area can cause uncontrollable laughter.
What is the hypothalamus?
500
This structure of the brain controls speech production.
What is Broca's Area?
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