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This scientist formulated the theory of relativity and is famous for the equation E=mc^2.
Albert Einstein
What is the name for the sense of movement and where your body is in space?
Proprioception
What does CNS stand for?
Central Nervous System
What is the official nickname of Texas?
A. Cotton State B. Sunflower State C. Lone Star State D. Magnolia State
Lone Star State
“I hopped of a plane at LAX - with a dream and my ______”
Answer: cardigan
Song: Party in the USA
This British paleontologist and naturalist developed the theory of evolution by natural selection.
Charles Darwin
What subcortical structure is required to initiate a movement?
Basal ganglia
What does fMRI stand for?
Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Name 3 of Shakespeare's works.
Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Merchant of Venice, Taming of the Shrew, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Macbeth...
“I was all alone with the love of my life - she’s got glitter for skin, my radiant ______ in the dark”
Answer: beam
Song: Golden Hour
This Spanish neuroscientist shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovering the structure of the neural synapse.
Santiago Ramón y Cajal
What is the primary light sensing molecule in rods photoreceptors?
Rhodopsin
What does PET scan stand for?
Positron Emission Tomography
Where will the 2024 summer Olympics be held?
Paris, France
“And they say - Shes in the Class A team - ______ in her daydream - Been this way since eighteen”
Answer: Stuck
Song: The A Team
Often regarded as the father of modern computer science, this English mathematician and logician helped crack the German Enigma code during World War II.
Alan Turing
What is the name of the membrane upon which is embedded the auditory sensory transduction cells?
Basilar Membrane
What does EEG stand for?
Electroencephalogram
The head of what kind of animal is front-and-center in an infamous scene from The Godfather?
A. Elephant B. Horse C. Mouse D. Bears
Horse
“Look what God gave her - How perfect he made her - She _____ in the room - Its like he answered my prayers”
Answer: walks
Song: Look what God gave her
Who were the scientists involved in understanding how to modify mRNA to make it an effective therapeutic and created a platform for developing vaccines among the COVID-19 pandemic and won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman
What is the name of the famous neuroscience debate about whether neurons communicate via electrical or chemical signals?
The War of the Soups and the Sparks
What does DTI stand for and what is it used for?
Diffusion Tensor Imaging
Measures the movement of water in brain tissue
Where is Niagara Falls located? City and state..
Ontario, Canada
“Livin in this big blue world - with my head up in _____ ______ - I know I’ll be A-O A-OK - I know I’ll be A-O A-OK
Answer: outer space
Song: AOK