Amazing Brain
The oldest part of the brain
This brain scan places electrodes on the scalp
What is an EEG
This central structure of the brainstem acts as a bridge between the cerebrum and cerebellum.
What are pons?
Mark was in a car crash that left him unable to respond to temperature changes or feel hunger. This part of his brain was likely affected.
What is the hypothalamus
This lobe, located at the back of the brain, processes visual information.
What is the occipital lobe?
This side of your brain controls the right side of your body
What is the left side?
This type of neural measure uses a head coil to record magnetic fields from the brain's natural currents
What is an MEG?
This part of the brainstem controls involuntary actions like heart rate, blood pressure, and breathing, and is the lowest part of the brainstem.
What is the medulla oblongata?
This part of the brain, responsible for basic life functions like breathing and heart rate, could be critically damaged in a car accident.
What is the brainstem?
This lobe, located near the top of the brain, interprets sensory information such as touch, temperature, and pain.
What is the parietal lobe?
This side of your brain controls the left side of your body
What is the right side?
This type of scan measures bloodflow to the brain regions by comparing continuous MRI scans.
What is the fMRI?
This network of neurons running through the brainstem plays a crucial role in arousal, alertness, and regulating sleep-wake cycles.
What is the reticular activating system (RAS)?
Damage to this lobe, located at the back of the brain, could lead to vision problems or blindness.
What is the occipital lobe?
This lobe, located at the front of the brain, is responsible for executive functions like planning, problem-solving, and self-control.
What is the frontal lobe?
The brain's sensory control center
What is the thalamus?
This machine takes multiple xrays of the head to generate images that may locate brain damage.
What is the CT or CAT scan?
The thalamus receives information from all of the senses excluding this one
What is smell?
Injury to this frontal part of the brain can result in personality changes, impaired decision-making, and difficulty controlling impulses.
What is the prefrontal cortex?
This lobe contains the hippocampus and plays a major role in forming long-term memories and processing emotions.
What is the temporal lobe?
This system is made up of the amygdala, hippocampus and hypothalamus.
What is the limbic system?
This machine tracks a radioactive form of glucose while the person given it performs a task.
What is a PET scan?
What is the cerebellum?
Damage to which of the following puts a person's life in the most danger because it may cause breathing to stop.
What is the medulla?
Damage to this lobe can impair spatial awareness, such as the ability to judge distances or navigate through a space.
What is the parietal lobe?