BRAIN AWARENESS WEEK
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Brain Quiz
Celebrate BAW with this ten question quiz, prepared by the Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives. Share with
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Questions? Contact the BAW Headquarters at +1 (212) 401-1689 or BAWinfo@dana.org.
Q: About how many nerve cells are in the human brain?
1 Billion
10 Billion
(Answer) 100 Billion
Q: What does the eye’s lens do to the orientation of the visual image?
Rotates it right
Rotates it left
(Answer) It turns it upside down.
Q: Holding a memory in mind while we think about it is called what type of memory?
Procedural memory
(Answer) Working/short term memory
Momentary memory
Q: During what period of sleep do we dream?
Stage IV sleep
NREM sleep
(Answer) REM sleep
Q: Name the contact points where one neuron communicates with another.
Somas
(Answer) Synapses
Axon terminals
Q: What do you call it when a blood vessel in the brain bursts or suddenly becomes clogged?
(Answer) Stroke
Aneurysm
Aphasia
Q: What do you call an involuntary, fixed muscle response to a particular stimuli?
Spasm
(Answer) Reflex
Dystonia
Q: Name the part of the brain that is important for emotional learning and memory and its dysfunction is
related to anxiety disorders.
(Answer) Amygdala
Thalamus
Hippocampus
Q: Name the disorder characterized by delusions, hallucinations, and disturbances of thought and emotions.
Manic-depressive disorder
Huntington’s chorea
(Answer) Schizophrenia
Q: To the closest pound, how heavy is the average adult brain?
(Answer) Three pounds
Two pounds
One pound