Brain Anatomy
This part of the brain processes visual information.
What is the occipital lobe?
This "feel-good" neurotransmitter is targeted by antidepressants and helps regulate mood.
What is serotonin?
This common disorder causes intense, throbbing headaches, often with nausea and sensitivity to light.
What is a migraine?
Most adults need this many hours of sleep per night for optimal brain function.
What is 7–9 hours?
This is the first neurosurgeon we see on the show Grey's Anatomy.
Who is Derek Shepherd?
This structure at the back of the skull coordinates balance and movement.
What is the cerebellum?
Nicknamed the "love hormone," this chemical is released during hugs, bonding, and childbirth.
What is oxytocin?
This condition is characterized by recurrent seizures caused by abnormal electrical activity in the brain.
What is epilepsy?
Produced by the pineal gland, this hormone helps regulate your sleep-wake cycle.
What is melatonin?
The average adult human brain weighs about this many pounds.
What is 3 pounds?
This part of the brain is responsible for connecting the left and right hemispheres and transferring information.
What is the corpus collosum?
This neurotransmitter is strongly associated with reward, motivation, movement, and improper levels lead to Parkinsons and Huntingtons disease.
What is dopamine?
This occurs when a blood clot or bleed cuts off blood flow to part of the brain.
What is a stroke?
This practice of focusing on the present moment without judgment is shown to reduce stress and anxiety.
What is mindfulness (or meditation)?
In 1848, this railroad foreman survived an iron rod through his skull, but his personality changed dramatically.
Who is Phineas Gage
This structure in the temporal lobe is essential for forming new memories.
What is the hippocampus?
This neurotransmitter is vital for memory and muscle movement, and its loss is linked to Alzheimer's disease.
What is acetylcholine?
This neurodegenerative disease is associated with progressive memory loss, cognitive decline, and accumalation of amyloid beta protein in the brain.
What is Alzheimers Disease?
Released by the adrenal glands, this "stress hormone" stays elevated during chronic stress and can harm memory.
What is cortisol?
This popular myth claims we only use this percentage of our brains.
What is 10 percent?
This egg-shaped structure acts as the brain's relay station, routing sensory information (except smell) to the cortex.
What is the thalamus?
This is the brain's main inhibitory neurotransmitter, calming neural activity; anti-anxiety drugs boost its effects.
What is GABA?
In this autoimmune disease, the immune system attacks the myelin sheath that insulates nerve fibers.
What is multiple sclerosis? (MS)
Developed by Aaron Beck, this common form of talk therapy, abbreviated CBT, helps people change negative thought patterns.
What is cognitive behavioral therapy?
The human brain contains roughly this many neurons. The human brain contains roughly this many neurons.
What is about 86 billion?