Neurotransmitters
This neurotransmitter is often called the “feel-good” chemical and is associated with happiness.
What is dopamine?
This lobe, located at the front of the brain, is responsible for decision-making and planning.
What is the frontal lobe?
These cells in the nervous system send and receive signals.
What are neurons?
Name some symptoms of Parkinson's Disease.
Tremors, rigidity, bradykinesia, loss of control over automatic movements, and slurred/slowed speech?
This neurotransmitter is involved in sleep regulation and mood stabilization.
What is serotonin?
The left side of the brain controls the right side of the body. True or False?
What is True?
Which part of the nervous system contains the brain and spinal cord?
What is the central nervous system
True or false: There is a cure for Parkinson's.
What is False?
True or False: Norepinephrine is involved in the body’s stress response
What is True?
Which side of the brain is responsible for language, reading, and mathematical calculations?
What is the left side?
This is the name of the nervous system division that controls involuntary actions like heartbeat and digestion.
What is the autonomic nervous system?
Approximately how many Parkinson's cases are there globally?
10 Million Cases
This inhibitory neurotransmitter helps calm the nervous system and is linked with relaxation.
What is GABA?
This bundle of nerves connects the left and right hemispheres of the brain.
What is the corpus callosum?
The peripheral nervous system includes?
Sensory and motor neurons.
What is the cause of Parkinson's Disease?
The degeneration of dopaminergic neurons.
High levels of this excitatory neurotransmitter can cause overstimulation and is linked to neurotoxicity.
What is glutamate?
Which cells make up About 90% of all the cells in the brain?
What are glial cells
These protective coverings around nerves speed up signal transmission.
What is the myelin sheath?
Name a current treatment for Parkinson's.
What is Drug Therapy: Levodopa or Deep Brain Dtimulation