The Human Brain: Criss Cross
Answer clues based on the content and vocabulary words from The Human Brain. Look for hints in the Word Bank. Print the puzzle or use on your tablet, phone, or computer.
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Across
- 2. There are four stages of ____, each one deeper than the one before.
- 4. _____ memory is the briefest type of memory like the quick flash of a face you have just seen.
- 6. _____ Memory, also called short-term memory, lasts for only a few seconds.
- 8. Lack of sleep can lead to illness and even _____.
- 9. The _____, from the Greek word meaning ""seahorse,"" is an area of the brain that helps people find their way around and remember past experiences.
- 10. During ____ eye movement (REM) sleep, limbs are paralyzed and eyes move in quick bursts of activity.
Down
- 1. The _____ callosum, a rope of tissue that connects the right and left sides of the brain, is bigger in most musicians.
- 3. _____ comes from Latin words that mean ""about a day.""
- 5. Memory seems to live in the connections between _____.
- 7. _____ occurs during non-REM slow wave phases of sleep earlier in the sleep cycle.
Word Bank
hippocampus
corpus
neurons
working
sensory
sleep
rapid
circadian
sleepwalking
hallucinations
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