1. Study Smarter, Not Harder

3. Broca’s Area Test A big black bug bit a big black bear, made the big black bear bleed blood.

4. Wernicke’s Area Test

5. Frontal Lobe Test ONCE TIME SOMEWHERE RAINBOW STORY the

6. Occipital Lobe Test

7. The Stroop Test name the color, don’t read the text

9. Facial Recognition—Fusiform Gyrus

10. Which is the correct penny? 1 145 2 3 4 5 6 78 9 10 11 12 1314 15

11. Memory Test 1492177619902008

13. Reticular Activation System RAS—screens incoming sensory info Priorities of the RAS Physical need Novelty Self-made choice

14. Hypothalamus Fully functioning at birth Controls: – Fear – Anger – Aggression – Fight/flight response – Hunger – Thirst – Water balance – Body temperature – Hormones

15. Amygdala Plays important role in sophisticated emotions Later development Puts “warm fuzzies” on the hypothalamus

16. Cortex 85% of our brain 6 cells thick Where we store – knowledge – Creativity – Humor – Problem solving Burns 1.5 calories/minute – 75% of blood sugar & 20% of oxygen

17. Neurons The ‘stuff’ brains are made of – Timeline of neurons 525 billion; in the womb 200 billion; age 2 100 billion; age 12 Adults, losing 10,000 daily We’re born with ½ of our brains already gone!!

18. Dendrites Branches of the neurons Stored brain power Learn something new, grow a new branch – Growth takes place while you sleep Don’t use them, you lose them Once you grow one you can keep it forever

19. Charlie Brown Christmas tree and mighty oak