Chemical Imbalances In The Brain
Human behavior is closely linked to the brain. The neurons and glial cells that create the brain’s structure also provide necessary functions that enable perception, the ability to learn, retain memories, capacity to think, and much more (Ciccarelli, 2015). The different lobes of the brain are key players in how the brain operates as well. For example, damage to the frontal lobe of the brain can cause an individual to develop different impulses and as well impulsive behavior (Schwartz, 2012). There are even disorders and illnesses such as Depression, Schizophrenia, and Bipolar Disorder believed to be the result of chemical imbalances in the brain.
However, biological factors can also determine decisions and actions. Pharmaceutical medications have shown that people make different decisions when on the medications versus when not on them. Individuals treated for attention deficit disorders are more capable of focusing while those on antidepressant medication are less likely to experience the symptoms of depression. The use of drugs to influence decision making strongly supports the theory that the brain’s biology is intrinsically tied with decision-making and consciousness (“Decision Making: …show more content…
Biology, Free-Will and Accountability,” 2011).
So if the brain affects humans’ decision making both psychologically and biologically, are individuals at fault for any of the decisions that they make, having only acted on the impulses of brain?
If the human mind were ruled only by biological and psychological influences, this might be the case. However, it is not true. Humans also possess the ability of free will. With free will, individuals are capable of oftentimes overcoming the most difficult of circumstances, even though from a biological and psychological perspective, it should crush them emotionally. Conclusively, human behavior is strongly affected by the brain in both a biological and psychological way, though the added facility of free will allows individuals to some faculty over how they reaction and
behave.
However, biological factors can also determine decisions and actions. Pharmaceutical medications have shown that people make different decisions when on the medications versus when not on them. Individuals treated for attention deficit disorders are more capable of focusing while those on antidepressant medication are less likely to experience the symptoms of depression. The use of drugs to influence decision making strongly supports the theory that the brain’s biology is intrinsically tied with decision-making and consciousness (“Decision Making: …show more content…
Biology, Free-Will and Accountability,” 2011).
So if the brain affects humans’ decision making both psychologically and biologically, are individuals at fault for any of the decisions that they make, having only acted on the impulses of brain?
If the human mind were ruled only by biological and psychological influences, this might be the case. However, it is not true. Humans also possess the ability of free will. With free will, individuals are capable of oftentimes overcoming the most difficult of circumstances, even though from a biological and psychological perspective, it should crush them emotionally. Conclusively, human behavior is strongly affected by the brain in both a biological and psychological way, though the added facility of free will allows individuals to some faculty over how they reaction and
behave.