Brain Basics
The most common type of dementia
What is Alzheimer's Disease?
Outer covering of the brain made up of the cell bodies of neurons
What is the Cortex?
Cells that fire together, wire together
What is Hebb's Law?
A state of awareness that involves purposefully paying attention to the present moment in a way that is accepting and nonjudgemental.
What is mindfulness?
__________________ can interrupt our attention. Feeling anxious or being distracted by self-criticism or worried thoughts is often one of the biggest robbers of our attention.
What are Emotions?
The opposite of the "Flight or Fight Response"
What is Rest and Digest?
Structure in the brain that is responsible for short-term memory and learning.
What is the Hippocampus?
The FITT Principle stands for...
What is Frequency, Intensity, Time, and Type?
A Chinese martial art often practiced for its defense training and health benefits, including stress reduction
What is Tai Chi?
This type of memory can be much more powerful than our verbal memory.
What is Visual Memory?
This many Americans are living with Alzheimer's Disease?
What is 7 million?
Often called the "emotional brain:" a group of more primitive structures deep inside the brain (including the amygdala and hypothalamus) that generates emotions and alerts us to information necessary to survival.
What is the Limbic System?
This theory suggests that you can engage in brain-healthy behaviors that can create brain reserve that will help you reduce you risk of dementia.
What is Cognitive Reserve?
This is associated with increased production of new neurons, increased production of nerve growth factors, positive mood, and lower risk of cerebrovascular disease.
What is Physical Activity?
An old psychological technique used to help improve memory when learning lists of things.
What is Chunking?
Biological response to stress that involves activation of multiple systems in the body, including the Sympathetic Nervous System.
What is the Fight or Flight Response?
This part of the brain is utilized when doing activities that require logic, puzzles, or problem-solving.
What is the Frontal Lobe?
The ACTIVE Study showed that people who participated in __________-____________ groups saw cognitive gains and retained more functional independence over time.
What is Brain-Training?
Physical Activity, Emotional Health, Intellectual Activity, Nutrition, Spiritual Activity, and Social Engagement are examples of _______________ _______________ ______________.
What are modifiable lifestyle/risk factors?
While many of us try to do this, it is actually a myth!
What is multitasking?