The little boy who lives down the street‚ the business man you pass by everyday to work‚ the surgeon who operated on your aunt last year; they could all be psychopaths. According to Dr. Robert Hare’s estimation‚ 1% of the general population has psychopathic personality disorder (Babiak). Most people assume psychopaths are violent mass murderers‚ as commonly portrayed by pop culture by characters such as Voldemort‚ Moriarty‚ or the Joker. However‚ real-life psychopaths are more subtly manipulative
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Olfaction or olfactory perception[1] is the sense of smell. This sense is mediated by specialized sensory cells of the nasal cavity of vertebrates‚ which can be considered analogous to sensory cells of the antennae of invertebrates. In humans‚ olfaction occurs when odorant molecules bind to specific sites on the olfactory receptors. These receptors are used to detect the presence of smell. They come together at the glomerulus‚ a structure which transmits signals to the olfactory bulb (a brain structure
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and sleeping. The cerebellum controls our poster and body movement. Conclusively the limbic system balances our temperature‚ blood pressure‚ emotions‚ and sexual desire. We would not be able to complete these necessary unconscious tasks without the amygdala‚ hippocampus‚ hypothalamus‚ and the thalamus. Our cerebrum is the largest part of our brains. This is where our nerve impulses are translated into words and ideas. The outer layer of the cerebrum is the cortex‚ the center of thought‚ perception‚
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| A)|thalamus | B)|corpus callosum | C)|hypothalamus | D)|amygdala | E)|hippocampus | 34.|A subliminal message is one that is presented: | A)|with very soft background music. | B)|while an individual is under hypnosis. | C)|below the absolute threshold for awareness. | D)|repetitiously. | E)|in a manner
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Biopsychology “The need for a motherʼs touch is really brain based.” Idea of being held and nurtured as a baby is necessary for development THE HUMAN BRAIN • only weighs 3 pounds • most complex structure in the universe • memories are stored as chemicals more cells than there are stars in the galaxy • • 100 billion nerve cells to communicate and store information evolution: over time organisms originate and adapt to their unique environments. heredity: the biological transmission of traits from
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Freud’s(1896) psychodynamic model of neurosis which was one of the first paradigms to place emphasis on external stressor events (Wilson 2004). The essay will concentrate on the hippocampus‚ a brain area involved in memory and briefly discuss the amygdala. Saplosky (1996) neurobiological study in relation to stress‚ glucorcotoids and hippocampus‚ a brain area involved in memory functioning. These brain areas will be discussed in relation to disturbing memories and deficits in memory functioning (Silver
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The Onslaught of Pornography’s Erototoxins on Teens & Society Marcos Lopez Abstract American society has become an increasingly pornographic society. It is clearly seen with billboards‚ electronic billboards advertising gentlemen’s clubs‚ and other media sources pumping garbage at a vulnerable young generation of teens. Numerous scientific studies have demonstrated a strong correlation between exposure to pornography and subsequent adverse effects on the brain‚ mind‚ health‚ and the moral substance
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Home of emotions and “regulates temperature‚ blood pressure‚ heart rate‚ and blood sugar” (PBS‚ 2002) Cerebellum “little brain” (Chudler‚ n. d.) “Controls posture‚ balance‚ and coordination” and stores “learned‚ physical skills” (PBS‚ 2002) Amygdala “almond” (Chudler‚ n. d.) “Plays a critical role in learning‚ cognition‚ and the processing of emotional memories” (Jensen‚ 2005‚ p. 159) Hippocampus “sea-horse” (Chudler‚ n. d.) Integrates sensory information and plays a critical role
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Alzheimer’s dementia is a neurodegenerative disease that is characterized by several brain abnormalities that are selective and only affect neurons in specific regions of the brain. This disease is characterized by a progressive decrease in neuronal activity and neuronal survival. Historically‚ researchers have used Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) machines to scan patients with Alzheimer’s disease and the unaffected old adults and then use supercomputers to create color-coded maps which revealed
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It’s late at night‚ it’s dark‚ and you’re all alone as you’re making a long trek home. Suddenly‚ you hear footsteps approaching you from behind as you take a shortcut through an alley. Naturally‚ the emotion most people in this situation would experience instantly and most prevalently is fear. The question lies in how this emotion manifested itself in the body‚ and what exactly is this emotion? Is it a product of our thoughts about what is currently transpiring‚ or are our thoughts a product of this
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