Lucky You...

Those of you that look, will find possible essay questions below to prepare you for the test tomorrow. You will only need to be able to answer TWO. The test will also have a few multiple choice answers that should be easy if you have kept up with the notes...

-After the railroad spike entered his brain and exited through his cheek, Phineas Gage, who had been emotionally stable and well organized, became disorganized, angered easily and could not plan ahead. Describe the parts of the brain that you think were affected and support your hypothesis.

-In a television commercial, a man loses his sight over the course of a few weeks. Which parts of the brain would you suspect might be affected? Give reasons to support your answer. What medical procedures would you advise in order to find out more?

-Pick an area of the brain, describe what would happen to you physically if that part of the brain was damaged.

Headbanger Nation

In the January 31, 2011 issue of Time Magazine, there was an article entitled, "Headbanger Nation: Concussions are clobbering U.S. kids. Here's why." The article has a nice overview of what a concussion is examining brain parts (that we all enjoy studying in class) along with a great graphic below. Check out the article--it's a worthy read for both us and our students.

Concussions are a very serious problem that are taking a big role in the game of football from the young children playing all the way to the pros. There have been new rules, new helmets, and safety classes taught but the number of concussions seems to still rise. You will NEED to read the article provided in the link to do well on this. Make a post detailing what you have learned from the article, remember 4 sentences, and post your NAME AFTER you have typed your resonse...

If I Only Had a Brain...

Unlike Scarecrow, we all have a brain. How do we use it?
Lesson 1 Techniques to learn about the brain and neural function
Lesson 2 The Neuron--unit of Structure and Function of the Nervous System
Lesson 3 Organization of the Nervous System
Lesson 4 Localization of Function of the Human Brain
Lesson 5 Lateralization of Function of the Human Brain
Lesson 6 The Endocrine System
Lesson 7 Behavioral Genetics