Introduction The cingulate gyrus is a stretch of cortex directly dorsal to the corpus callosum and can be split into multiple areas: the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC)‚ middle cingulate cortex‚ and posterior cingulate cortex (PCC). Each of these subsections has different structural characteristics and neuronal projections that characterize their individual cortical areas and functions (Stevens et al.‚ 2011). The ACC has been functionally tied to several behaviors‚ including decision-making‚ socially
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Physiological Psychology‚ what is it and why is it important? Physiological Psychology is as described by Kalat (1998) as the study of the physiological‚ evolutionary‚ and developmental mechanisms of behaviour and experience. It is devoted to the study of brain functioning‚ how Neurons and Glia convey messages to one another and other parts of the body for it to function and work accordingly. Future studies of physiological psychology will help predict behavioural patterns in society and how
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hardwired in an ancient region of our brains. The anterior cingulate cortex is located at the base of the inner surface of each cerebral hemisphere. This portion of the brain allows humans to register a conflict between a “primitive” urge coming from one part of the brain and an advisory message coming from another. Here‚ Pinker (2008) takes an evolutionary stance similar to that of Bowles and Gintis (2013)‚ claiming this primitive region in the cortex would not have remained virtually unchanged for
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Rluksza Conformity and Rebellion People do it every day; following the crowd. You see it all around you; people buying the cars their friends have or people wearing the same brand of clothes as their peers in order to fit in. Conforming is a basic part of being American‚ and Americans are not the only ones who conform either‚ most societies do. The act of conforming is essentially a survival technique; it allows for anyone in a particular society to fit in with his or her peers‚ this will
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Angela Deibler Mr. Milnes Honors Psychology 25 December 2016 Obsessive Compulsive Disorder– Psychology Research Paper Obsessive compulsive disorder is a chronic and common psychological disorder in which the sufferer experiences repetitive unwanted thoughts and subsequently feels the need to perform certain actions in response to these thoughts. The victim suffers from urges to repeat these thoughts and behaviors routinely. The recurring thoughts are referred to as obsessions‚ while the resulting
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Technology vs. the Brain From the invention of the light bulb by Thomas Edison to the long term battle between Apple and Microsoft‚ technology has been growing. With each new achievement or creation‚ the impact of the devices becomes more and more evident. There is a lot of controversy in terms of the impacts and whether the effects are positive or negative and to what extent technology actually reaches. The bottom line is that without a doubt technology is a continuously evolving system that impacts
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study‚ the anterior insula and the anterior cingulate cortex of the participants were activated when they feel emotional pain same as physical pain. The subjects who had experienced recent social rejection were randomly assigned to take painkiller (acetaminophen) or placebo group for three weeks. As a result the participants in acetaminophen condition reported less hurt feelings in that three week period and it also observed that their anterior insula and the anterior cingulate cortex had shown less
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As Good As It Gets‚ a movie about a man with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)‚ has many interesting aspects to an abnormal psychology student. “Obsessive-compulsive disorder is an anxiety disorder in which people have unwanted and repeated thoughts‚ feelings‚ ideas‚ sensations (obsessions)‚ or behaviors that make them feel driven to do something (compulsions).” (Berger‚ 2012) There have been several unproven propositions as to what causes OCD including head injuries and infections. Those who
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25/02/2011 Adolescence Learning Outcomes • By the end of the lecture‚ and with additional reading‚ students should: - be able to articulate the two system hypothesis - be aware of the evidence in support of differential rates of maturation in the socio-emotional and cognitive control systems - be aware of the theoretical implications of differential rates of maturation in the socio-emotional and cognitive control systems PY0004 Chris Pawson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QNO9xDADB 8 http://www
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How many of you have been on an airplane before? How many of you have heard a safety talk before the flight takes off? As a child‚ one part of the safety information always stuck out to me. The flight attendant would instruct passengers to fasten their own oxygen masks before helping those around them. It was unsettling to think that parents were not supposed to help their children right away. As I grew up‚ I started to understand the logic behind it. How can you help others if you are not okay
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