Brain Injury
Rosemary had a stroke about a year ago and now she cannot understand what people are saying to her. This is embarrassing for her, so she responds using vague language and tries to make it appear as though she understands. Which specific area of Rosemary’s brain was likely damaged by the stroke?
What is Wernicke's area?
What is the set of processes used to encode, store, and retrieve information over different periods of time?
What is memory?
The brains ability to change, adapt and reorganize itself is called
What is Plasticity?
The ________ nervous system is responsible for responses such as pupil dilation, increased heart rate, and increased respiration.
What is Sympathetic?
The branch-like fibers extending in clusters from the neuron’s cell body are called ________.
**BONUS**
What is Dendrites?
Grandma Beth had a medical emergency which impaired her ability to speak fluently although she can move all the necessary muscles. What specific part of her brain may have been damaged?
What is Broca's area?
This type of memory involves conscious recollection of facts and personal experiences, including both episodic and semantic memories.
What is explicit memory
Carrie processes visual information using what part of her brain
What is Occipital lobe?
The terms autonomic and somatic refer to the two main subdivisions of the
**BONUS**
What is Peripheral Nervous System?
The endocrine system consists of a series of glands that produce chemical substances known as ________
What is Hormones?
Elaina has been diagnosed with a small brain tumor. She first went to see her doctor after experiencing symptoms such as feeling very cold, almost fainting, a reduced appetite, and reduced sexual desire. Which part of her brain is her tumor most likely affecting?
What is Hypothalamus?
For many in the baby-boom generation, the Kennedy assassination represents a ________, an exceptionally clear recollection of an important event.
What is flashbulb memory
A thick band of neural fibers enabling communication between the two brain hemispheres.
**BONUS**
What is Corpus Callosum?
The ________ nervous system is responsible for stimulating digestion and causing the bladder to contract.
What is Parasympathetic Nervous System
Justin is listening to the radio when he hears the sound of sirens, which he mistakenly believes are police sirens behind him. He immediately slams on the brakes, experiences an accelerated heartbeat, higher blood pressure, and sweaty palms. This reaction is known as
What is the fight-or-flight response
On Justin’s 21st birthday, police stopped his car. Justin’s speech was slurred, he couldn’t walk a straight line. The impaired functioning of what specific part of Justin’s brain is responsible for these difficulties with fine motor coordination & balance?
What is the Cerebellum?
When experiencing ________ amnesia, you experience loss of memory for events that occurred prior to the trauma. When experiencing ________ amnesia, you cannot remember new information.
**BONUS**
What is retrograde and anterograde amnesia
After an accident, Jamie often visits the same café and orders the same drink each time, despite having been told about the menu many times. When asked if she enjoys her favorite beverage, she always replies, "I’ve never tried it before!" What part of Jamie's brain is likely impaired, affecting her ability to form new memories?
What is the Hippocampus?
What are the two parts of the Central Nervous Systems?
What is the brain and spinal cord?
In order for a memory to go into storage, it has to pass through three distinct stages: sensory memory, short-term memory, and ________ memory.
What is long-term?
While attending a crowded concert, Crystal suddenly felt a sharp pain in her head. After a moment, she collapsed and lost consciousness. When medical personnel arrived, they discovered that her breathing and heart rate had stopped almost immediately. What part of her brain might have been affected to cause these critical functions to fail?
**Double Points**
What is the Medulla oblongata?
This almond-shaped structure in the brain is essential for processing emotional memories, especially those related to fear and pleasure.
What is the amygdala?
This brain structure acts as a relay station for sensory information, processing all senses except for smell before sending it to the appropriate areas of the cerebral cortex.
What is the thalamus
Mark wouldn’t listen because he wanted to show off. Shouting, “Look at me,” he jumped into the pool and struck his head on the bottom, resulting in a broken neck. Although he survived the accident, he is unable to move or feel any sensations from his shoulders down. However, all sensory and motor functions above the shoulders are completely normal. What part of his central nervous system is likely damaged?
What is the Spinal cord?
Holly was sitting on her bed when she remembered she needed to call her mom about what to do for her grandma’s birthday. She got up and did a few dishes before calling her mom, but then she forgot why she had needed to call. She retraced her steps back to her bed, then suddenly remembered the purpose of the call. This can be explained by the
What is encoding specificity principle.