Understanding the Teenage Brain: A Guide to Adolescent

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Psychology
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Dec 11, 2024
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THE TEENAGE BRAIN IN SEARCH OF ITSELFA WEBQUEST FOR THE ADOLESCENT BRAINIntroduction:Why do you feel like an alien in your body? Why don’tyour parents understand you? Why don’t your teachers understand you? Brothers andsisters don’t understand you.Often your peers can’t connect with what is going on inyour head. Even you don’t have a clue why you saidwhat you said, or did what you did… So what’shappening?A look at your brain and its parts:Click on the URL below.http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/nsdivide.htmlRead “The Central Nervous System” & Answer the following questions.1.How many parts make up the central nervous system?2.How much does an adult brain weigh?3.How many nerve cells are there in the brain? 4.Are there any other special cells in the brain? 5.What are they?6.List the 9 major parts of the brain. Describe their function, and briefly anything notable about their structure or location in the brain.PartFunctionStructure & Location1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.Getting the Picture: A number of ways of “seeing” your brainhttp://www.pbs.org/wnet/brain/scanning/index.html1.List five technologies used to scan the brain. Include their acronyms. TechAcronymClick on the EEG arrow: Read about EEGs and answer the following questions.
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1.Who was the first person to use this kind of technology? 2.Where and when did he do this?3.Are images of the brain “seen” with this technology?4.What are researchers actually observing?5.What is the disadvantage of using this method for observingthe brainSelect the Scan type CAT.1.When was this technology developed?2.This technology creates 3 –dimensional images from what kind of 2-dimensional imaging technology?3.What can CAT scans detect?Select the Scan type PET.1.When was this technology developed?2.What advantage does this technology have over earlier technique for observing the brain?Select the Scan type MRI: Take the tour of an MRI machine.1.What element in the body is affected by the magnets in the MRI machine?2.After the atoms return to their natural alignment having released their energy, what instrument is used to produce the image?3.What advantage does the MRI scan have over the Pet scan for the subject?Select the Scan type MEG1.What does MEG detect from the brain?2.What is the name of the sensitive instrument that detects the brain’s magnetic field?3.Although expensive and heavy, what can it do that makes it an important brain scanning method?Click on this link http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/teenbrain/work/adolescent.htmlScroll down to Changes in thePrefrontal Cortex: Read this section, which is part ofan interview with Dr. Jay Giedd, whose research using MRi technology revealed an extensive amount of information on the developing teenage brain.1.Identify three functions of the prefrontal cortex.2.Identify three functions that improve as the teenage brain matures. 3.Why is pruning synapses and losing gray matter important for brain development?F. What might these changes mean in terms of how you think, learn, and your behavior?View a video clip from “Inside the Teenage Brain”.Click on the link: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/teenbrain/view/Select video clip 4. “You Just Don’t Understand.”Write 5 details about this clip to better help one understand the brain and behavior:
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Select video clip 3. “Mood Swings”.Write 5 details about this clip to better help one understand the brain and behavior:
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