The Brain | The Nervous System | Teen Brain | Addiction | Miscellaneous |
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Who are Phineas Gage and H.M.?
These men both experienced severe traumatic brain injury, but were able to recover in unique ways.
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What are neurons?
These are the basic building blocks of the nervous system.
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What is sleep?
All humans need it, but teens need 7-9 solid hours.
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What are MRIs and PET scans?
These technological tools help researchers examine the brains of addicts.
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What is a right-brain?
In this type of brain, a person likes things to be logical and orderly.
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What is the frontal lobe?
You most advanced cognitive thinking happens in this region of the brain.
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What are dendrites?
These are the "fingers" of the neuron.
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What is adolescence?
Other than infancy, this is the stage of life where most neural development occurs.
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What is serotonin?
This neurotransmitter is most responsible for making people happy.
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What is the central nervous system (CNS)?
This part of the nervous system includes the brain and the spinal cord.
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What is the cerebellum?
This part of the brain controls voluntary movements and balance.
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What is the synapse or the synaptic cleft?
This is the fluid-filled gap between neurons.
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What is addiction/addictive behavior?
Teens are at a much greater risk for this type of behavior.
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What is dopamine?
Serious drug abuse can lead to the overproduction of this neurotransmitter.
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What are motor nerves?
This types of nerves carry information from your brain to their final destination.
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What is the thalamus?
This is the "sensory switchboard" of the brain.
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What is the soma?
This is the cell body of the neuron, and is responsible for keeping it healthy.
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What are risk-taking activities?
Skydiving is just one of the many types of these activities that teens like to engage in.
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What is dependence?
When an individual can no longer physiologically function with a certain drug/substance, they are experiencing this.
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What is the corpus callosum?
This part of the brain connects the two brain hemispheres, allowing them to communicate.
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What is the amygdala?
The primary purpose of this part of the brain is to control you emotional responses, like fear and anger.
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What is the all-or-none principle?
This principle states that when a neuron fires it always fires with the same intensity.
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What is the frontal lobe?
This part of the brain is in a complex, chaotic state during adolescence.
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What are vaccines?
The article "What Addicts Need" suggests that these are the 'ultimate weapons against addiction.'
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What is the reticular activating system (RAS)?
Arousal and wakefulness are impossible without this part of the brain.
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