Brain test Flashcards
What does Frontal lobe do
Controls decision making, paying attention, and volatility movements
What does Parietal lobe do
Sense of taste, smell, touch, and pain
What do Temporal lobes do
Auditory hearing, helps with visualization
What does Optical lobe do
Deals with vision
Thalamus
Regulates the senses
What parts make up the old brain
Medulla, brain stem, pons, thalamus, reticular formation, cerebellum
What divides the two halves of the brain
Corpus callous
What the left side of the brain controls
Right side of the body and speech and language
What the right side of the Brian controls
Left side of the body and spatial awareness
Protein that clogs up the brain
Tau Proteins
What is the NFL doing to prevent CTE
Head injury spotter, new helmets, and new protocol for head injuries
1st stage of CTE
Can live normal lives, short term memory loss, mild aggression, depressive episodes, headaches
Stage 2 of CTE
Severe depression, violent outburst, mood swings, anxiety
Stage 3 of CTE
Aggression, apathy, memory loss, lack of spatial awareness, loss of executive functions
Stage 4 of CTE
Same symptoms as stage 3 but more severe, tremors, paranoia, lose ability to speak
