The Brain

2. Imaging technique that measures oxygen levels in blood to show brain activity.
4. Part of the limbic system responsible for fear and aggression.
6. Hearing loss caused by damage to the middle ear.
7. Imaging technique using radioactive glucose to show brain activity.
8. Lobe involved in planning, personality, and decision-making.
11. Part of the hindbrain that controls balance and coordination.
14. Brain lobe that processes visual information.
15. Tiny brain structure that regulates hunger, thirst, and body temperature.
16. The process by which we interpret sensory information.
17. Idea that only limited pain information can be processed at once.
18. Gestalt principle where the brain fills in missing parts to see a complete image.
19. Structure that connects the two hemispheres of the brain.

1. Lobe that controls hearing and memory.
3. Brain’s relay station that directs sensory messages to the cortex.
5. The weakest amount of stimulus that can be detected.
9. Brain system involved in emotion, learning, and memory.
10. Snail-shaped structure in the inner ear essential for hearing.
12. Brain area responsible for producing fluent speech.
13. Outermost layer of the brain responsible for thinking and processing information.