My Brain has 4 lobes or is it 2?
This lobe helps us with decision-making, planning, and personality
What is the frontal lobe?
Known as the "feel-good" neurotransmitter, it’s associated with pleasure and reward.
What is dopamine?
This structure processes emotions like fear and anger.
What is the amygdala?
These brain waves, seen in the awake state, are associated with active thinking and problem-solving.
What are beta waves?
La La Land tied the record for most Oscar nominations in 2016. How many nominations did it receive?
14 nominations
This lobe is responsible for processing visual information
What is the occipital lobe?
This neurotransmitter helps regulate mood, sleep, and appetite.
What is serotonin?
This part of the limbic system is essential for forming new memories.
What is the hippocampus?
These slower waves dominate during a relaxed, awake state and as you begin to drift into sleep.
What are alpha waves?
Parasite made history as the first non-English language film to win Best Picture at the Oscars. Which country produced it?
South Korea
This lobe processes sensory information like touch and spatial awareness
What is the parietal lobe?
This neurotransmitter is responsible for muscle movement and memory
What is acetylcholine?
This structure regulates basic drives like hunger, thirst, and body temperature.
What is the hypothalamus?
Sleep spindles start at this stage
What is stage 2?
This filmmaker’s works often explore dreams and time, such as in Inception and Interstellar.
Who is Christopher Nolan?
This lobe handles auditory processing and memory.
What is the temporal lobe?
This neurotransmitter is inhibitory and helps reduce anxiety.
What is GABA?
Considered the relay station, aka "the kitchen" of the brain
What is the Thalamus?
Total number of sleep waves and in their appropriate order
4 total sleep waves, Beta, Alpha, Theta, Delta
What Pixar movie released in 2020 features a musician named Joe Gardner and explores the concept of the afterlife?
Soul
Connects the 2 hemispheres of the brain
What is the Corpus Callosum?
It’s involved in the "fight or flight" response and increases alertness.
Also high levels are associated with mania and low levels are associated with depression
What is norepinephrine?
This part of the brain helps control voluntary movements, motor learning, and behavioral regulation.
What is the basal ganglia?
This stage is considered the "paradoxical" stage of sleep
What is the REM stage?
The Super Mario Bros. Movie in 2023 became a box-office hit. Who voices Mario?
Chris Pratt