Parts of the Brain
Positioned at the front of the skull, this part of the brain is the last to fully develop.
What is the Frontal Lobe?
This vital organ has a tofu-like consistency. It's the thinking organ.
What is the Brain?
Using magnetic fields to measure thickness and location of brain matter, this scan can allow researchers to see brain structure.
What is an MRI?
We use this percentage of our brain's power.
What is 100%?
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Positioned in the back of the skull, this brain lobe controls your vision, helping you see light and color.
What is the Occipital Lobe?
What are neurons?
Computer Axial Tomography, or this-scan, allows you to see brain structure, but not the function.
What is a CAT Scan?
At this age, you brain stops developing, and your decision making skills are mostly solidified.
What is 25 years old?
This neuroscientist performed split brain experiments.
Who is Dr. Roger Sperry?
Right behind the frontal lobe, this part of the brain is responsible for movement.
What is the Motor Cortex?
The lightest brain ever recorded.
1.5 pounds.
This scan detects brain waves.
What is an EEG, or electroencephalograph?
The brain uses a lot of you body's energy. This much to be exact.
What is 20%?
This Frenchman was the "Father of Phrenology". He studied the bumps on people's skulls.
Who is Frank Gall?
The Latin term for "Little Brain".
What is the Cerebellum?
Your brain makes up about this much percentage of your body weight.
What is 2%?
Combining both the function MRI and PET scans, this scan is proved effective in detecting brain injuries and abnormalities.
We have about this many thoughts in a day.
What is 70,000?
His accident helped people discover that different parts of the brain serve different functions.
Who is Phineas Gage?
Do you hear that? The part of the brain that is responsible for hearing? Am I going crazy?
What is the Temporal Lobe?
Known for his smarts, Albert Einstein's brain weighed about this much.
What is 2.7 pounds?
This person suffered from Chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, after playing in the NFL for 20 seasons.
Who is Junior Seau?
The energy you brain produces could power a lightbulb with this much wattage.
What is 25 watts?
This person had the lightest brain ever recorded.
Who is Daniel Lyons?