Unit 1: Introduction to the Brain

Student Guide Lesson 9

1. What are the objectives of today’s lesson?

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2. How are your memories and senses connected?

 A familiar s____ or s______ that conjures up a scene from the p____

 Your brain o_________ memories tied to an e______
 M________ connected to other s_______ are also activated
 A person with a damaged h____________ may have a_______ stretching back for several
years, but may still recall a s______ from their childhood

3. What do our senses tell us?

 What surrounds the e_________?

 How _______ is out there?
 Is there m____ or l____ of it than before?
 W_____ is it?
 Is it changing in t_____ or p_____?
 Customary sounds become b__________ noise, mostly unheard.

4. How do senses work?

 The s________ o______ for each sense send i_________ to the brain to help us understand
our s____________
 The five senses are s_____, s____, h_______, t_____, and t______

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 5. Which part of the brain is each sense connected to?

 Frontal Lobe; S______

 Parietal Lobe; T_____ and T_____
 Occipital Lobe; V_______
 Temporal Lobe; H_______

6. How do sensations get to the brain?

 Sensations get to the brain through s______ n_______, which are neurons that receive
sensory specific information for p_________
 Various receptor neurons differ in s_____ and s____
 You must have a sensory organ to d______ s______ and then a way to organize it in the
brain. The different receptors aid in that organization process
 They all do the job of c________ a stimulus from the e___________ into a n_____ i_______
which is the common language of the b______.

7. Take a few notes on the Sense of Smell video?

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8. What are some important things to know about taste?

 Taste receptor cells on the t______ and the back of the m_____ respond to c_______
s________ that bind to them
 The process allows b_________ in the mouth to l______ f_____ or be aware of harmful
substances

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 9. What are some important things to know about sight?

 Activity involves nearly ¼ of the cells in the human c_______ c______

 Starts in the r______

10. What are some important things to know about hearing?

 Receptor neurons in the ear = “h____ c____” quiver
 E_______ s_______ = frequency, intensity, and duration of sound

11. What are some important things to know about touch?

 There are s______ s____ receptors all over the b____ in the skin
 The sensory receptors are part of the n_______ s________ – little nerve endings that pick-up
signals from the o______ w____ such as heat, cold, pressure and pain

12. How is sensation linked to action?

 Most of the signals from touch will travel all the way up the brain before they can be
p_______
 The s______ c____ is the first stop for sensory information
 The brain is organized to keep track of all the s_______ i_________. Which serves as a similar
purpose to that of the r_______ of the s____
 When touch information arrives at the brain it is sorted by the s_______ c______ which is an
area of the brain that p_______ information about t_____ and other senses.
 The regions of the sensory cortex that process touch information for each body part are n___
all the same s____
 If you have more r______ on one part of your body, the brain will need to have more
n_______ to process information from that b____ r______.

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 13. What is the sensory homunculus?
 The homunculus represents the s______ d_________ of the body found in the c_______
c_____ in the brain
 You use more of your cerebral cortex to process the f_______ of t_____ in some areas as
opposed to other areas.

14. What are some differences between senses?

 Your s______ s_______ is designed to keep you safe in your e________
 There are instances where one sense may be l________ and therefore your other senses
must adjust to help you n________ your environment
 Congenital Insensitivity to Pain –
 Synesthesia –

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