Discussion Questions On Einstein's Brain
HUMAN BRAIN: HOW SMART CAN WE GET?
Watch the movie in class and, as you watch, answer the following questions:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BE53EkxKWpw
1. What happened to Einstein’s brain? The doctor who did the autopsy on Einstein’s brain found unusual folds in the brain. Dr. Thomas Stoltz Harvey took numerous pictures of Einstein’s brain; therefore, he proceeded to cut the brain into cubes.
2. What did the Canadian neurologist Sandra Witelson find about Einstein’s brain? Which part of the brain was unusually larger than the normal brain? Sandra Witelson discovered the Einstein’s peripheral lobe as 15 percent larger than the average brain.
3. What are gyri in the brain? The human cerebral cortex is very deeply wrinkled, and the …show more content…
What is the name for the crevasses in the brain? The crevasses are called the sulcus.
5. Why did all the folds develop in the brain? The folds developed in the brain to accumulate more space and memory.
6. What information do parietal lobes process? The parietal lobes process sensory information that involves temperature, taste, and touch.
7. What does the fMRI exam reveal about math processing? Which part of the brain is most active? The most active part of the brain is the peripheral lobe, and it determines math and problem solving.
8. How does brain activation of math gifted children compare to that of the average child? Math gifted children have 5 to 6 more neurons active in the peripheral lobe.
9. What role do frontal lobes play in the human brain? The frontal lobes are involved in problem solving, motor function, spontaneity, language, memory, language, origination, decision making, impulse control, sexual and social and conduct.
10. Which part of the frontal lobe was particularly well developed in Einstein’s brain? Einstein’s brain had an advanced frontal lobe motor cortex.
11. What was the driving force behind Einstein’s development of the theory of relativity? Music was the driving …show more content…
What happens to the brain of pianists? Which part of their brain gets particularly well developed? Research demonstrates that develop a knob on the left side of the brain and an enlargement in the motor cortex on the left side of the brain.
13. What was phrenology? What were some of the bumps they “discovered” on the brain? Phrenology was the comprehensive study of the shape and size of the skull as a hypothetical suggestion of character and psychological capabilities. Some bumps discovered wit, deviousness, and benevolent characteristics.
14. What’s the mnemonic technique that memory champions use to remember long lists of words or numbers, or the order of cards in a deck? The mnemonic technique memory champions are auditory learners by using different senses, and they are capable of retaining numbers and card orders.
15. Which part of the brain stores short-term memories? The temporal lobes retain short-term memories.
16. What do MEG studies into the brain show about brain activity during problem solving? MEG studies into the brain demonstrate millisecond by millisecond.
17. How do different parts of the brain communicate? The left and right hemispheres communicate with one another through corpus
Watch the movie in class and, as you watch, answer the following questions:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BE53EkxKWpw
1. What happened to Einstein’s brain? The doctor who did the autopsy on Einstein’s brain found unusual folds in the brain. Dr. Thomas Stoltz Harvey took numerous pictures of Einstein’s brain; therefore, he proceeded to cut the brain into cubes.
2. What did the Canadian neurologist Sandra Witelson find about Einstein’s brain? Which part of the brain was unusually larger than the normal brain? Sandra Witelson discovered the Einstein’s peripheral lobe as 15 percent larger than the average brain.
3. What are gyri in the brain? The human cerebral cortex is very deeply wrinkled, and the …show more content…
What is the name for the crevasses in the brain? The crevasses are called the sulcus.
5. Why did all the folds develop in the brain? The folds developed in the brain to accumulate more space and memory.
6. What information do parietal lobes process? The parietal lobes process sensory information that involves temperature, taste, and touch.
7. What does the fMRI exam reveal about math processing? Which part of the brain is most active? The most active part of the brain is the peripheral lobe, and it determines math and problem solving.
8. How does brain activation of math gifted children compare to that of the average child? Math gifted children have 5 to 6 more neurons active in the peripheral lobe.
9. What role do frontal lobes play in the human brain? The frontal lobes are involved in problem solving, motor function, spontaneity, language, memory, language, origination, decision making, impulse control, sexual and social and conduct.
10. Which part of the frontal lobe was particularly well developed in Einstein’s brain? Einstein’s brain had an advanced frontal lobe motor cortex.
11. What was the driving force behind Einstein’s development of the theory of relativity? Music was the driving …show more content…
What happens to the brain of pianists? Which part of their brain gets particularly well developed? Research demonstrates that develop a knob on the left side of the brain and an enlargement in the motor cortex on the left side of the brain.
13. What was phrenology? What were some of the bumps they “discovered” on the brain? Phrenology was the comprehensive study of the shape and size of the skull as a hypothetical suggestion of character and psychological capabilities. Some bumps discovered wit, deviousness, and benevolent characteristics.
14. What’s the mnemonic technique that memory champions use to remember long lists of words or numbers, or the order of cards in a deck? The mnemonic technique memory champions are auditory learners by using different senses, and they are capable of retaining numbers and card orders.
15. Which part of the brain stores short-term memories? The temporal lobes retain short-term memories.
16. What do MEG studies into the brain show about brain activity during problem solving? MEG studies into the brain demonstrate millisecond by millisecond.
17. How do different parts of the brain communicate? The left and right hemispheres communicate with one another through corpus