SFP
What does SFP stand for?
Students Fight Parkinson's
This part of the brain is primarily responsible for processing visual information
Occipital lobe
Parkinson's disease primarily affects _______
Movement
The basic functional unit of the nervous system
Neuron
The largest ocean on Earth
Pacific Ocean
Name all the VPs and President
BONUS +100: Name of our Senior Advisor
Daniel, Yameen
Katelyn, Addison, Rebecca, Celeste, Stella
This structure plays a major role in balance, coordination, fine motor movement, and motor learning
Cerebellum
Neurotransmitter that becomes deficient in Parkinson's disease
Dopamine
Chemical messenger most strongly associated with reward, motivation, and movement
Dopamine
The most abundant gas in Earth's atmosphere
Nitrogen
Name 3 events of SFP last year
Trivia night, 5k run/walk, Sports Day, Hot yoga, AGM, bar night
This brain region is essential for forming new episodic memories
Hippocampus
Which famous boxer was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 1984
Muhammad Ali
Neurological phenomenon causes some people to experience sounds as colours
Synesthesia
Only mammal capable of true flight
Bat
The current number of SFP members
122
This brain area is involved in speech production AND this brain area is involved in speech comprehension
Production: Broca's Area
Comprehension: Wernicke’s Area
This symptom of Parkinson's disease can appear years before tremors or other movement difficulties, sometimes causing people to lose one of their five senses
Loss or reduction of the sense of smell (hyposmia)
Ion that primarily enters the presynaptic terminal to trigger neurotransmitter release
Calcium (CA 2+)
The national animal of Scotland
Unicorn
Name one guest who has appeared on the SFP podcast.
Dr. Brian Corneil, Dr. Deepa Dash, Dr. Jessica Grahn
This midbrain structure contains dopamine-producing neurons that progressively degenerate in Parkinson's disease.
Substantia nigra pars compacta
Surgical treatment which involves implanting electrodes into specific brain regions to alleviate certain Parkinson's motor symptoms
Deep brain stimulation (DBS)
This animal has a donut-shaped brain through which its esophagus passes
Octopus
Name of the theoretical boundary around a black hole beyond which light cannot escape
Event horizon