Brain Basics
This largest part of the brain is responsible for thinking, memory, and voluntary movements.
What is the cerebrum?
This genius had an IQ reportedly between 160–180 and a famously wild hairstyle.
Who is Albert Einstein?
To try to remember something, you might “do this” to your brain.
What is rack your brain?
True or False: We only use 10% of our brains.
What is false?
This part of the brain responsible for decision-making is on vacation the moment school lets out.
What is the prefrontal cortex?
This part connects the brain to the spinal cord and handles automatic functions like breathing.
What is the brainstem?
She mapped the brain's cortex and fought for female scientists' recognition.
Who is Dr. Marian Diamond?
When you say something without thinking, you’ve had one of these...
What is a brain fart?
This brain hemisphere is not solely responsible for creativity.
What is the right hemisphere?
This “happy chemical” spikes when teachers realize there are no IEP meetings until fall.
What is dopamine?
This "little brain" helps with coordination and balance.
What is the cerebellum?
He created the first model of the neuron, earning a Nobel Prize in 1906.
Who is Santiago Ramón y Cajal?
This idiom means a super smart person.
What is a brainiac?
Brain games increase intelligence. Real or myth?
What is myth?
Brain scans show activity here when we imagine ourselves on a beach with a piña colada.
What is the visual cortex?
These are the four main lobes of the brain.
What are the frontal, parietal, temporal, and occipital lobes?
The Curator of the Brain museum at the University at Buffalo
Who is Dr. Chris Cohan?
f you can't stop thinking about work, your brain might be doing this overnight.
What is spinning its wheels / working overtime?
Listening to this classical composer doesn’t make babies instantly smarter.
Who is Mozart?
Teachers' brains experience this state when alarms no longer exist.
What is REM sleep?
This fatty substance helps insulate neurons and speed up messages.
What is myelin?
His case after a tamping rod went through his skull changed what we know about personality and the brain.
Who is Phineas Gage?
To intensely quiz someone for ideas, you might do this.
What is pick their brain?
Drinking from this body part of a skull will not actually transfer knowledge.
What is a brain (or skull)?
When your brain finally stops thinking in acronyms (FBA, BIP, IEP), you’ve reached this state.
What is peace? Or: What is summer nirvana?