Brain Basics
Parts of the Brain
What does the brain do?
Brain Health
100
The main control center of your body.
What is the brain?
100
The section of the brain that helps you think and feel.
What is the cerebrum?
100
Receives and sends messages to the rest of the body.
What is the brain?
100
physical activity that keeps the brain healthy
What is exercise?
200
3 pounds.
How much does the brain weigh?
200
The three main parts of the nervous system
What are the brain, spinal cord, and nerves?
200
This side of the brain controls math, reading, and speech.
What does the left side of the brain control?
200
Exercise your brain with puzzles & thinking games.
How do you keep your brain healthy?
300
This is as big as an ironing board.
How big is the brain when flattened?
300
The Medulla.
What is also known as the brain stem?
300
This side controls creative talents like writing and drawing.
What does the right side of the brain control?
300
A sudden loss of body control.
What is a seizure?
400
There are 100 billion of these in the brain.
How many neutrons are in the brain?
400
The cerebrum.
What receives signals from heat, cold, and touch?
400
Brain cells that look like branches connected to each other and fire electric pulses.
What are neutrons?
400
A brain doctor.
What is a neurologist?
500

This process applies to all cognitive functions, allowing us to perceive, interpret, and respond to stimuli.

Information Processing

500

Involved in attention, error detection, and emotional regulation.

Anterior Cingulate Cortex (ACC)

500

Involves the modification of neuronal connections in response to experience or stimuli.

Learning

500

Lack of this can lead to impaired memory, reduced focus, and increased risk of neurodegenerative diseases.

What is Sleep?
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