The Brain-Changing Benefits of Exercise Welcome to The Brain-Changing Benefits of Exercise Name Phone Number Email 1. True or False: Exercise has immediate, long-lasting, and protective benefits for your brain. True False 2. The ______ is the part of your brain crucial for things such as decision-making, focus, attention and your personality. Prefrontal Cortex Temporal Lobe Medulla Oblongata Spinal Cord 3. What part of your brain is critical for your ability to form and retain new long-term memories for facts and events? Cerebellum Hippocampus Spinal Cord Pituitary Gland 4. Name some of the benefits the speaker noticed once she began to exercise regularly. 5. What are the three reasons the speaker believe exercise is the most transformative thing that you can do for your brain. (select all that apply) It has an immediate effect on your brain It lowers your attention span It can improve your ability to shift and focus attention It will improve your reaction times It decreases growth of new cells 6. True or False: Exercise produces new brain cells in the hippocampus True False 7. True or False: Studies show that long-term exercise impairs your attention function dependent on your prefrontal cortex True False 8. The hippocampus and prefrontal cortex are the areas of your brain that are? (select all that apply) Susceptible to neurodegenerative diseases Executes movement Normal cognitive decline in aging Perception making 9. True or False: With increased exercise over your lifetime, you are strengthening your brain so that diseases such as dementia or Alzheimer’s will take longer to have an effect True False 10. According to the speaker, how much exercise should you get to reap the good benefits? 30 minutes of exercise, 3 to 4 times a week 60 minutes or exercise once a week 30 minutes twice a week 11. True or False: Prior to starting an exercise regime it is important to consult your doctor. True Time is Up! Time's up
