Brain Anatomy
The part of the body that controls everything, located inside your head
What is the brain?
When you touch a hot stove, this quick, simple signal goes to your spinal cord and back without even going to the brain.
What is a reflex?
The brain takes in information from the world through five of these.
What are senses?
The psychological term for the way you feel, such as happy, sad, or angry.
What is emotion (or mood)?
The term for the way your mind stores information that you can recall later.
What is memory?
The largest part of the brain that does all the thinking and remembering.
What is the cerebrum?
The long "tail" of a neuron that carries the message away from the cell body.
What is the axon?
The sense you use when your skin feels heat, cold, or pressure.
What is touch (or feeling)?
The psychological idea that we have thoughts, memories, and desires that we are not currently aware of.
What is the unconscious mind?
When you repeat a new piece of information over and over to try and remember it.
What is rehearsal?
This small part of the brain at the back controls balance and coordination, like when you walk.
What is the cerebellum?
The name for the tiny space between two neurons where the message is passed.
What is a synapse (or gap)?
When you use your nose to detect a scent, you are using this sense.
What is smell?
This sleep stage is named for the rapid movement of your eyes, which happens when you have your most vivid dreams.
What is REM (Rapid Eye Movement)?
When you look up a phone number and only remember it long enough to dial it, you are using this type of very short-term memory.
What is short-term memory?
The long cord of nerves that runs down your back, protected by your spine.
What is the spinal cord?
This is the chemical messenger that neurons use to send signals to each other.
What is a neurotransmitter?
The nerve in your ear that sends sound information to your brain.
What is the auditory nerve?
This is the entire observable activity of a person or animal.
What is behavior?
The type of learning where a person or animal learns to associate two things, like a dog salivating at a bell sound.
What is conditioning?
The hard, bony structure that acts like a helmet to protect the brain.
What is the skull?
The basic, tiny cell that sends messages throughout your brain and body.
What is a neuron (or nerve cell)?
The part of your brain at the very back that processes what you see with your eyes.
What is the visual cortex (or occipital lobe)?
This Austrian doctor is known as the "Father of Psychoanalysis" and for his focus on dreams.
Who is Sigmund Freud?
The mental process of paying attention to one thing and ignoring others.
What is focus (or attention)?