Magic and the Brain Vocab

Front

Short account of an event

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anecdote

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CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

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Pertaining to a nerve, nervous system, or brain

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Neural

Front

Scientist studying the brain and nervous system

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neuroscientist

Front

A neuron is a nerve cell; the basic building block of the nervous system.

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A nerve cell; the basic building block of the nervous system

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CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Front

To be intuitive is to be...

Back

understood without logic, evidence, or rational knowledge

Front

Covered, filled, or crowded

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Awash

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

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Neuroscience

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Scientific study of the nervous system

Front

Someone critical of others with a negative view of human nature.

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cynic

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Front

Pertaining to mental processes: comprehension, judgment, memory, reason.

Back

Cognitive

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CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Front

Causes a reaction/change in an organism or its part.

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stimulus

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4