Brain Basics
The brain area that controls balance and coordination.
What is the cerebellum?
In the movie Lucy, the main character supposedly uses what percentage of her brain?
What is 100%?
The percentage of our brains that we actually use and the percentage that movies like Lucy suggest we use.
What is 100% and 10%?
This condition involves sudden, severe headaches that can be accompanied by nausea and sensitivity to light.
What is a migraine?
This neurotransmitter is often referred to as the ‘feel-good’ chemical.
What is dopamine?
The lobes at the back of the brain responsible for processing visual information.
What is the occipital lobe?
In Stranger Things, this character uses telekinetic powers, which are connected to her brain.
Who is Eleven?
The erroneous idea that people are either visual, auditory or kinesthetic learners.
What are the leaning styles?
This neurological disorder is characterized by repetitive, uncontrollable movements and vocalizations called tics.
What is Tourette syndrome?
This brain area is responsible for executive function such as planning, decision-making, and problem-solving.
What is the frontal lobe?
The cells that communicate with each other to transmit information in the brain.
What are neurons?
What is Criminal Minds?
True or False: The brain stops developing after childhood.
What is false?
This disorder involves severe mood swings between manic and depressive states.
What is bipolar disorder?
This neurotransmitter is commonly associated with mood regulation and is often targeted by antidepressant medications.
What is serotonin?
The brain structure responsible for memory formation.
What is the hippocampus?
In this movie, a special device is used to erase memories, allowing characters to forget encounters with extraterrestrial beings.
What is Men in Black?
The always dubious and now thoroughly debunked idea that playing classical music to infants makes them smarter.
What is the Mozart Effect?
This brain disorder involves a loss of control over voluntary movements, often resulting in tremors and rigidity.
What is Parkinson’s disease?
This protective layer surrounds your brain and spinal cord.
What is the meninges?
This hemisphere of the brain is typically associated with language skills.
What is the left hemisphere?
In this classic sci-fi film, a mad scientist yells, “It’s alive!” After bringing a brain and body back to life.
What is Frankenstein?
This common myth suggests that the brain cannot grow new cells after childhood. What is the term for the brains ability to generate new neurons?
What is neurogensis?
This disorder involves progressive memory loss and cognitive decline, often associated with aging.
What is Alzheimer’s disease?
This brain structure acts as a rely station, sending sensory information to the appropriate parts of the brain.
What is the thalamus?