sleep
what stage in sleep can be describes as not lights sleep; easily awakened.
1st stage
True or False : The teenage brain matures by getting larger.
FALSE
What region of the brain is front and center, located where your forehead is.
Frontal
Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA) is commonly called a...
Stroke
This almond-shaped structure is the limbic system's primary center for processing fear and triggering the "fight-or-flight" response.
What is the amygdala?
dreams occur in real time
true
how does the teenage brain mature?
by having its different components become more interconnected.
What region of the brain is responsible for your sight and interpreting things like motions, colors, etc.
Occipital
Symptoms like memory loss, irritability, confusion, and hallucinations for signs of what disease?
Alzheimers
Named after the Greek word for "seahorse" due to its curved shape, this structure is essential for converting short-term memories into long-term ones.
What is the hippocampus?
what can lead to early death due to heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure and obesity.
Sleep deprivation
how many hours does it take for a teenage brain per day to to start forming digital dementia?
7 hours + per day
What is also known as your ¨little brain¨ and responsible for balance and coordination and fine motor skills.
Cerebellum
Spinal cord injuries can result in what?
Paralysis (loss of motor function) and paresthesias (sensory loss).
This "switchboard" of the brain sits atop the brainstem; while it handles most sensory data, the limbic system relies on its medial dorsal nucleus to relay information to the prefrontal cortex.
What is the thalamus?
sleep deprivation can cause
dementia, alzheimers, depression, PTSD and axiety
11-39 year olds are at most risk for this disorder.
Digital Dementia
What region of your brain is responsible for processing somatosensory information like touch, pain, temperature, etc. Also located behind the frontal lobe.
Parietal
1. Slight brain injury and no permanent damage is a ___.
2. While nervous tissue destruction occurs, nervous tissue does not regenerate is a ____.
1.Concussion
2. Contusion
This bundle of nerve fibers connects the hippocampus to the mammillary bodies; it is a key part of the Papez Circuit, which controls the expression of emotion.
What is the fornix?
adults do this for 90-120 minutes while sleeping
dreaming
this part of the brain is not fully developed until 20.
internal connections
What part of the brain acts as a control center, connecting the brain to the spinal cord. Manages automatic functions like your heart rate, breathing, and other signals happening in your body.
Brain Stem
Swelling from an inflammatory response and may comperes and kill brain tissue are effects of what?
Cerebral Edema
Located just above the corpus callosum, this part of the limbic cortex is responsible for "error detection" and resolving emotional conflict, such as when your feelings contradict your logic.
What is the anterior cingulate cortex (or ACC)?