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What is episode #1 called? - ANSWER-What is Reality? Some questions addressed at the beginning... - ANSWER-- Is the world you know a reality or is it just a creation/illusion of your brain? - Does the world really have color, sound, smell, flavors? -Is it about what info come into our brain or just our brain's interpretation of that information? Our perception of reality has less to do with what is happening in the ______ and more to do with what is happening in our human _______ - A...

Left Brain - ANSWER-- Helps you think logically and organize thoughts. Helps you think logically and organize thoughts. Right Brain- - ANSWER-Helps you experience emotions and read non-verbal cues. ***When the left and the right side communicate well the brain in horizontally integrated Integration- - ANSWER-Linking the different parts of the brain together to work together as a whole. Upstairs brain- - ANSWER-Uses logic and reason. Can monitor the downstairs brain and help regulate e...

Why is the story of Phineas Gage considered so extraordinary? What does his story teach us about the brain? - ANSWER-His injury was the 1st traumatic brain injury that survived and recorded. Humans can survive pretty traumatic experiences. We can see the effects it has on people. New research is using functional MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), a scan of the brain that shows specific areas that are activated during certain tasks, as a lie detector test. Explain which area(s) of the brain you...

while taking a break from studying, you want to get a glass of ice water. as you fill the glass with ice, one cube falls on the floor. as we are all thinking of clenliness at this time, you pick it up right away. as you pick it up, it feels cold. you know that a ________ neuron (functional classification) carries an action potential to the __________ cortex of the brain to produce the perception of cold. - ANSWER-sensory primary somatosensory to walk over and put the ice cube that cell on th...

Location of cerebrospinal fluid - ANSWER-meninges Function of cerebrospinal fluid - ANSWER-protects CNS, nourishes the brain, carries chemical signals throughout the brain Where is cerebrospinal fluid absorbed back into the blood? - ANSWER-arachnoid villi Where is cerebrospinal fluid produced? - ANSWER-choroid process Primary functions of the left cerebral hemisphere - ANSWER-motor- reasoning, problem solving, language conscious/verbal Primary functions of the right cerebral hem...

deep lesion - ANSWER-a technique of inserting and destoying the brain cells to study the brain . CT Scan - ANSWER-a way to image the brain that uses X-rays MRI - ANSWER-a barin imagining method that uses radio waves and magnets to produce detailed images of the brain PET Scan - ANSWER-a visual display of brain activity that detects where a radioactive form of glucose goes while the brain performs a given task fMRI - ANSWER-A type of brain scan that incorporates both FUNCTION and STRU...

brainstem - ANSWER-brain's oldest and innermost region medulla oblongata - ANSWER-hindbrain: controls breathing and heartbeat pons - ANSWER-hindbrain: coordinates movements, controls sleep cycles electroencephalogram (EEG) - ANSWER-reads brain waves by using electrodes positron emission tomography (PET) scan - ANSWER-shows how the brain is active by recording images of where radioactive glucose is used magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) - ANSWER-magnetic field allows for detailed...

grind - ANSWER-(v.) to crush or break (something) into very small pieces pearl - ANSWER-(n.) an round object inside the shell of an oyster turn - ANSWER-(v.) to change into a different state or form strange - ANSWER-(adj.) different from what is usual, normal, or expected : odd century - ANSWER-(n.) a period of 100 years flavor - ANSWER-(n.) a particular type of taste digestion - ANSWER-(n.) the process by which food is changed to a simpler form after it is eaten either - A...

Oxytocin - ANSWER-chemical that generates strong feelings of caring, connection, and empathy. Cortisol - ANSWER-stress hormone Protagonist - ANSWER-Main character in a story Antagonistic - ANSWER-A villain of a story Conflict - ANSWER-Fuel a good story Freytag Dramatic Ark - ANSWER-It has five key components, to make a good story Exposition/Introduction - ANSWER-the beginning of the story where the characters and the setting are revealed Rising Action - ANSWER-A series of ev...

Consciousness - ANSWER-Our awareness of ourselves and our environment Cognitive Neuroscience - ANSWER-The interdisciplinary study of the brain activity linked with cognition (including perception, thinking, memory, and language) Dual Processing - ANSWER-The principle that information is often simultaneously processed on separate unconscious tracks Blind Sight - ANSWER-A condition in which a person can respond to a visual stimulus without consciously experiencing it Selective Attentio...