Neuroplasticity
After a stroke or brain injury, the brain can sometimes reorganize and allow other areas to help with lost skills through this process.
What is Neuroplasticity?
This lobe plays a major role in memory, understanding spoken language, and recognizing familiar people and sounds.
What is the Temporal Lobe?
This healthy habit can reduce your risk of cognitive decline by up to 35% by improving blood flow to the brain.
What is exercise?
This device helps keep oxygen levels where they should be during sleep, allowing the brain to consolidate, reorganize, and store memories properly.
What is a CPAP?
These loyal companions can be adopted from the Humane Society, placed through foster care, or purchased from a breeder.
What are dogs?
This principle of neuroplasticity reminds me I should exercise my brain regularly.
What is Consistency?
This lobe lets you feel a coin in your pocket and identify it without looking.
What is the Parietal lobe?
Because the brain is about 73% water, losing just 2% can lead to fatigue, poor focus, and a “foggy brain.”
What is not drinking enough water?
A common type of infection can cause sudden behavior changes—such as confusion or trouble completing familiar tasks—especially in adults aged 65 and older.
What is a UTI?
These are the 4 most common coat colors you’ll see in dogs.
What are black, brown, white, and tan?
This principle of neuroplasticity explains that brain connections that are not used regularly can become weaker over time.
What is the "Use It or Lose It"?
This lobe processes what you see, allowing you to recognize shapes, colors, and movement.
What is the occipital lobe?
Chronic __________ can reduce brain size and even alter DNA, but building a collection of coping tools can help counter these changes.
What is chronic stress?
This group of conditions affects the heart and blood vessels and can reduce blood flow to important organs like the brain.
What is Cardiovascular Disease?
One healthy vegetable is a safe and nutritious treat for many dogs (multiple answers possible).
Correct responses could include:
What are carrots?
What are green beans?
What is pumpkin?
What are peas?
What is a sweet potato?
This neuroplasticity principle says that the brain changes more when practice is frequent and challenging.
What is Intensity Matters?
This lobe is in charge of planning, decision-making, self-control, problem-solving, and expressive language.
What is the Frontal lobe?
This brain-boosting activity lowers the risk of dementia, improves mood, and strengthens thinking by engaging memory, attention, language, and emotion all at once.
What is social interaction?
This medical condition damages small blood vessels in the brain that help brain regions communicate.
What is diabetes? OR What is high blood pressure?
These naturally sweet treats are safe and healthy for many dogs when given in small pieces.
Correct responses could include:
What are apples?
What are blueberries?
What are bananas?
What are strawberries?
What is watermelon?
The brain changes more when an activity is important, interesting, or meaningful to the person.
What is motivation?
This structure helps coordinate balance, posture, and smooth, accurate movements.
What is the cerebellum?
People in their 50s and 60s who get less than 6 hours of this each night are about 30% more likely to be diagnosed with dementia.
What is sleep?
This vitamin is one of three that help nerve cells in the brain communicate with each other.
What is B12?
What is Folate?
What is Vitamin D?
This category includes items like chocolate, onions, grapes, raisins, and avocados.
What are toxic foods for dogs?
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What are foods that make dogs sick?