Brain Facts
The thinking part of the brain
Stress is always a negative thing for your brain
False-we need moderate stress to engage in daily living and learning activities
What part of your brain functions best when you are calm?
What is the Prefrontal Cortex
Your brain has enough energy to power a....
What is a lightbulb?
The feelings centre of your brain, also is considered the alarm system for danger
What is the amygdala
What is the hormone associated with stress
What is cortisol
What are two ways to calm the brain and body
What does a pineapple have to do with a brain
What is about the weight of an adult brain
The part of the brain that is associated with memory
What is the hippocampus
When stressors are constant, unpredictable and prolonged this leads to.....
What leads to chronic stress or vulnerability
True or false, your IQ goes down with the more stress that you experience
What is True
What is 30 years old
The protein that plays a role in learning and memory and can be increased by doing exercise
What is Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor
What are four potential causes of stress in a person's life
What are Relationships, School, moving, being bullied, finances, etc
What is the sequence of engagement?
What is regulate then relate then reason
This helps cool the brain
What is yawning
This part of your brain keeps you alive. Some functions associated with this part of your brain are?
What is the brainstem. What is your heart rate, breathing
What is the arousal continuum
It would take you five years to count all these
What are brain cells or neurons