Brain Structures
In the cortex, in charge of seeing
Occipital Lobe
A cell that is responsible for transmitting information throughout the brain
Neuron
The Three Steps of Memory
Encode, Storage, Retrieval
Name all 4 Stress Responses
Fight, Flight, Freeze, Fawn
When is your brain fully formed
25 years old
In the Cortex, in charge of hearing
Temporal Lobe
Highway of information in the brain
Neural Pathways
What makes information better encoded
If it is meaningful
Name 1 Fight or Flight Chemical
Epinephrine, Cortisol, Adrenaline
How fast does brain information travel (in MPH). Closest gets the points.
268 miles per hour
In the Cortex, in charge of Executive Functions like decision making and higher order thinking
Frontal Lobe
The brain's ability to change
Neuroplasticity
What are Explicit (or declarative) memories
Memories we consciously try to remember and recall
Dilate pupil, inhibit saliva, dilate airways, quicken heart beat, inhibit digestion, release glucose, release epinephrine and norepinephrine, relax bladder, decrease blood flow to reproductive organs
How heavy is the average human brain (in lbs)
3 Lbs
In charge of emotions, specifically fear
Amygdala
Explain Synaptic Pruning
When our brains dispose of unused or unnecessary neural connections while strengthening and preserving those that are used frequently
Where fear memories live
Amygdala
List at least 2 long term impacts of the Fight or Flight Response
Chronic Fatigue, Depression, Gastrointestinal issues, Headaches and Migraines, Heart attack and stroke, High BP and Cholesterol, Metabolic disorders like diabetes or obesity, Poor immune function, Reproductive and sexual dysfunction, Worsened breathing problems such as asthma
Can the brain feel pain
NO
In charge of keeping your body stable (homeostasis)
Hypothalamus
Explain one way that you could apply the knowledge of how the brain learns to your current treatment
Name and Explain 2/3 ways to retrieve information
Recall, Recognition, Relearning
What brain structure is important in contextual fear conditioning
Hippocampus (because of memory!)
How many neurons are in the human brain
100,000,000,000