Lobes
This is the function of the frontal lobe.
What is movement, cognition, and decision making?
This is the function of the amygdala.
What is determining stress level and response?
A basic nerve cell that transmits electrical and chemical signals in the brain and body.
What is a neuron?
This acts as the body's primary stress hormone and regulates metabolism, blood pressure, and blood sugar. Hint: this wakes you up in the morning!
What is cortisol?
This part of the brain, through repetition, turns conscious choices into automatic programs.
What is the basal ganglia?
This is the function of the Occipital lobe.
What is visual processing?
This is the function of the hippocampus.
What is memory?
A chemical messenger that carries signals between neurons.
What is a neurotransmitter?
The body's primary chemical messenger for motivation, reward, and movement.
What is dopamine?
The process by which new neurons are formed in the brain.
What is neurogenesis?
This is the function of the Temporal Lobe.
What is processing auditory signals?
This is the function of the hypothalamus.
What is being the body's main control center to maintain homeostasis?
Frequent use of this makes the path faster and more automatic, much like a well-worn hiking trail.
What is a neural pathway?
This influences happiness, anxiety, and emotional well-being, as well as regulating sleep-wake cycles and the transition between REM and non-REM sleep.
What is serotonin?
The brain’s outer layer of neural tissue.
What is the cerebral cortex?
This is the function of the Parietal Lobe.
What is processing sensory information?
Acts as a major hub linking emotional, motor, spatial, and memory data. It translates internal feelings and motivational drives into bodily or behavioral actions.
What is the cingulate cortex?
The brain's lifelong physical and structural capacity to adapt, learn, and reorganize its neural connections in response to new experiences, learning, or injury.
What is neuroplasticity?
Widely known as the "love hormone" or "cuddle hormone" due to its key role in social bonding, affection, and emotional connection.
What is oxytocin?
This is the the brain's main relay station and processing hub.
What is the thalamus?
This is the function of the Cerebellum.
What is balance?
Focuses on emotion, impulse control, conflict monitoring, and pain perception.
What is the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC)?
Your nervous system's subconscious, automatic process of scanning your internal and external environments for safety, danger, or life-threat
What is neuroception?
The main chemical messenger in your brain that slows down nerve signals to produce a calming effect.
What is Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)?
This is responsible for motivation and reward processing.
What is the striatum?