Neurological Diseases
Memory loss, dementia, depression, social withdrawal; plaques and tangles are symptoms of _________ ______
What is Alzheimer’s disease?
This is the natural cycle that helps regulate sleep and wakefulness in humans and is influenced by light and darkness
What is the circadian rhythm?
This type of memory is used for temporarily holding information, like a phone number, before it’s either forgotten or stored in long-term memory.
What is short-term memory (or working memory)?
This large part of the brain is responsible for higher functions such as reasoning, planning, and voluntary movement.
What is the cerebrum?
"This movie features a young boy left behind during the holidays who defends his house from burglars."
What is Home Alone?
A chronic, progressive brain disorder that affects the nervous system and causes movement problems
What is Parkinson's Disease?
This hormone, commonly referred to as the 'sleep hormone,' is produced by the pineal gland and signals to the body that it’s time to sleep.
What is melatonin?
This part of the brain, named after a seahorse due to its shape, plays a major role in forming new memories.
What is the hippocampus?
This part of the brain, located at the base of the skull, controls basic life-sustaining functions like breathing and heart rate.
What is the brainstem?
"This home furnishings retailer, co-founded by Martha Stewart, shares its name with a key household space."
What is HomeGoods?
Disease characterized as an electrical “brainstorm.”
What is epilepsy?
This stage of sleep is known for rapid eye movement, vivid dreaming, and increased brain activity that resembles wakefulness.
What is REM sleep?
DAILY DOUBLE!
This effect explains why people tend to better remember the first and last items in a list, compared to items in the middle.
What is the serial position effect?
This structure, often described as the brain’s ‘memory center,’ is involved in the formation of new memories.
What is the hippocampus?
This animated sitcom character is known for saying 'D’oh!' and works at the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant.
Who is Homer Simpson?
Excessive daytime sleepiness, sleep paralysis, hypnagogic hallucinations are symptoms of __________
What is narcolepsy?
Sleep is divided into cycles that typically last this many minutes in adults, consisting of multiple stages that repeat throughout the night.
What is 90 minutes?
This effect, named after a famous psychological experiment with a 'curve,' describes how quickly we forget information over time without reinforcement
What is the forgetting curve?
This part of the brain, located in the frontal lobe, plays a major role in executive functions like decision-making, impulse control, and social behavior.
What is the prefrontal cortex?
Considered a symbol of West Virginia, this song peaked at number two on Billboard's US Hot 100 singles.
Weakness, paralysis, death of neurons in the motor cortex and spinal cord; named for a famous baseball player
What is amyotrophic lateral sclerosis?
This sleep disorder, often marked by loud snoring and pauses in breathing, can lead to significant health risks if untreated.
What is sleep apnea?
This type of synaptic plasticity is believed to be a cellular mechanism that underlies learning and memory by strengthening synaptic connections.
What is long-term potentiation?
This deep brain structure, known for its role in motor control, is affected in neurological disorders such as Parkinson's and Huntington's disease.
What is the basal ganglia?
This is a dynamic process by which biological systems maintain internal equilibrium.
What is homeostasis?