Brain Child

Jade and her parents moved to Australia from Vietnam when Jade was an infant. Now that she is an adult, Jade speaks English fluently whereas her parents still struggle to speak English. Why might this be?

• Jade’s parents were too old for their brains to form any new neurological pathways when they moved to Australia.

• Adult brains display less plasticity for language acquisition than a young child’s brain.

• Adult brains display more plasticity for language acquisition than a young child’s brain.

• The development of brain plasticity means that it is impossible to learn a new language after childhood.

Why do you see the child more clearer than you see the vehicle?

• There is more light entering my eye from the child than the vehicle so my brain processes that signal.

• There is more light entering my eye from the vehicle than the child so my brain processes that signal.

• I was looking directly at the child and not the car so my brain puts that in focus.

When a children runs inside after hearing a car crash outside, the child is using:

• the central nervous system, only

• the peripheral nervous system, only

• both the central and peripheral nervous systems

• neither the central nor the peripheral nervous system

A man suffers a head injury during a basketball game. For several days afterward, he can't remember his social media passwords. This memory loss results from damage to the man's

• cerebrum

• cerebellum

• medulla

• spinal cord

Carol is 7 years old and has had a hemispherectomy (The removal of one hemisphere of the brain) Carol's brain will: 

• Repair slower than an adults

• Repair faster than an adults

• Repair at the same rate as an adults

• No Idea

What is the primary function of the prefrontal cortex in the human brain?

• A) Regulating emotions

• B) Processing visual information

• C) Coordinating motor skills

• D) Managing memory storage

Which part of the brain is responsible for balance and coordination?

• A) Hippocampus

• B) Cerebellum

• C) Amygdala

• D) Thalamus

What is the role of the hippocampus in the brain?

• A) Language processing

• B) Memory formation

• C) Sensory perception

• D) Emotional regulation

Which neurotransmitter is primarily involved in mood regulation?

• A) Dopamine

• B) Serotonin

• C) Acetylcholine

• D) GABA

What is neuroplasticity?

• A) The brain's ability to change and adapt

• B) The process of neuron death

• C) The formation of new neurons

• D) The transmission of nerve impulses