Parts of the Brain
The largest portion of the brain
What is the (cerebral) cortex?
To improve or update something in writing
What is to revise?
The study of the bumps and dips in the human skull
What is phrenology?
One thing causes another thing to happen
What is causal?
A metal bar used for the setting of explosives
What is a tamping iron
The part of the brain that is responsible for breathing and heartbeat
What is the brain stem?
Something that is dependable or capable of being trusted
What is reliable?
copying of stealing someone else's words or ideas without giving the owner credit
What is plagiarism?
When things show relationships or connections
What is correlational?
The period of time between puberty and "adulthood"
What is adolescence
The area of the cortex that is responsible for decision-making and planning
What is the pre-frontal lobe?
To give a short version of something
What is to summarize?
Something that is the opposite of what it seems
What is a paradox?
To wait to get something you want
What is to delay gratification?
the opposite of what is normal or expected (like a two-headed snake)
What is an aberration?
A system in the brain that controls emotions and behaviors. It is fully mature around 12-13 years old.
What is the limbic system?
To look and correct errors in spelling and grammar
What is proofreading?
To say again using different words
What is to paraphrase?
To prove the truth of something
What is to confirm?
Skills controlled by the frontal lobe that help people get things done.
What is executive function?
The lobe that is responsible for vision.
Copying or stealing someone else's words or ideas without giving the owner credit
What is plagiarism?
A clear or common way of thinking about something
What is a paradigm?
Anything relating to human groups and their ways of organizing or communicating
What is social?
a type of biology that deals with very small things