NGSA Trivia Game

Roughly speaking, research suggests the human brain consists of about _________ neurons.

• 86 billion

• 50 billion

• 900 million

• over 1 trillion

What current BBS faculty member was at one point one-half of the UTD neuroscience department in the late 1990's?

• Ted Price

• Cecil H. Green

• John Erik Jonsson

• Tres Thompson

Which faculty members Ph.D alma mater's school colors are orange and blue?

• Crystal Engineer

• Michael Burton

• Lena Nguyen

• Millie Rincon-Cortes

In theory (THEORY), the saying goes "neurons _____":

• of the same type do the same things

• that wire together, fire together

• only interact with other neurons that are close by

• neurons are the building blocks of the cell

This famous UTD faculty members 'MAIN' research interests are 'neural mechanisms of stress effects on memory

and extinction of conditioned fear'.

• Millie Rincon-Cortes

• Catherine Thorn

• Christa McIntyre

• Greg Dussor

Neurons fire _____ to communicate with other neurons:

• action potentials

• neurotransmitters

• calcium

• intracellular proteins

Guess the fun fact: 'I love to play basketball, and am pretty good for an old man'

• Sven Kroener

• Ted Price

• Ben Kolber

• Tres Thompson

This faculty member was a member of the 'IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)' club during their undergrad.

• Seth Hays

• Catherine Thorn

• Michael Kilgard

• Robert Rennaker

Who was the first to champion the brain as the seat of cognition in the body, and is credited with being the first

neuroscientist.

• Eric Kandel 1952

• Alcemeon 450 BC

• Joseph E. LeDoux 1998

• Hermann von Helmholtz 1842

Guess the PI - If I had an exotic animal as a pet, it would be a spider monkey

• Michael Burton

• Millie Rincon-Cortes

• Michael Kilgard

• Kate Sadler