The Brain
What is the Occipital Lobe
This neurotransmitter is released during exercise and makes us feel a sense of eurphoria
What are Endorphins
Repeated blows to the head can cause concussions, traumatic brain injuries, or this disease which is common for former NFL players.
What is CTE?
Maribel is running in a marathon. As hard as it is, she starts to notice the pain from her shin splints is decreasing. What chemical was likely released to reduce her pain?
Endorphins
Your biological clock or "circadian rhythm" regulates your body around a wake/sleep cycle that is this long
What is 24 hours?
This part of the body makes you move and makes you feel things that happen to you
The Central Nervous System
When you don't have enough of this neurotransmitter, it is linked to depression.
What is serotonin
Playing ping pong which involves hand eye coordination and motor skills has proven to be successful therapy for this disease
What is Parkinson's Disease
Serotonin
What is one theory for why we need sleep?
Protection, recuperation, Growth
If you damage this part of your brain, you will have broken speech.
What is the Broca's Area
This neurotransmitter is responsible for feelings of pleasure and is the one linked to addiction.
What is dopamine
This is a general term for "Memory Loss". It's often associated with Alzheimer's Disease
What is Dementia?
A sleep cycle normally lasts about this long.
What is 90 minutes?
These are the 4 Lobes of the brain
Frontal, Parietal, Occipital, Temporal
This is your "fight or flight" neurotransmitter. It increases your heart rate, blood flow and gives you a heightened sense of awareness.
What is Adrenaline?
Symptoms of this include trouble walking, speaking, and understanding, as well as paralysis or numbness of the face, arm, or leg
What is a Stroke?
Brian is "locked in" for his upcoming Psychology test. Which neurotransmitter his helping him concentrate?
Noradrenaline
In sleep, this is the name for involuntary twitches or “falling” sensations that we sometimes experience
What are hypnic jerks?
These are known as the basic building blocks of the nervous system and we have billions of them!
Neurons
This neurotransmitter's main function is to help us concentrate
What is Noradrenaline
Unfortunately, we can only diagnose this disease after the patient has died.
What is CTE?
At age 16, Aurelio decided it was a good idea to skateboard down the hallways stairs. He wound up with a broken arm. What part of the brain is not fully developed yet in Aurelio, leading him to make poor decisions.
Frontal Lobe (Prefrontal Cortex)
This is the deepest stage of sleep
What is NREM 3?