Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
• rule of thumb: A practical and approximate way of doing or measuring something.
• on fire: Very successful or popular
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• head out: To leave a place; depart
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• goes well: To happen in the way desired
• come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
• million dollar: Extremely valuable or impressive; very expensive.
• put it together: To assemble or construct something from separate parts.
• on the brain: To be constantly thinking about someone or something; to be obsessed with someone or something.
• the following: Next in order or sequence.
• at least: As a minimum
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• neurodegenerative diseases: Diseases characterized by the progressive degeneration and death of nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
• walk around: To stroll or wander in a leisurely way.
• from memory: Using only your memory without any help or notes.
• go beyond: To do more than planned or expected; exceed
• for the better: Resulting in improvement; to a more favorable condition.
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• boost: To increase something; to make something better
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
• completely: In every way or as much as possible
• dopamine: Drug used to treat shock and hypotension
• audience: Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
• experiment: Test performed to assess new ideas or theories
• miserable: Very unhappy
• cortex: The outer part of an organ/structure, e.g. brain
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• shift: To change in position or direction
• dementia: Illness characterized by loss of memory
• function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
• personality: Way someone is or reacts to life or other people
• exercise: To work out to become stronger and healthier
• inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
• prefrontal: Anterior to a frontal structure
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• prescription: Specific medicine officially ordered for a patient
• hippocampus: A part of the brain that is part of the limbic system and is important for memory
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• attention: Taking notice of someone or something
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• grant: To admit an opinion is true but not fully agreeing
• serotonin: A neurotransmitter in the brain that helps regulate mood, sleep, appetite, and emotional well-being; often referred to as the "feel-good" hormone.
• thumb: To use your thumb to request a ride in a car
• mood: Emotion or a state of mind; how you feel
• induce: To make someone do something; create an outcome
• activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
• leave: To go away from; depart
• neuroscientist: Neurobiologist who specializes in the study of the brain
• workout: Energetic exercise
• fitness: Good physical condition; being in shape
• minimum: Smallest degree or level that is acceptable
• pioneer: Person exploring a new place or field of endeavor
• invoke: To appeal for help/protection to higher authority
• aerobic: Needing oxygen to live
• physiology: Ways in which the parts of a living thing operate
• forehead: Area of the face above the eyes
• lifetime: The time between birth and death
• temporal: Concerning time
• lobe: Round part in body, e.g. some parts of brain
• gym: Physical education taught as a class in school
• lab: Short for 'laboratory'
• decode: To translate from code into the plain text
• optimum: Best or most desirable, effective
• certify: To approve someone as authorized, valid
• incurable: Being unable or unlikely to change
• yoga: Exercise system to gain suppleness and tranquility
• humankind: All of the living human inhabitants of the earth