DP Psych Brainy Superheroes/Villains by Mr. Bachka https://padlet.com/bachka/2019brainyheroes Task: Each student need to use their creativity and come up with 3 original super-heroes/villains by picking a specific part of the brain and augmenting its function. en-us 2017-09-27 02:15:08 UTC 2017-09-27 15:57:07 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Ninja.png Selina bachka https://padlet.com/bachka/2019brainyheroes/wish/191522163 This super hero is named Dr. invincible. He does not feel any kind of pain or pressure in any way and is indestructible. He can fight any villain in the world He does not feel hot or cold either, and can thus survive in any weather and in any part of the world. 

Why can he do this?: This happens due to the weakening of the parietal lobe, or the fact that it does not exist. ]]> 2017-09-27 04:31:46 UTC https://padlet.com/bachka/2019brainyheroes/wish/191522163 Vvidhi https://padlet.com/bachka/2019brainyheroes/wish/191522673 Super villain: Insomniac  
Diminished part: Pons 
Power: Lack of sleep. Insomniac does not feel the need to sleep at night and thus can commit crimes during odd hours when the heroes are "resting"


]]> 2017-09-27 04:37:27 UTC https://padlet.com/bachka/2019brainyheroes/wish/191522673 Angiras angiras_darbha https://padlet.com/bachka/2019brainyheroes/wish/191522689 Hero/Villain Name: Sharingan
Augmented part: Hippocampus and Gray matter

Power:
Can Copy, and Master any skill by seeing it once, can predict even the most complex patterns by looking at it.
Larger amount of gray matter allows him/her to process every bit on information that comes his/her way, to allow for much faster and accurate predictions and decisions.



]]> 2017-09-27 04:37:37 UTC https://padlet.com/bachka/2019brainyheroes/wish/191522689 Sarah https://padlet.com/bachka/2019brainyheroes/wish/191522692 Name of the superhero:  Shankzie

Augmented part : Occipital lobe 
  
Power : This super hero has 360 degree optical vision and can see as far as 20km even through human beings.
 
]]> 2017-09-27 04:37:40 UTC https://padlet.com/bachka/2019brainyheroes/wish/191522692 Sanjana https://padlet.com/bachka/2019brainyheroes/wish/191522693 Has an augmented cerebellum - with better hand-eye coordination and is extremely balanced and swift, and quick reflexes. 

Mr. Flex]]> 2017-09-27 04:37:40 UTC https://padlet.com/bachka/2019brainyheroes/wish/191522693 Sanya https://padlet.com/bachka/2019brainyheroes/wish/191522960 Super Villain 

Edward Cullen
The augmented part of my super villain is the cerebral cortex.
He is able to perceive body language very well and is able to figure out what other people are thinking.]]> 2017-09-27 04:40:28 UTC https://padlet.com/bachka/2019brainyheroes/wish/191522960 Samar https://padlet.com/bachka/2019brainyheroes/wish/191523115 2017-09-27 04:42:14 UTC https://padlet.com/bachka/2019brainyheroes/wish/191523115 Zainab https://padlet.com/bachka/2019brainyheroes/wish/191523118 Abracadabra
augmented sensory cortex so that person can make anything invisible
]]> 2017-09-27 04:42:15 UTC https://padlet.com/bachka/2019brainyheroes/wish/191523118 Prashant prashant_wason https://padlet.com/bachka/2019brainyheroes/wish/191523183  
Perception X: this man has an augmented temporal lobe, allowing him to comprehend every spoken language, remember the minutest details of personal event memory, sensitive hearing, as well as the ability to see through any visual or auditory illusions. He is neither a hero, nor a villain and resides in the great mountains, waiting for people to come asking for help. 

 

]]> 2017-09-27 04:43:05 UTC https://padlet.com/bachka/2019brainyheroes/wish/191523183 Aliya https://padlet.com/bachka/2019brainyheroes/wish/191523396  Love boy: 
  • distracts people with love and happiness
  • aims to mess with Amygdala
  • manipulates the dopamine levels and makes them addicted to someone, where they will be fully distracted from their surroundings 

 
]]> 2017-09-27 04:45:49 UTC https://padlet.com/bachka/2019brainyheroes/wish/191523396 Kavya https://padlet.com/bachka/2019brainyheroes/wish/191523564 SuperSleep
 
Augemented part: Hypothalamus

Power: He can zzZzZap the sleep out of IB students and augment the pons to keep them awake for classes 😊]]> 2017-09-27 04:47:47 UTC https://padlet.com/bachka/2019brainyheroes/wish/191523564 Shashank https://padlet.com/bachka/2019brainyheroes/wish/191523710 EmperorEye: This superhero has an enhanced level of vision and can remember everything he sees. The augmented brain structures are the hippocampus and the occipital lobe. His upgraded occipital lobe allows him to see everything in extreme clarity and he can spot even the minute details. Also, his hippocampus allows him to register everything give him a perfect memory.]]> 2017-09-27 04:49:22 UTC https://padlet.com/bachka/2019brainyheroes/wish/191523710 anushka https://padlet.com/bachka/2019brainyheroes/wish/191523779 Villain : $avage 
 
Super ability: He is extremely rude to most people and has no emotion at all. Don’t confuse him with being short tempered. His sarcasm makes people cry. You might wanna make sure he doesn’t meet your 2 year olds . 
 
Brain part that is augmented: Temporal Lobe and Frontal Lobe 
]]> 2017-09-27 04:50:08 UTC https://padlet.com/bachka/2019brainyheroes/wish/191523779 SPEEDYMAN https://padlet.com/bachka/2019brainyheroes/wish/191523786 special power: Can travel really really fast,super balanced due to an augmented motor cortex]]> 2017-09-27 04:50:13 UTC https://padlet.com/bachka/2019brainyheroes/wish/191523786