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Brain and Behavior

Fun Facts - Topics

The choices for each Fun Facts project are listed below. IMPORTANT! Each pod must have a unique topic. You cannot simply pick one out and get going. In class, we will figure out who is doing what.

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FUNCTIONAL BRAIN ANATOMY

               
The Claustrum              The Posterior Cingulate Cortex (PCC)

The Subcortex                The Middle Precentral Gyrus (mPrCG)

Broca’s area                   Wernicke’s Area

The Ventrolateral Frontal Cortex

​NEUROTRANSMITTERS

               

Substance P                  Oxytocin                                    Cholecystokinin (CCK)

Anandamide                  Neuropeptide Y (NPY)              Enkephalins & Endorphins

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BRAIN DISORDERS

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Kluver-Bucy Syndrome                         Gerstmann’s syndrome                   Orbitofrontal disinhibition syndrome            
Alice in Wonderland syndrome            Conduction (associative) aphasia                   Cotard Delusion or Syndrome

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BRAIN MYTHS

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We only use 10% of our brain

Some people are ‘left-brained’ and some people are ‘right-brained’

Listening to classical music makes you smarter

Drinking alcoholic beverages kills brain cells

Games like Sudoku and Brain Age keep your brain young

More dopamine = more pleasure

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FASCINATING BRAIN FINDINGS:  https://www.nsf.gov/news/dino-brains-thought-control-10-fascinating-brain

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Surprise! Some types of wrinkles are good.

Dinosaurs: Not big and dumb, after all--just big?

A possible explanation for Einstein's intelligence.

In mind-computer melds, brains still important.

Scientists may be able to predict when you'll be primed for risky business.

Cell-based therapy may ultimately help beat back brain cancers.

The octopus: The eyes have it - literally

Birds' responses to climate change: It's all in their heads.

Still wanted: A complete parts list of the human brain.

Designer antibodies may ultimately help fight Alzheimer's

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