Meditation and the Brain Caitlin Scofield BACK-STORY "It is the face of our shadow that stares at us from across the iron curtain." - Jung I have never known nor feigned to know what it is I step into when I step forward. Last night I happened upon a question that shook me and left an unsettling feeling in my bones‚ like a call to look in‚ to traverse through darkness unarmed. I was beckoned to seek the meaning of my life. I have a way of intellectualizing things‚ of making them
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His Brain‚ Her Brain By Larry Cahill To say that men and women are different wouldn’t be declaring anything anyone doesn’t already know‚ but scientists want to know why; through tests and research‚ studies have shown that our brains might be structurally‚ chemically‚ and functionally different. This raises the likelihood that sex-specific treatments might need to be developed when dealing with a wide variety of mental disorders. Until recently‚ scientists believed that the differences between
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According to (Pinel‚ 2009‚ P. 435) emotional expression is believed to be controlled by several interconnected neural structures‚ the limbic system‚ which is a collection of nuclei and tracts that border the thalamus. These structures include the amygdala‚ mammillary body‚ hippocampus‚ fornix‚ cortex of the cingulate gyrus‚ septum‚ olfactory bulb‚ and hypothalamus. Papez believed that emotional states are expressed through actions of limbic structures in the hypothalamus and that they are experienced
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physiology is one thing‚ however understanding a dysfunctional human being is different thing all together. In quite a number of research‚ the main reasons that have been cited as the cause of dysfunctional people is the functional ability of their amygdala or their frontal cortex.
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situations such as accidents or disease‚ but one of the greatest events in life that have a huge risk of brain damage are contact sports. Four brain structures that can be affected by a sports related injury to the head are the cerebellum‚ hippocampus‚ amygdala‚ and thalamus. These structures at risk of being damaged because they are in the center of the brain which‚ when the brain is pushed to one side applies pressure to that side of the brain‚ crowding these different brain structures together. Additionally
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Psychopath‚ sociopath‚ psycho‚ and crazy are terms used by the public for years. They are commonly used interchangeable with little understand of what they mean. Psychopaths and sociopaths (also known as antisocial personality disorder) are different from what people usually think they are. Usually in television and movies they plan the role of the crazy killer or the lone man in the woods that kidnaps and tortures people. In reality‚ many people can be classified as a psychopath and still function
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Deviance: Nature vs. Nurture Every society has developed their own rules and principles‚ and every society contains those who break away from these norms and expectations. These people are called deviants. All societies throughout history have had these deviants who refuse to follow the rules set up by the community in which they live. Deviance is necessary‚ to some degree‚ for societies to advance. Without deviance‚ human culture would stagnate. The causes of deviance‚ like many
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Research of Literature: The part of the brain that triggers the sensation of fear is the amygdala. Studies by Christof Koch‚ reveal the right side of the amygdala responds strongly to animals and would explain why movie monsters have features like fangs and claws. However‚ brain scans done by Thomas Straube at Friedrich Schiller University show that scary movies do not actually trigger responses from the amygdala‚ rather other parts of the brain associated with troubleshooting‚ self-awareness‚ and analyzing
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Biological Bases of Behavior Nervous System Made up of neurons‚ which are the nerve cells. These send electrical impulses to one another ( through a process known as firing) telling the body what to do. The parts of a neuron include: Cell Body (a.k.a. soma) – Main part of neuron; contains basic cell parts such as nucleus‚ ER‚ etc.; also has dendrites extending from it. Dendrites – bushy fibers which extend from the soma; receives impulses and directs them towards soma Axon – an extension
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Title: Midterm Examination TREX 1001 In partial requirement for TREX 1001 Mythbuster’s Prepared By: Lex Brown Prepared For: Dr. Rich Miller 10/19/2013 1. Feelings can affect the decision making of a person drastically. Sometimes this affect can be positives‚ whereas at other times it is not. The most common instance in which emotions can get the best of a person’s actions or decision making that I can think of is sports. In sports emotions can be both a positive and a negative when it
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