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Which part of the brain controls the right part of the body?

• Right
• Left
• Front
• Back

The cerebral cortex is divided into two halves or hemispheres. It is covered with ridges (gyri) and folds (sulci). The two halves join at a large, deep sulcus (the interhemispheric fissure, AKA the medial longitudinal fissure) that runs from the front of the head to the back. The right hemisphere controls the left side of the body, and the left half controls the right side of the body. The two halves communicate with one another through a large, C-shaped structure of white matter and nerve pathways called the corpus callosum. The corpus callosum is in the center of the cerebrum.

Source: Hopkins Medicine

Amnesia is a medical term that refers to what?

• Memory loss
• Speech disorder
• Sleep disorder
• Brain inflammation

Amnesia refers to the loss of memories, including facts, information, and experiences. Movies and television tend to depict amnesia as forgetting your identity, but that's not generally the case in real life. Instead, people with amnesia may have trouble learning new information and forming new memories. Unlike a temporary episode of memory loss, called transient global amnesia, amnesia can be permanent.

Source: Mayo Clinic

How much are thoughts worth, according to a popular idiom?

• A dollar
• A penny
• Two cents
• A dime

A penny for your thoughts is a quaint way of prompting someone lost in thought to share what’s playing on their mind. Sir Thomas More is attributed with the phrase’s initial usage in 1522. In his book “Four Last Things,” he wrote a variation of the idiom, “A penny for your thought,” where he used “thought” in the singular form rather than the plural “thoughts.” The historical context is that a penny was once a significant amount, suggesting that thoughts were highly valued. The idiom is still regularly used in modern conversation to prompt sharing of ideas or opinions.

Source: Grammarist

According to the proverb, how do great minds think?

• Aside
• Alike
• All right
• Astride

This expression is used when you find out that someone else is thinking the exact same thing that you were thinking. This expression is used to suggest that both of the people are very intelligent because they are thinking the same thing. The original saying is as follows “Great minds think alike, though fools seldom differ.” This phrase isn’t used to teach a lesson, rather it is a humorous expression. The second half of the expression, “fools seldom differ.” suggests that the people that came to the same conclusion aren’t so smart after all.

Source: My Student Voices

Which of the following is the largest part of the human brain?

• The rhombencephalon
• The cerebrum
• The diencephalon
• The mesencephalon

The brain is composed of the cerebrum, cerebellum, and brainstem. The cerebrum is the largest part of the brain, composed of the right and left hemispheres. It performs higher functions like interpreting touch, vision, and hearing, as well as speech, reasoning, emotions, learning, and fine movement control.

Source: Mayfield Clinic

Which of the following idioms means you can remember things easily?

• Memory like a giraffe
• Memory like an elephant
• Memory like a hippo
• Memory like a lion

Idioms add color to our conversations. They make our expressions more vivid and can communicate complex ideas in a concise manner. Take memory-related idioms for instance – phrases like “in one ear and out the other” or “memory like an elephant”. Each expression paints such a distinctive picture, doesn’t it? While the first suggests forgetfulness, the second implies excellent recall abilities – contrasting concepts conveyed through few yet impactful words.

Source: IASCE

What are the contact points between neurons called?

• Ganglia
• Synapses
• Junctions
• Synchros

The human brain is made up of approximately 86 billion neurons that “talk” to each other using a combination of electrical and chemical (electrochemical) signals. The places where neurons connect and communicate with each other are called synapses. Each neuron has anywhere between a few to hundreds of thousands of synaptic connections, and these connections can be with itself, neighboring neurons, or neurons in other regions of the brain. A synapse is made up of a presynaptic and postsynaptic terminal.

Source: National Library of Medicine

Which philosopher is best known for saying "I think, therefore I am"?

• John Locke
• Baruch Spinoza
• Voltaire
• Rene Descartes

"Cogito, ergo sum", Latin for “I think, therefore I am", is a dictum coined by the French philosopher Rene Descartes in his Discourse on Method (1637) as a first step in demonstrating the attainability of certain knowledge. It is the only statement to survive the test of his methodic doubt. The statement is indubitable, as Descartes argued in the second of his six Meditations on First Philosophy (1641).

Source: Britannica

Which of these senses is most closely tied to memory?

• Hearing
• Smell
• Touch
• Taste

Smell and memory seem to be so closely linked because of the brain’s anatomy, said Harvard’s Venkatesh Murthy, Life Sciences Professor and chair of the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology. The olfactory bulb handles smells, the structure in the front of the brain that sends information to the other areas of the body’s central command for further processing. Odors take a direct route to the limbic system, including the amygdala and the hippocampus, the regions related to emotion and memory. “The olfactory signals very quickly get to the limbic system,” Murthy said.

Source: Harvard

Which condition of the mind involves a loss of contact with reality?

• Psychosis
• Depression
• Compulsion
• Phobia

The word psychosis is used to describe conditions that affect the mind, where there has been some loss of contact with reality. When someone becomes ill in this way, it is called a psychotic episode. During a period of psychosis, a person’s thoughts and perceptions are disturbed, and the individual may have difficulty understanding what is real and what is not.

Source: National Institute of Mental Health

Which of these words refers to the brain's ability to change and adapt?

• Neuroanatomy
• Neuroepithelial
• Neurohypophysis
• Neuroplasticity

Neuroplasticity is the brain's ability to change and adapt due to experience. It is an umbrella term referring to the brain's ability to change, reorganize, or grow neural networks. This can involve functional changes due to brain damage or structural changes due to learning. Plasticity refers to the brain's malleability or ability to change; it does not imply that the brain is plastic. Neuro refers to neurons, the nerve cells that are the building blocks of the brain and nervous system.

Source: Very Well Mind

Which of these parts of the brain is associated with memory?

• Thalamus
• Hippocampus
• Pons
• Occipital Lobe

The main parts of the brain involved with memory are the amygdala, the hippocampus, the cerebellum, and the prefrontal cortex. The hippocampus is associated with declarative and episodic memory as well as recognition memory. Another job of the hippocampus is to project information to cortical regions that give memories meaning and connect them with other connected memories. It also plays a part in memory consolidation: the process of transferring new learning into long-term memory. Injury in this area leaves us unable to process new declarative memories.

Source: The University of Hawaiʻi

When you experience brain freeze, what is happening to your brain?

• A shortage of sugar
• Nothing
• A temporary paralysis
• A reduction in temperature

A brain freeze is a short, intense pain behind the forehead and temples that occurs after eating something cold too fast. If you get one, don’t worry – nothing is happening to your brain. The sensation feels like it’s happening inside your skull, but it really has to do with what’s going on in your mouth. Most agree that eating or drinking something cold, too quickly, rapidly lowers the temperature at the back of your throat and the roof of your mouth. Many also agree this causes the tiny blood vessels in these areas to shrink, allowing less blood to pass through them.

Source: The Conversation

What are the four sections of each brain hemisphere called?

• Cords
• Vessels
• Neurons
• Lobes

The brain is a complex organ that controls thought, memory, emotion, touch, motor skills, vision, breathing, temperature, hunger, and every process that regulates our body. Each brain hemisphere (parts of the cerebrum) has four sections, called lobes: frontal, parietal, temporal, and occipital. Each lobe controls specific functions.

Source: Hopkins Medicine

What connects both hemispheres of the human brain?

• Hippocampus
• Cerebellum
• Corpus Callosum
• Spinal Cord

Most of the brain, around 85 percent, is taken up by the cerebrum. It is this structure that gives the brain its distinctive shape of two halves - the right and left hemispheres. The two hemispheres are connected by a thick band of nerve fibers called the corpus callosum. The brain halves are able to communicate with each other via this ‘bridge’.

Source: Better Health

What adjective completes the movie title "Eternal Sunshine..."?

• Of the timeless mind
• Of the spotless mind
• Of the restless mind
• Of the fearless mind

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is a 2004 American surrealist science fiction romantic drama film directed by Michel Gondry and written by Charlie Kaufman from a story by Gondry, Kaufman, and Pierre Bismuth. Starring Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet, with supporting roles from Kirsten Dunst, Mark Ruffalo, Elijah Wood, and Tom Wilkinson, the film follows two individuals who undergo a memory erasure procedure to forget each other after the dissolution of their romantic relationship.

Source: Wikipedia

What is the medical term for inflammation of the brain?

• Encephalitis
• Epilepsy
• Epidural
• Enhancement

Encephalitis is inflammation of the brain. There are several causes including viral infection, autoimmune inflammation, bacterial infection, insect bites, and others. Sometimes there is no known cause. Encephalitis may cause only mild flu-like signs and symptoms — such as a fever or headache — or no symptoms at all. Sometimes the flu-like symptoms are more severe. Encephalitis can also cause severe symptoms including confusion, seizures, or problems with movement or with senses such as sight or hearing.

Source: Mayo Clinic