Student A

Communicative activity

Answer this quiz. If you encounter any problems, ask your partner, he may have some relevant information

1. What does "cerebellum" mean?
a) Little brain
b) Smart brain
c) Balance centre
d) Smart warrior

2. An understanding of the brain's role in language has come about largely by the study of persons with:
a) Aphasia
b) Agnosia
c) Aglossia
d) Agenesia

3. Understanding speech is a process that begins in the:
a) Angular gyrus
b) Frontal cortex
c) Auditory cortex
d) Primary motor cortex

4. The area in the brain responsible for associating meaning to words is called:
a) Broca's area
b) Wernicke's area
c) Brodmann's area
d) Chomsky's area

5. The major communication route between the forebrain and the spinal cord is the:
a) Cerebral cortex
b) Cerebellum
c) Brain stem
d) Hypothalamus

If you want to help your partner:

Brain Measurements Are Revealing 
Electroencephalogram, or EEG, is a non-invasive technique used to record small changes of electrical activity in the brain with surface electrodes on the scalp. Scientists who study sleep find EEG especially useful. The tiny fluctuations detected with EEG are clear indicators of whether a person is asleep, aroused, or somewhere in between

Stressful events
During stressful events, the pituitary secretes a peptide called adrenocorticotrophin or ACTH, into the blood. ACTH travels through the blood to the adrenal, where it signals the production of a hormone called cortisol. Cortisol aids the body in recovering from the detrimental effects of acute stressful experiences