OUTLINE The purpose of this outline is to assist note taking and have a brief exposure to the lecture material before class. The detailed PowerPoint notes will be posted right after each class. PART I: Emotion I. The Nature of Emotion What is emotion? Multi-component responses to challenges or opportunities that are important to the individual’s goals‚ especially social ones. Major components include: -Physiological changes -Cognitive processes -Action tendencies -Cultural influences
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In the field of criminal law there exist established defences such as provocation and self-defence which mitigate the culpability of the accused. However‚ with recent advances in neuroscience this stands to change following developments revealing the genetic and biological functions of the human brain and their relationship with the person’s capacity to make decisions for oneself. Broader questions of whether the brain can be divorced from the self‚ and its ramifications for personal responsibility
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as being “mentored” by his loved ones who were also in prison on gun-related charges (Berger‚ 2011‚ pg. 240). Maybe he feared his classmate? This may have led to him taking the gun to school‚ being afraid of confrontation. The interaction of the amygdala and the hippocampus can cause fear to be either constructive (causing a child to use good judgement); or‚ in this case‚ destructive‚ allowing fear and misplaced anger to take
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the following step the cells and mitral axons form the lateral olfactory tract. Finally‚ this tract travels from the olfactory bulb to the limbic system. From the olfactory bulb‚ olfactory information is processed in the primary olfactory cortex‚ amygdala‚ septal nuclei‚ hippocampus‚ and the entorhinal cortex. An important factor which has to do with olfactory information is that it can be associated with the limbic system. This refers to the memories that are associated with odors and emotional
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In the book titled “The Trauma Tool Kit: Healing PTSD from the inside out‚” (2012) author Susan Pease Banitt describes Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder as‚ “a whole-body tragedy‚ an integral human event of enormous proportions with massive repercussions.” (Bannit) The symptoms of this disorder may vary person to person‚ making the process of diagnosing this condition difficult for healthcare experts. One of the main concerns of those affected by PTSD is that the side effects of the medications they
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Music stimulates brain growth and productive function. It is instinct to make and enjoy music in homo sapiens‚ it does not get wiped from memory by diseases like Parkinson’s or Dementia‚ it was been known to help children with ADHD and ADD pay attention‚ Charles Darwin and other specialists support the idea that it was used to help us evolve and bond throughout our existence. Music is a way for people to transmit emotions‚ feelings‚ ideas‚ and motivation better than words can do; almost as if it
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The Secret life of the Brain The PBS special "The Secret Life of the Brain" took us through all different aspects of the brain and its formation through life. These five movies taught us that the brain is plastic and is always changing‚ cutting unused neurons and filling with different ideas and thoughts that you learn from your environment. The five videos go through the five stages of life; baby‚ child‚ teenager‚ adult and finally the aging brain. The Baby’s Brain: Wider than the Sky When you
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The way we observe and interact with our world happens through our nervous systems. It is how we learn about our surroundings and how we function within those surroundings. But what would happen if something was affecting our nervous systems in ways that could both help us and harm us? Truth be told‚ there is. Caffeine is renowned for being the world’s most widely consumed psychoactive drug‚ but it is also known for literally shaking up our bodies by affecting our nervous systems. The drug can be
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Comparisons and Contrast between Alcohol and Marijuana The Effects on the Brain Michael Smith‚ Jr. Morehouse College‚ Department of Psychology Author Note: This paper was prepared for Psychology 102G‚ section 01‚ taught by Professor Chris Markham. Cannabis is a plant that can be grown all over the world. Many people use the common term marijuana instead of Cannabis. Moreover‚ in today’s society‚ marijuana can be defined as a political movement‚ legal
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Why are people happy in the happiest place on earth? Disneyland is controlling people’s minds with scents. Park operators have invented machines called “Smellitizers” that pump out specific scents‚ such as vanilla or citrus‚ depending on where someone is in the park. These scents are supposed to stimulate emotions‚ and they are effective because of how emotions can be controlled by scents to bring back happy memories. This is a perfect example of the prominent role scents play in evoking emotions
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