Neuro Anatomy
What age does the prefrontal cortex finish developing?
25
True or false: The brain does not have any pain receptors.
True
What do Neurologists do?
Diagnose neurological conditions
Prescribe treatments
What year was UCLA founded?
1919
What was the newest emotion added in Inside Out 2?
Anxiety
What is the brain region responsible for fear associated memory?
The amygdala
True or False: All muscle movement is controlled by the brain.
False
What specialist uses cognitive tests to assess how brain damage or disease affects thinking and behavior?
Neuropsychologist
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What two word phrase about doomscrolling was Oxford's 2024 Word of the Year?
Brain rot
What region of the brain holds the most neurons?
The cerebellum
How many synapses are in the brain?
100 trillion+
What does a neurotologist do?
Surgeon for the inner ear and base of the skull
Name the four original buildings on UCLA’s campus
Powell Library
Haines Hall
Kinsey Hall/Pavilion
Royce Hall
Who's hosted Love Island USA since season 6?
Ariana Madix
Damage to what specific area of the brain makes it hard to produce speech?
The left frontal lobe, Broca's area
What the technique that won the recent Nobel Prize in physiology?
Optogenetics
What does a Neurogastronomy researcher study?
ow the brain builds flavor from smell, taste, texture, and sound
What was UCLA’s original name when it was founded?
The Southern Branch of the University of California
What Marvel hero was a neurosurgeon before becoming a sorcerer?
Doctor Strange
What is the only cranial nerve that reaches all the way down to the abdomen?
The vagus nerve
What are the three types of glial cells?
Astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, and microglia
What type of neurologist watches an EEG end eye tracking to study how people react to ads?
A neuromarketing researcher.
What was the first message ever sent over the early internet from Boelter Hall?
"lo" system crashed before they could type "login"
A labubu is one in a group of elf-like characters called what?
The Monsters