The Lobes
This is the main function of the frontal lobe
What is Emotion management/Personality?
You would always remember a hippo running around campus. Meaning the function of the hippocampus is
What is memory?
AHH! I am hallucinating. I can't tell if what I am seeing is truly there. I likely have damage in this part of my brain.
What is the occipital lobe?
This part of the neuron is what receives a signal from another neuron
What is a dendrite?
The correct order of transmission within a neuron is this
What is dendrites-cell body-axon-terminal buttons?
This is the amount of sleep recommended for teens to ensure proper brain development.
What is 9-10 hours?
This is the main function of the occipital lobe
What is Vision?
"I'm hungry" is a likely statement by this part of the brain
What is hypothalamus?
I have spoken English all of my life. Now, for some reason I can't even have a simple conversation. What are you people saying?? This individual likely has damage to this part of their brain
What is the temporal lobe?
The cell body (soma) houses this part of the neuron
What is the nucleus?
This is the primary role of neurotransmitters
What is carry information between neurons?
This biological process regulates your bodies 24-hour cycle.
What is the circadian rhythm?
The main function of the temporal lobe is
What is hearing/language processing?
A Demogorgon is an intense creature. Meeting one face to face would likely activate this part of your brain.
What is the amygdala?
In a surgery to cure epilepsy, this man had his hippocampus removed. Afterwards he was no longer able to form new memories.
Who is H.M.?
Action potential is when the signal is traveling through a neuron. This part of the neuron is what is carrying that signal for most of the time.
What is the axon?
An inhibitory neurotransmitter makes a neuron less likely to fire. While this type of neurotransmitter increases the chance of a neuron firing.
What is an excitatory neurotransmitter?
This is the scientific term for the disorder that causes sleep walking and sleep talking.
What is somnambulism?
The main function of the parietal lobe is
What is spatial location?
Communication is key. Without this part of your brain your left and right would be discombobulated.
What is the corpus callosum?
My vision is incredible, but for some reason when I see something through my left eye I can't verbalize what I am seeing. You bet I can draw it though! I likely have a severed one of these
What is corpus callosum?
This part of a neuron is what sends information through the synapse
What are the terminal buttons?
This principle of neurons firing is very important. It either fires or it doesn't.
What is the all-or-nothing principle?
The stage of sleep that is most crucial for survival.
What is REM?
This man had an iron rod rush through his brain, specifically his frontal lobe. Altering his personality and the way he managed emotions.
Who is Phineas Gage?
Similar to the corpus callosum, this part of your brain allows for communication of the upper and lower brain.
What is the thalamus?
Urbach-Wiethe disease gives an individual the inability to experience intense fear. Meaning this part of the brain is most likely damaged or infected.
What is the amygdala?
The myelin sheath is an important aspect of a neuron and action potential. The main function is this
What is insulate/protect the neuron or speed up transmission?
This is the scientific name for the space between two neurons.
What is the synapse or synaptic gap?
An individual with this sleep disorder could fall asleep at any given moment.
What is narcolepsy?