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Teenage Brain 2
The Brain and how it works
Term | Definition |
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Cerebellum | Balance and Coordination |
Hippocampus | Long term memory and emotional responses |
Hypothalamus | Body Temperature |
Medulla-Oblongata | Regulates life functions like breathing and heart rate |
Pons | Sleeping and Dreaming |
Thalamus | Relaying information from sensory receptors |
Left Hemisphere | Language, Math Skill, Ability to solve problems |
Right Hemisphere | Artistic Ability, Musical Skills, Facial Recongnition |
Temporal Lobe | Hearing |
Occipital Lobe | Vision |
Parietal Lobe | Touch |
Frontal Lobe | Reasoning/Decision Making/Walking/Talking |
Role of Neurotransmitters | Chemicals that talk to other nerves, sending messages |
Dendrites | Little tentacles that receive messages |
Axon | A leg with lots of little feet that stick out and send messages |
Nerves talk to each other with | electricity and chemicals, or electrochemical processes. |
The brain weighs | 3 Pounds |
Neurons communicate through | Electrochemical process |
Brain is made up of | 100 Billion Neurons |
Right and Left hemisphere is connected by | Corpus Callosum |
Synapses | The tiny spaces between 2 neurons in which messages are transferred |