Basic Brain Structures
Cerebrum
This lobe of the brain is responsible for impulse control, problem solving, and planning.
Frontal Lobe
What is Ms. Bri's favorite domestic animal?
Cat
This small brain structure asks, "Am I Safe?"
Amygdala
Who is the most popular rapper on the scene right now?
Kendrick Lamar
This set of complex structures is referred to as the emotional center of the brain.
Limbic System
This lobe of the brain enables you to see what is currently on the screen.
Occipital Lobe
What experience caused Ms. Bri to have an amygdala hijack?
Daily double: What caused Ms. Bri's PFC to come back online?
Plane getting cancelled on way out from India.
These skills/traits correspond to which hemisphere of the brain: logic, sequencing, linear thinking, etc...
Left Brain
What is an Australian cartoon that many parents love almost as much as, if not more, than their kids
Bluey
This brain structure is responsible for all vital functions; without it, life is not sustained.
Brain Stem
This lobe of the brain is responsible for spatial/depth perception, taste, and smell.
Parietal Lobe
Who was Ms. Bri's favorite Disney princess as a kid?
hint: pre 2000's
Pocahontas
List 3 skills/traits that are more right brain associated.
Any combination of arts, rhythm, nonverbal cues, creativity, imagination, feelings.
In this video game you collect different charachters and game trophies and fight against each other
Brawlstars
If this part of the brain were injured, the resulting symptoms would be impaired balance, motor control, and posture.
This lobe enables you to understand me when I speak this sentence out loud.
Temporal Lobe
What brain structures were communicating with each other to avoid Ms. Bri having an amygdala hijack?
PFC, Amygdala, Hippocampus
How many seconds does it take for an emotion to fully process itself physiologically in your body?
90 seconds
What singer holds the record for most Grammy nominations?
Beyonce
What are the stress hormones that are released in the fight, flight, or freeze response?
Adrenaline & cortisol.
If a person was exhibiting balance problems as well as seeing stars after a fall, what two brain structures have probably been affected?
Cerebellum, Occipital Lobe
This brain structure is responsible for memory and learning?
Hippocampus
This musical about a Nevis-born Scotsman is half accurate, half fanbase. What is it?
HAMILTON