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FEELINGS!
THINK ABOUT IT!
CELL-TASTIC!
SPEED IT UP!
WILD CARD
100
The emotional center of the brain is the
What is the limbic system.
100
The logic or control center of the brain
What is the prefrontal cortex.
100
The specialized cells in your brain, brain cells.
What are neurons
100
The fatty white coating around an axon responsible for more efficient communication between cells.
What is myelin.
100
Define an IMPULSIVE DECISION.
What is a rushed decision. Not thought through. Often regretted as more time passes.
200
A person’s LIMBIC SYSTEM is fully formed by the age of
What is early adolescent years.
200
What is context in an evidence sandwich? Why is it important? What must it include?
What is what the reader needs to know about the evidence that is about to be presented so that evidence can make as much sense as possible.
200
The gap between neurons where information is exchanged.
What is a synapse
200
DAILY DOUBLE!!!!!! FLASHBACK FRENZY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What are the main components of a single body paragraph?
200
This part of the body enables communication between the brain and the body.
What is the spinal cord.
300
Where must the claim to a prompt always appear? And what must a claim always include?
What is in the introduction- preferably the last sentence. Must always include a stance and reasons.
300
What is the difference between a counterclaim and a refute? When must you have both?
What is counterclaim is the opposing claim. Refute is the explanation of why the counterclaim is wrong. Must have both whenever you are making an argument.
300
The electrochemical impulses that neurons use to send information back and forth.
What are neurotransmitters.
300
The process by which neural connections are made stronger through building more and more fatty coating or white matter on the axons of neurons that are part of a connection that is frequently used
What is Myelination
300
In addition to regulating emotions, the limbic system in also connected with this sense.
What is sense of smell.
400
The Limbic System plays a major role in adolescent decision making. This is because:
What is It has the 'upper hand' over an undeveloped prefrontal cortex.
400
The Prefrontal Cortex is located in the brain’s
What is frontal lobe.
400
The branch-like structure of a neuron that receives information
What are dendrites.
400
Create a diagram for the synaptic pruning of someone who used to speak Mandarin, but has not spoken even a word in years, but now spends most of his/her time playing video games.
(answers may vary)
400
A person's brain is fully formed by what age?
What is early-mid 20s
500
Atrophy is
What is when unused parts of the body die out.
500
One of the tasks of the Prefrontal Cortex is to size up
What is size up risk v reward
500
The fiber-like structure that sends information from the dendrite to the cell body of a neuron.
What are axons.
500
The process by which highly used connections are made stronger by 'getting rid of' unused connections in the brain.
What is synaptic pruning
500
Who said that if they could live their life again they would spend more time listening to music and viewing art?
Who is Charles Darwin