Assignment 1: Brain Hacks
Part 1: Multiple Choice Questions
uestion 1: According to the documentary, “Brain Hacks,” how many neurons is the human
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brain constructed of?
A. One million.
B. One billion.
C. 500 million.
D. 300 thousand.
E. 10 Billion.
Question 2: Which of the followingisa function ofthe Hippocampus?n
A. Regulates epinephrine.
B. Recognition of faces.
C. Controls mind wandering.
D. Emotion regulation.
E. Sound recognition.
Answer Key:
1. The correct option is B.
2. The correct option is D.
Part 2: Insights and Studies
wo insights/studies that stood out to me when I was watching this documentary were the
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effects of mindfulness on regulating emotions and stress and the ability of mindfulness to
increase the size of the posterior cingulate cortex, which allows us to be more in control of
our mind wandering. The reason why these two things particularly stood out to me is
because I struggle a lot when it comes to emotion regulation and mind wandering. For
example, I can be sitting in a lecture room and trying to focus on the lecture so I can retain
the information the professor is teaching us and a lot of the time my mind just wanders off
and I find myself zoning out quite often and thinking about other things, then I stop and I
regain my focus, but then it happens again and I get stuck in this cycle. Mind wandering is
one of my biggest struggles in my everyday life, even outside of school and learning that
practising mindfulness can help me control that was an interesting insight to me.
Part 3: Brain Hacks and Personal Reflection
he three brain hacks that were discussed in the documentary were breathe, move, and
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learn. Breathing involves practising mindfulness, meditation, and breathing exercises,
moving involves engaging in physical activity for at least 30 minutes a day and 4-5 days a
week, and learning involves learning new things and exposing oneself to a variety of
different things and situations in order to increase one’s neuroplasticity. I believe that I
implement a decent amount of physical activity and learning into my life, but it could still use
some improvement. However, I don’t practise mindfulness and breathing exercises as much
as I should be. I plan to improve my brain’s plasticity through the following plan:
● Wake up at 9:00am and go for a 20 minute walk every day.
Part 1: Multiple Choice Questions
uestion 1: According to the documentary, “Brain Hacks,” how many neurons is the human
Q
brain constructed of?
A. One million.
B. One billion.
C. 500 million.
D. 300 thousand.
E. 10 Billion.
Question 2: Which of the followingisa function ofthe Hippocampus?n
A. Regulates epinephrine.
B. Recognition of faces.
C. Controls mind wandering.
D. Emotion regulation.
E. Sound recognition.
Answer Key:
1. The correct option is B.
2. The correct option is D.
Part 2: Insights and Studies
wo insights/studies that stood out to me when I was watching this documentary were the
T
effects of mindfulness on regulating emotions and stress and the ability of mindfulness to
increase the size of the posterior cingulate cortex, which allows us to be more in control of
our mind wandering. The reason why these two things particularly stood out to me is
because I struggle a lot when it comes to emotion regulation and mind wandering. For
example, I can be sitting in a lecture room and trying to focus on the lecture so I can retain
the information the professor is teaching us and a lot of the time my mind just wanders off
and I find myself zoning out quite often and thinking about other things, then I stop and I
regain my focus, but then it happens again and I get stuck in this cycle. Mind wandering is
one of my biggest struggles in my everyday life, even outside of school and learning that
practising mindfulness can help me control that was an interesting insight to me.
Part 3: Brain Hacks and Personal Reflection
he three brain hacks that were discussed in the documentary were breathe, move, and
T
learn. Breathing involves practising mindfulness, meditation, and breathing exercises,
moving involves engaging in physical activity for at least 30 minutes a day and 4-5 days a
week, and learning involves learning new things and exposing oneself to a variety of
different things and situations in order to increase one’s neuroplasticity. I believe that I
implement a decent amount of physical activity and learning into my life, but it could still use
some improvement. However, I don’t practise mindfulness and breathing exercises as much
as I should be. I plan to improve my brain’s plasticity through the following plan:
● Wake up at 9:00am and go for a 20 minute walk every day.
