You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.-Dr.Seuss
I made it back to New Jersey safely. I have many things to share with you, a book called, You Can't Use Your Brain If You're a Jellyfish, memory games, math games, and pictures of the brain. See you tomorrow.
Here are the answers to your super questions:
Max, is your brain mushy? Not really. It is soft but I wouldn't say that it feels like Jell-O
Paige, what is the color of your brain? It has a tan appearance. The surface of the brain has blood vessels and is a bit darker than the underlying deeper portion.
Andrew, what does your brain look like? It looks like wrinkled Jello-O
Emma, how does your brain know if you like asparagus? Your taste senses the flavor of the asparagus, and this information is forwarded into the brain. Reward centers and neurons that indicate "liking" are active when you taste something that you like and the hippocampus helps you remember your liking for asparagus.
Emmet, how does your brain think? Different parts in the brain do different things. Some parts help you to learn and remember, some help to solve problems and make decisions. Some help you with balance or to move your hands, arms, and legs.
Bobby, how does your brain know how to do the right thing? The part of the brain called, cerebrum, helps you to make the right decisions.The key part of our brain in "controlling" our behavior is the frontal lobe - right behind your forehead.
Drew, does your brain grow? Our brain is three and half pounds. It does grow a bit while you are little and in turn your skull grows in size.However, you do grow new brain cells in the learning and memory center (hippocampus) of the brain.
Benno, does your brain have bones? The brain does not, but it is protected by the skull.
Sammi, how does your brain think about you? The Brain Stem connects the brain to the spinal cord and and controls such things as heart rate and breathing.
Leila, does your brain shrink?You can lose brain matter in certain disease states and thus your brain can lose volume. A perfect example of this is Alzheimers.
Lily, How does your brain do math?Math thinking is highly complex. It involves a number of areas in the brain. These include, the frontal lobe, the parietal lobe, the visual cortex, The Broca’s area, the angular gyrus, and the Wernicke’s area. (I’ll have to show you a picture of the brain).
Nicolas, does your brain control anything? Our body has a nervous system. It is made of nerve cells which are called neurons. Neurons in particular parts of the brain are responsible for particular functions - for example, neurons in the motor area of the brain control the movement of our limbs on the opposite side of the body.
Kenan, does your brain do anything bad? The part of the brain called, cerebrum, helps you to make the right decisions.
Katherine, does your brain know how to cut while you are cutting? Your hand sends messages to your brain and the brain sends it back to your hand through the nervous system.
Christine, how many languages can your brain learn to speak?The Broca’s area, the angular gyrus, and the Wernicke’s area are parts of the brain that help to learn languages.
Christopher, how does your brain know how to check mate someone in chess?Practice, practice, practice.
