Neurons
What is the role of Dentrites?
To receive information
This controls heartrate and breathing
Medulla
This is linked to emotion, fear, and aggression
Amygdala
How many areas is the cortex divided into?
4
A student can’t make new memories after a bike accident.
Hippocampus
What is the role of the synapse?
This controls sleep and coordinates movement
pons
This directs eating, drinking, body temperature and is linked to emotion and reward
Hypothalamus
This is involved with personality, emotions, and motor behaviors
Frontal Lobe
A driver has trouble coordinating movements and keeps knocking things over.
Cerebellum
This covers the axon
This helps control arousal and filters incoming sensory stimuli
Reticular Formation
This helps process for storing explicit memories of facts and events
Hippocampus
This is involved with perception and sensory experiences
Parietal Lobe
A girl can’t see even though her eyes are fine.
Occipital lobe
What is the role of the nucleus?
Holds DNA/Information
This is the relay station for incoming and outgoing sensory information
Thalamus
This is the term for when your body thinks it is a life-or-death situation for an everyday issue
Amygdala Hijacking
This is involved with processing visual information
Occipital Lobe
A man shows no fear, even in clearly dangerous situations
Amygdala
What do the neurons use to send information between each other?
Neurotransmitters
This controls processing sensory input, coordinating movement and balance, nonverbal learning, and memory
Cerebellum
People who lose or injure this part of the brain lose their ability to form new memories
Hippocampus
This is involved with hearing and speaking
Temporal Lobe
A student becomes impulsive and struggles to control emotions or make decisions after a skateboard crash.
Frontal Lobe