Our brains are capable of registering __________ visual images per hour?
36,000
100
What is the optimal temperature for a student learning environment.
70 degrees fahrenheit
100
What is the sole source of fuel for our brain cells.
Glucose (a carbohydrate)
100
A study done by the Federal Clean Air Council showed that _________ could raise oxygen levels in the classroom and increased learning environment productivity by 10 percent?
Plants
100
True or False.
Feelings are generated from biologically automated pathways and are experienced across cultures while emotions are culturally and environmentally developed responses to circumstances.
False - It the opposite
200
Between 80-90% of all information absorbed by the brain is what kind of information?
Visual
200
A rise in how many degrees Celsius in brain temperature is enough to disturb brain function
1 to 2 degrees
200
What amino acid is found in protein rich foods and is used by the brain to create neurotransmitters dopamine and norepinephrine.
Tyrosine
200
What part of the body are rich receptors for endorphins that generate feelings of pleasure and well-being.
olfactory regions
200
The part of the brain that is nearly mature at birth and stores intense emotions, both negative and positive is called what?
The Amygdala
300
The retina accounts for what percentage of all nerve fiber connections to the brain.
40 percent
300
According to the book, well planned learning environments that contain pleasant smells, peripherals, and music, stimulate __________and reduce ____________.
learning / discipline problems
300
Low income families usually have breakfasts that are high in ___________.
carbohydrates (that do not provide a boost to thinking like proteins, amino acids, and certain vitamin and minerals do)
300
According to the book, one study suggests that when studying variables that affect reading performance, the most significant variable is?
loud ballast hum of poor lighting (fluorescent lighting)
300
True of False
When asking students to write or make goals it is also important to have them describe why these goals are important.
True - emotional reactions to why they have goals provide the energy to complete the goals.
400
What kind of images are the most influential when attempting to convey information.
Concrete Visual (especially visual information that can be touched and manipulated)
400
Students do better in school when they have a calming distant view of __________ as opposed to close up views of people walking by.
Vegetation
400
Coffee, tea, and soft drinks are diuretics and are processed by your body as __________ rather than water.
Food (may lead to dehydration)
400
Countries with the highest science and math results are also the countries that have strong what?
music and art programs
400
The amygdala “seems” to contain how many distinct emotion regions?
12-15
Only two that are linked to fear have been successfully identified
500
In a study, students progressed 20 percent faster in math and 26 percent faster on reading test when exposed to __________ compared to other students who were not?
Sunlight
500
The book recommends that a school has how many calming spaces for teachers in the school.
Three - A place to relax/reflect, to 'power nap', and to stretch/wind down
500
Water is the most abundant compound in the human body and makes up what percent of our body weight?
45 - 75 percent
500
True or False?
Almost all the winners of the Siemens Westinghouse Competition in Math, Science, and Technology have never played a musical instrument.
True - Music assists with all aspects of learning
500
True or False
According to the book each time we get angry it is a re-triggering of an earlier stored reaction.
True
learned defensive postures become "hot buttons" for quick immediate action