All About the Brain
The number of neurons in the brain
86 Billion Neurons
The year NTX was founded
What is 2018
I go up but never come down. What am I?
What is your age
This PM/exec was a theatre kid in high school
Who is Rushil
This substance gives carrots their orange color
What is beta-carotene
The brain can feel pain; True or False:
True. The brain itself has no pain receptors, so it cannot feel pain
The oldest project at NeuroTech@UIUC
What is Research and Apply
The more of me there is, the less you see. What am I?
What is darkness
These PMs/exec are part of coffee club (name 2)
Who are Rushil and Alexia
The only metal that is liquid at room temperature
What is mercury
The number of ventricles in the brain
What is 4
-2 lateral ventricles, the third ventricle, and the fourth ventricle
These projects began as NTX projects and now function as startups (name 2)
What are Brainstorm/VR neurofeedback and Second Chance Innovations/Universum
I am lighter than a feather, yet the strongest man cannot hold me for long. What am I?
What is your breathe
This PM/exec has a tattoo of a peacock feather
Who is Aditi
The first fast-food chain to introduce the drive-thru service
Who is McDonalds
This is the basic unit of an artificial neural network that mimics a neuron
What is a perceptron
Sid was project manager of this project before becoming president
What is Cortex Codec
You can break me, share me, or lose me—but I’m not a thing. I live in your head but shape your world. What am I?
What is attention
This PM/exec has a black belt in taekwondo
Who is Sid
The first video game to be played in space
What is Tetris
The region of the brain that contains crystal formations (ie. calcite/magnetite aggregations).
What is the pineal gland. This region contains calcified structures called corpora arenacea or brain sand.
This NTX event featured speakers like Dr. Florin Dolcus and Professor Geoffery Challen
What is NeuroHack!
I have keys but open no locks. I have space but no room. You can enter, but can’t go outside. What am I?
What is a keyboard
These PM/execs don’t have an appendix (name 2)
Who are Sam and Grace
The only US state that can be typed using just the top row of letters on a QWERTY keyboard