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Phy Sci Brain Quiz
Brain Quiz
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is a scotoma? | A sensory blind spot to information. EVERYONE HAS THEM, ALL THE TIME! |
| The prefrontal cortex is called the ___________ brain. | Thinking |
| What happens in the prefrontal cortex? | We consciously process and reflect on information (THINK) |
| What is the lower, automatic brain sometimes called? | The Reactive Brain or autonomic nervous system |
| What happens in the autonomic brain? | Information is reacted to instinctively, not processed through the thinking brain |
| What does the Reticular Activating System (RAS) do? | It filters sensory information into the thinking brain. What is important TO YOU at the moment is allowed into the brain by this “gatekeeper.” |
| What does the Amygdala do? | It routes information based on your emotional state. If your state is negative, information is blocked from the thinking brain and your reactive brain is in control. |
| What does the Hippocampus do? | It connects new information to already processed information to process and store it. With practice, new learning is “grooved” into long term memory. |
| What is Dopamine? | It is a neurotransmitter (chemical) produced when you are in a positive emotional state that carries electrical impulses across the synapses of nerve cells in the brain. |
| What is self talk? | The talk you have with yourself in your head all the time. 50,000 thoughts a day! |
| What two parts of the brain make up the Limbic System? | Amygdala and Hippocampus |
| What are the nerve cells in your brain called? | Neurons |
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