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This is my first try at this process. I haven't created thumbnails, so you can just check out different ones. Clearly I need to get better at camera work - centering, focusing, rotating pictures. They seem to be a little fuzzier via Netscape than in JPEGView. Let me know what you think.

4 Activities:

  1. Parent watching 3 year old who is at the playground on the slide, big toy, etc.

  2. The moment you see a grizzly bear (before you run).

  3. Being called on in Spanish class when you are not sure of the answer.

  4. The instant you wake up from a dream where you were falling.

#4 Dream - Jessx2, Shapree, Eseta, Kelli, Rachel

  • Amygdala

  • Hypothalamus

  • Cerebellum

  • Reticular Formation

--relatively easy to get because it had so many areas.

People thought the sensory cortex should be included because of their response from the dream could be to catch yourself when you wake up. (Note: the moving, like grabbing the sides of the bed, would probably be motor cortex, the feeling of your body falling is more likely to be sensory).

Another group who as #4 had thalamus, we had cerebellum

#4 Dream - Sabrina, Jandiace, Janice, Vickie, Linda

  • Amygdala - emotional control, fear responses

  • hypothalamus - regulates fear, heart rate, body temperature

  • reticular formation - awake or asleep (note: hmm, I might express it differently)

  • thalamus - sends message (Note: why these particular messages? A lot coming in from senses?)

Half the class guessed correctly, the other half chose #2 because of our hypothalamus selection.

#2 - Jonathan, Randi , Jon B, Lelani

  • Reticular formation

  • Pons

  • Visual

  • Hypothalamus

  • Amygdala

  • Medulla

One person disagreed with the hypothalamus area

Also added that the pons would be active

People mainly agreed with our decision

Someone said "Sensory but we disagreed (Note: because why? Feeling your muscles tense?)

Someone also said that another group with #2 was totally different.

#2 - Pam, Tiffany, Jeff, Lauren

A lot of people guessed number one because of the visual cortex. A few guessed #4 because of the hypothalamus. When people guessed #2 it was mostly because of the sensory and hypothalamus.

Look here for some interesting PET scans (Alzheimers, tumors)

The Whole Brain Atlas
Lots of MRIs and other brain pictures, which take a little time to load. I have just begun exploring this spot. It has tours and video, I think. Sections on Alzheimers and Parkinsons.

Tell me another activity that would be an interesting one.

Another picture Also sideways (other way). Good squigglies for cortex. (2nd_0)

Another picture good left cerebral cortex. note language areas. (2nd_01)

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Last Modified: January 26, 1999

Tom Link

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