Nature v. Neural Communication
A method used to investigate nature v. nurture
What are twin studies?
Connects the two hemispheres of the brain
a. corpus callosum
b. amygdala
c. thalamus
What is the corpus callosum?
The two types of sleep
What is REM and NREM?
The Vice President of the United States
Who is JD Vance?
The year North opened as a high school.
What is 1985?
Sends messages away from the cell body
a. dendrites
b. myelin sheath
c. axon
What are c. axons?
What is the temporal lobe?
Sleep disorder characterized by daytime sleep attacks and automatic behaviors
What is narcolepsy?
Our body's natural pain killers
What are endorphins?
The full name of our mascot
What is Victor E. Wildcat?
The study of changes in genes due to the environment
a. behavioral genetics
b. adoption studies
c. epigentics
What is c. epigenetics?
The lobe of the brain responsible for decision making and reasoning
What is the frontal lobe?
State of consciousness with high suggestibility
What is hypnosis?
Distress experienced by someone who has stopped taking psychoactive drugs
What is withdrawal?
The name of the upcoming fall play
What is 12 Angry Jurors?
Part of the peripheral nervous system responsible for involuntary responses
a. somatic nervous system
b. autonomic nervous system
c. central nervous system
What is the autonomic nervous system?
Converts information from short term to long term memory
a. hippocampus
b. amygdala
c. medulla
What is a. the hippocampus?
Sleep disorder where people stop breathing and often snore
What is sleep apnea?
This former President was a practicing lawyer in Illinois and is known for his famous speech "The Gettysburg Address"
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
Three current teachers who graduated from North High School.
Who are Newman, Wachal, Harper, L. McCreery, Anderson (Herington), Cooper
What are neurotransmitters?
Our brain's ability to reorganize after damage
What is plasticity?
These either block or mimic neurotransmitters to alter consciousness
What are psychoactive drugs?
A bat and ball cost a $1.10. The bat costs a dollar more than the ball. This is how much the ball would cost.
What is 5 cents?
The current principals/administrators of North High School.
Who are Mr. Johnson, Mrs. Heller, Mr. Heller, Mrs. Sampson, Mr. Ross, Mr. Mosier