2. What are the effects of the thyroid in our
memory and learning skills?
3. What?
Study the effects the thyroid gland has on
the brain and its ability to learn or retain
memory.
The thyroid gland is better known for its
effects on metabolism, but is responsible for
our entire body’s development.
The thyroid gland is responsible for a great
amount of the chemical processes in our
body.
Right Thyroid
Gland
Laryn
x
Left Thyroid
Gland
Trachea
4. What happens when these
chemical processes do not have the
necessary substances to function?
How does it affect the way we
think and learn?
5. Why?
Not everybody knows the actual effects that
the thyroid gland has in our body.
It’s important to know how this gland works
and how what it produces affects the
function of our brain.
The brain is mysterious place, but learning
how other organs help it function will give us
an inside look to how our minds truly work.
6. How?
Step 1: Acquire volunteers
Step 2: Divide into groups
Step 3: Record a series of questions to determine their state of health
Step 4: Perform tests that will determine their memory and learning capacity
Step 5: Gather the results and form the first conclusion
Make an
Observation
1
Ask a
Question
2
Make a
Hypothesis
3
Conduct an
Experiment
4
Draw
Conclusions
5
Report your
Results
8. Hypothesis
Since the thyroid gland is responsible for the chemical reactions in your body,
including metabolism, it can have very powerful effects on how our brain
develops. When we do not get the required substances to grow we slow down
mentally and physically. If the thyroid gland does not work properly our brain
will then become “sluggish” which means that our ability to retain memory
and/or learn will have been affected gravely. Making it harder for us to learn
new things because we are not capable of retaining certain information from
our memory.
9. References
Bernal, J. (2012, December 17). Thyroid Hormones in Brain Development and
Function. Retrieved June 14, 2015, from
http://www.thyroidmanager.org/chapter/thyroid-hormones-in-brain-
development-and-function/
Bucurescu, G. (n.d.). Neurological Manifestations of Thyroid Disease.
Retrieved June 15, 2015, from
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1172273-overview
