1. NeuroMyth or NeuroTruth?
BrainU 101, 2015
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN

2. Instructions
You will receive a worksheet that contains several statements.
Within your group, evaluate each of the statements.
After 10 minutes of discussion, reach a consensus regarding the truth or falsehood of each statement and mark your decisions on the worksheet.

3. Click to see the Answer Key

4. Answer Key
Compare your group’s responses with the answer key below. The group with more correct answers wins!
Statement
True
False
When we sleep, the brain shuts down. x
Information is stored in the brain in a network of cells distributed throughout the brain.
Production of new connections in the brain can continue into old age.
There are sensitive periods in childhood when it’s easier to learn things.
Learning occurs through modification of the brain‘s neural connections.
Brain development has finished by the time children reach secondary school.
Vigorous exercise can improve mental function.