The Mighty Brain
Formed during embryonic development, this serves as the precursor to the cerebral cortex, from which the gray matter of the brain eventually develops.
What is the neural plate?
This term refers to the temporary cessation of breathing during sleep, often associated with snoring, and can lead to a decrease in oxygen levels in the body.
What is sleep apnea?
In Awakenings, Dr. Sayer administers this drug to his catatonic patients, leading to their temporary "awakening"?
What is L-DOPA?
The fear of getting phobia.
What is Phobophobia?
The first feature-length animated movie ever released by a major studio.
What is Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)?
This region of the brain is involved in regulating the autonomic functions of the body, including heartbeat, breathing, and digestion, by interacting with the vagus nerve.
What is the medulla oblongata?
This brain wave pattern is typically seen during the light stages of sleep and is associated with relaxed, wakeful states.
What are alpha waves?
This 2014 science fiction film, starring Scarlett Johansson, explores the myth that humans only use 10% of their brains.
What is Lucy?
Eisoptrophobia is the fear of this.
What are mirrors? What is one's own reflection?
This team won the first Super Bowl.
What are the Green Bay Packers?
This hormone, secreted by the pituitary gland, stimulates ovulation in females and the production of testosterone in males.
What is luteinizing hormone (LH)?
This disorder is characterized by periodic, involuntary leg movements during sleep, often causing disruption to the person’s rest.
What is restless leg syndrome (RLS)?
This 2011 movie, starring Bradley Cooper, explores the idea of a pill that enhances cognitive abilities, allowing the main character to become super intelligent.
What is Limitless?
The fear of heights.
What is acrophobia?
This hitgame involving deception popularized in 2020.
What is AmongUs?
This network of regions, active when the brain is at rest and not focused on the outside world, is believed to be involved in self-reflection, daydreaming, and mind-wandering.
What is the default mode network (DMN)?
This brain region, known for its role in regulating sleep-wake cycles and circadian rhythms, is located in the hypothalamus.
What is the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN)?
In The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, Oliver Sacks describes a patient with this type of agnosia.
What is prosopagnosia?
Pogonophobia is the fear of this.
What are beards?
This was the first video game to feature Mario, one of the most iconic video game characters?
What is Donkey Kong (1981)?
This rare genetic disorder causes severe developmental delays, unusual facial features, and happy demeanor, sometimes referred to as "happy puppet syndrome."
What is angelman syndrome?
This rare genetic disorder causes a complete inability to fall asleep, leading to eventual cognitive and physical decline. It is often fatal within months to years of onset.
What is fatal familial insomnia?
This novel explores the effects of an experimental intelligence-boosting procedure on a character named Charlie.
What is Flowers for Algernon?
Brontophobia is the fear of this.
What is thunder?
This football club from a city known for "red cheese" won the English Premier League in 2016.
What is Leicester City?