I HAVE BROCA’S AREA
Who has a brief electrical charge that travels down an axon?
I HAVE ACTION POTENTIAL
Who has the neurotransmitter whose functionality deals with memory and motor movement, and deteriorates with Alzheimer's disease?
I HAVE Acetylcholine (also known as ACh)
Who has the part of the endocrine system responsible for the release of epinephrine & norepinephrine, therefore preparing our body for the “fight-or flight” response?
I HAVE THE ADRENAL GLAND
Who has the technique for studying the brain that involves monitoring brain waves, which is widely used in sleep research?
I HAVE ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM (also known as an EEG)
Who has the space between the terminal buttons and the dendrites of another neuron?
I HAVE THE SYNAPTIC GAP or SYNAPSE
Who has the part of the brain that controls the 5 F’s..Fahrenheit (temperature), fight, flight, feeding, and fornication, as well as the endocrine system?
I HAVE THE HYPOTHALAMUS
Who has the part of the brain that is vital to our decision making, pursuing goals, foreseeing consequences & maintaining emotional control?
I HAVE THE PREFRONTAL CORTEX
Who has the neurotransmitter the deals with mood control, and has been linked to clinical depression if there is an underabundance?
I HAVE SEROTONIN
Who has the neuropsychologists that expanded upon our knowledge of the brain’s two hemispheres through split brain procedures and the results on those patients?
I HAVE SPERRY and GAZZANIGA
Who has the brain’s ability to change, especially during childhood, by reorganizing after damage or by building new pathways based on experience?
I HAVE PLASTICITY
Who has the part of the brain responsible for our vital functioning, such as our breathing, blood pressure, and heart rate?
I HAVE the MEDULLA
Who has the term that describes the lookalike left and right brain specialization of functions, like the left hemisphere containing the control areas for spoken language?
I HAVE LATERALIZATION
Who has the bundles of nerves that connects the hemispheres in our brain?
I HAVE CORPUS CALLOSUM
Who has the lobe that contains the sensory cortex, which receives incoming touch sensations from the rest of our body?
I HAVE PARIETAL
Who has the pea-sized master gland of the endocrine system that releases the growth hormone and oxytocin?
I HAVE PITUITARY GLAND
Who has the group of people that have contributed the most toward our understanding of the nature vs. nurture debate?
I HAVE SEPARATED IDENTICAL TWINS
Who has the part of the brain that was damaged if a person begins to experience face blindness?
I HAVE THE RIGHT OCCIPITAL LOBE
Who has the part of the brain that has most likely been damaged for people who experience amnesia?
I HAVE THE HIPPOCAMPUS
Who has the part of the neuron that neurotransmitters (NTs) are typically stored?
I HAVE THE TERMINAL BUTTONS
Who has the brain study that provides information regarding brain function by monitoring the brain at work through metabolism of glucose?
I HAVE POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY (PET)
Who has the nervous system is most immediately activated by sudden fear?
I HAVE THE SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM
Who has the part of our nervous system that is comprised of our brain and spinal cord?
I HAVE THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
Who has the 46 or 23 pairs of threadlike structures in our human cells, made of DNA molecules that contain genes?
I HAVE CHROMOSOMES
Who has the gender that is comprised of an X chromosome from his/her mother and an X chromosome from his/her father?
I HAVE FEMALE
Who has the lobe that processes sound?
I HAVE TEMPORAL
Who has the part of our brain that is vital to our experience of emotions, in particularly fear?
I HAVE AMYGDALA
Who has the part of our cerebral cortex that are involved in higher mental functions, like learning, remembering, thinking, and speaking?
I HAVE ASSOCIATION AREAS
Who has the brain scan that can produce a picture of the brain, which can be useful in identifying damage or other abnormalities?
I HAVE MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING (MRI)
Who has the part of the nervous system that controls our voluntary muscle movement?
I HAVE SOMATIC NERVOUS SYSTEM
Who has the neurotransmitter that controls motor movement & alertness, and an overabundance is associated with schizophrenia?
I HAVE DOPAMINE
Who has the type of neuron that takes information from your brain to the rest of your body?
I HAVE EFFERENT OR MOTOR
Who has the chemical messengers, like testosterone or thyroxin, that are manufactured by the endocrine glands and travel through the bloodstream?
I HAVE HORMONES
Who has a neuron's reaction of either firing or not firing?
I HAVE ALL-OR-NONE RESPONSE…
Who has the area in the left temporal lobe that when damaged affects our ability to understand language?
I HAVE WERNICKE'S AREA
Who has the area in our brain that was most likely damaged if a person is unable to make the muscle movements needed for speech?