Tuesday-Gold October 24th, 2025
Unit 1: The Brain-Everything Psychological is simultaneously Biological
Nature/Nurture Review
Circle: Tattoo of your name across your neck on one of your front teeth is gold with diamonds in the shape of the letter of your last name.
Activity: Introduction to the brain and neuroscience. David Eagleman.
Learning Targets: I can explain/understand
What are neurons, and how do they transmit information? Myelin sheet
Activity: Reaction Time-explain the sequence and how the sensory, motor neurons and interneurons work.
How do nerve cells communicate with other nerve cells?
How do neurotransmitters influence behavior, and how do drugs and other chemicals affect neurotransmission?
What are the functions of the nervous system’s main divisions?
How does the endocrine system – the body’s slower information system – transmit its messages?
How do neuroscientists study the brain’s connections to behavior and mind?
What are the functions of important lower-level brain structures?
What functions are served by the various cerebral cortex regions?
What do split brains reveal about the functions of our two brain hemispheres?
Homework: Study for Neuron QUIZ
Activity: True/False
Activity: Reaction Time-explain the sequence and how the sensory, motor neurons and interneurons work.
Mind Body Connection Activity: We know that everything psychological is simultaneously biological. What implications can you draw about the brain and its structure from the following three examples: In groups of three what are some of the implications of the following information?
Shawn Achor Video
Harvard Study
NPR Story:
http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2015/09/29/444451363/childhood-stress-may-prime-pump-for-chronic-disease-later
ACES Video
Shawn Achor Video
Harvard Study
NPR Story:
http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2015/09/29/444451363/childhood-stress-may-prime-pump-for-chronic-disease-later
ACES Video
Your ACE's score: Does it surprise you?
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