Brain Basics
The “fight or flight” response is controlled by this part of the nervous system.
What is the Sympathetic Nervous System?
What has keys but can’t open locks?
What is a piano?
This movie features characters inside a girl’s brain, personifying her emotions
What is Inside Out?
You might say the reason that clownfish like to make homes in these is a no-brainer.
What is a sea anemone?
Psilocybin is recreationally known as this.
What are shrooms?
Damage to this area of the brain can cause difficulty understanding spoken or written language.
What is Wernicke’s area?
If you have me, you want to share me. Once you share me, you don’t have me. What am I?
What is a secret?
In this movie, scientists implant memories and manipulate dreams inside people’s minds.
What is inception?
This simple sea creature is one of Earth’s oldest animals, filtering food from seawater.
What is a sponge?
Alcohol primarily enhances the effects of this neurotransmitter.
What is GABA?
A rare phenomenon where people can “see” sounds or “taste” colors is called this.
What is Synesthesia?
What five-letter word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it?
What is shorter?
In this movie, a man has to remember clues while his short-term memory resets every 10 minutes.
What is Memento?
Without a brain, this sea creature still knows when the tide comes in—closing tight to survive low tide.
What are oysters?
This drug is derived from poppy seeds.
What are opioids?
This is the average weight of the adult brain in pounds.
What is 3 pounds?
What has a head, a tail, is brown, and has no legs?
What is a penny?
In this novel, a character undergoes a lobotomy that profoundly affects personality and memory.
What is One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest?
Typically sporting 5 arms, these marine animals have no blood, as well as no brain.
What are starfish?
Originally developed as an anesthetic, this drug has been repurposed for treatment-resistant depression.
What is ketamine?
This sense is the only one directly sensed INSIDE the brain.
What is light?
What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
What is the letter M?
In Brain on Fire, this autoimmune disorder caused seizures, hallucinations, and memory loss in the main character.
What is anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis?
This jelly-like creature, named for its resemblance to a fighting ship is made up of many brainless polyps.
What is a Portuguese man o’ war?
The researcher who discovered PCR was aided by this drug.
What is LSD?