Neurological Disorders
What are neurological disorders?
Neurological disorders are conditions that target how your nervous system (brain, spinal cord and nerves) functions.
Osteoporosis is a type of what?
Spine Condition
True or False? Memories are stored in only 1 part of the brain
FALSE
WHAT IS NEUROLINGUISTICS?
Neurolinguistics is the study of what language is and how the brain represents and processes it.
Name all the Lobes of the Brain
Frontal Lobe, Parietal Lobe, Temporal Lobe, Occipital Lobe,
What are the categories of neurological disorders?
Neurodegenerative conditions, Neuromuscular conditions, Brain Conditions, Spine Conditions, Peripheral Nerve Conditions.
WHAT IS NEUROSCIENCE?
Neuroscience is the study of the nervous system, including the brain, and spinal cord, and peripheral nerves, on how it develops, what it does, its structure, influences behavior, cognition, and emotion.
WHAT IS NEUROGENESIS?
Neurogenesis is the process of forming new neurons (brain cells) from neural stem cells.
True or False? Neurolinguists often seek to understand what aspects of human brains make language possible and why the human communication system is elaborate and different from other animals.
True
What are Meninges? And name its 3 layers
Meninges are the three protective layers that surround the brain and the spinal cord. These 3 layers are called : dura mater, arachnoid mater, and the pia mater
Brain Conditions lead to...
Leading to symptoms like cognitive decline, motor impairment, or memory loss.
True or False? Meninges are layers that surround the brain
False. They surround the brain and spinal cord
What parts of the brain contain implicit memories, such as motor memories?
Basal ganglia and cerebellum
Neurolinguistics includes...
It includes where and how the brain stores language knowledge.
The brainstem includes what?
The midbrain, the pons, and the medulla.
How can Peripheral Neuropathy happen?
From trauma to infections to inherited conditions.
Why is neuroscience important?
Neuroscience is important since our brain produce our thoughts, behavior, emotions, and controls important body functions. Also, it affects many human functions, contributing to a better understanding of common conditions, such as down syndrome, autistic spectrum disordors, ADHD, addiction, schizophrenia, brain tumor, etc.
What parts of the Brain contain explicit memories, things that happened to you, and general facts and information?
The hippocampus, the neocortex, and the amygdala.
What part(s) of the brain are involved with language?
Frontal Lobe, Temporal Lobe, Parietal Lobe
Explain the function of one of the 4 Lobes
Temporal lobe. The sides of the brain, temporal lobes are involved in short-term memory, speech, musical rhythm and some degree of smell recognition.
Occipital lobe. The occipital lobe is the back part of the brain that is involved with vision.
Parietal lobe. The middle part of the brain, the parietal lobe helps a person identify objects and understand spatial relationships (where one’s body is compared with objects around the person). The parietal lobe is also involved in interpreting pain and touch in the body.
Frontal lobe. The largest lobe of the brain, located in the front of the head, the frontal lobe is involved in personality characteristics, decision-making and movement. Recognition of smell usually involves parts of the frontal lobe.
Name all the categories and examples of Neurological Disorders
Alzheimer's, Parkinson’s Disease, and Huntingtons Disease.
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Spinal Muscular Atrophy, and Botulism.
Bipolar Disorder, Dyslexia, and Epilepsy.
Osteoporosis, Arthritis, and Paralysis.
Diabetic Neuropathy, Alcoholic Neuropathy, and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.
HOW DOES THE BRAIN WORK???
The brain sends and receives chemical and electrical signals throughout the body. Different signals control different processes, and your brain interprets each. Some make you feel tired, for example, while others make you feel pain. Some messages are kept within the brain, while others are relayed through the spine and across the body’s vast network of nerves to distant extremities. To do this, the central nervous system relies on billions of neurons (nerve cells).
Why is it important to maintain neurogenesis as you decline in age?
To prevent age-related memory loss and neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's.
True or False? Eurolinguistsnay ytray otay understandyay owhay ethay umanhay ainbray onvertscay oundssay andyay olssymbay intoyay erbalvay andyay ittenwray anguagelay atthay umanshay understandyay.
Uetray (True)
Name and explain 1 of the main parts of the brain (its functions)
The largest part of the brain, the cerebrum initiates and coordinates movement and regulates temperature. Other areas of the cerebrum enable speech, judgment, thinking and reasoning, problem-solving, emotions and learning. Other functions relate to vision, hearing, touch and other senses.
The brainstem (middle of brain) connects the cerebrum with the spinal cord. The brainstem includes the midbrain, the pons and the medulla. These features facilitates various functions, from hearing and movement to calculating responses and environmental changes. Enables a range of activities such as tear production, chewing, blinking, focusing vision, balance, hearing and facial expression. Functions of the medulla regulate many bodily activities, including heart rhythm, breathing, blood flow, and oxygen and carbon dioxide levels. The medulla produces reflexive activities such as sneezing, vomiting, coughing and swallowing.
Its function is to coordinate voluntary muscle movements and to maintain posture, balance and equilibrium. New studies are exploring the cerebellum’s roles in thought, emotions and social behavior, as well as its possible involvement in addiction, autism and schizophrenia.