Vocabulary
What is the definition of adolescent?
young adult, teenager
What is the frontal lobe responsible for?
memory, intelligence, decision making
Who is Phineas Gage?
An American railroad construction foreman who survived a large iron rod driven completely through his head. He is the inspiration of brain science.
What is the age group of adolescents?
12-25 years of age
Which part of the brain is already mature during adolescence?
limbic system
What is the definition of fatal?
deadly
What is the function of the occipital lobe?
interpret visual information.
What is the object that went through Phineas' head?
tamping iron
What are at least 2 risks that adolescents sometimes take?
Smoking, binge-drinking, experimenting with drugs, dangerous driving
What is the last part of the brain to mature?
frontal lobe
What is the definition of vital?
necessary for life
What is the function of the temporal lobe?
understand language and interpret other people’s emotions.
Who is Phineas Gage's doctor who said he was "no longer Gage"?
John Harlow
What is the name of the model that Steinberg proposed to explain risk-taking in adolescence.
the dual-system model
When is the brain considered to be "fully developed"?
when it stops changing
What is the definition of arbitrary?
personal opinion without reasoning
What is the function of the parietal lobe?
touch
How old was Phineas when his injury happened?
26
What is the function of the limbic system?
reward system in the brain
What does "in the heat of the moment" mean?
What is the definition of aberration?
unusual occurrence
What is the function of the cerebellum?
Maintains your balance, posture, coordination and fine motor skills.
Name 2 of Phineas Gage's jobs after the accident?.
Stagecoach driver, P.T. Barnum's Museum freak show, Horse Caretaker, farm hand
What is the function of the amygdala?
process emotions
What is the most exciting unit coming after Brain Science essay is done?