One concern associated with the emotional side effects of using marijuana is the inability of users trying to empathize with other’s emotions. A study done at Colorado State University showed that‚ when connected to an electroencephalogram (EEG)‚ on average “cannabis users scored lower in a task that asked them to focus on the sex of the face and then to identify the emotion. This suggests a reduced ability to ‘implicitly’ identify emotions and to empathize on a deeper emotional level‚” (Brazier)
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BIO 201 October 17th‚ 2012 Dr. Sillanpaa Epilepsy Epilepsy is a neurological condition in which affects the nervous system and is also known as a seizure disorder. It is normally diagnosed after a person has had two or more seizures that weren ’t caused by a known medical condition like extremely low blood sugar or alcohol withdrawal. The seizures in epilepsy may be related to a brain injury or a family tendency but most of the time it unfortunately unknown. “Epilepsy”‚ the word itself‚
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Foundations Paper Sharon Shanell PSY/300 February 5‚ 2013 Karen Detweiler Abstract The miscellaneous condition of psychology is a scientific investigation of humankind mind‚ body‚ and behavior. Psychology includes different departments of psychology to apprehend and supervise observations on the mental technique of a person mind and behavior. Psychology is regularly used to establish the secrecy of the human behavior. Observation was the way to study a person mind to become aware of the mental
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The use and effects of Adderall on People Brand name Adderall was introduced in 1996 in the forms of a multi-dose‚ instant-release‚ slow‚ or a time release capsule that came from the original formula used in a weight management drug Obetrol. It has become available in a generic formulation‚ "mixed amphetamine salts". The active ingredients of Adderall include a combination of dextroamphetamine and racemic D/L amphetamine salts. Adderall is prescribed in the treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
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PSYCHOLOGY 100: GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY Spring Quarter 2013 Class Location: 1508 Meeting Time: 9:30 – 10:20 Daily Office Hours: Mondays 12:30 – 1:30 Tuesday 12:30 – 2:00 Wednesdays 12:30 – 1:30 Thursdays 12:30 – 2:00 Fridays 12:30 – 1:30 And by appointment ------------------------------------------------- Textbook Myers‚ D.G. (2011). Exploring psychology in modules (8th Edition.). New York‚ NY: Worth Publishers. (Required) -------------------------------------------------
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Precognitive Dreams Precognitive dreams occur but what are we to make of them? Published on July 30‚ 2011 by Patrick McNamara‚ Ph.D. in Dream Catcher Here is a so-called precognitive dream reported in Van de Castle‚ R.L (1994). Our dreaming mind. Ballantine‚ New York; p 406-407 "Walter Franklin Prince‚ a psychologist and Episcopal minister‚ ....dreamed that he had in his hand a small paper‚ with an order printed in red ink for the execution of the bearer‚ a slender woman with blond hair about
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The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the correlational method as a means for examining the relationship between REM sleep and memory. I will describe previous research and then investigate how REM and memory are associated in young people and in older people. In some ways‚ the sleep patterns of these two groups are very similar‚ but in some ways they are not. 1a) In a normal brain‚ the period of deep sleep is the first half of sleep and the period of REM sleep is the second half of sleep.
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Psychology Notes Chapter 1: Introduction to Psychology Psychology is the scientific study of behavior and mental processes -What can you see(behavior) -What you cant see(mental processes) -Describe predict explain behavior and mental processes using the scientific method Subfields of Psychology -Biological Foundations (Behavioral Neuroscience) seek relationships between brain and behavior and mental processes‚ role of heredity‚ evolution -Experimental Psychology (Cognitive Psychology)
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Cross your heart‚ hope to die‚ stick a needle in your eye Awakening with a large needle in your eye‚ you realize you have been stripped from your mother and thrown into a small cold cage. A few hours later‚ you begin to go blind: something grabs you‚ another needle is pierced into you once again‚ and you start to fade away. Countless animals awaken to the same grim fate. They have no idea what is happening or what they did to deserve this treatment. Every day‚ every hour‚ and every minute‚ a laboratory
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and voluntary (Haggard and Libet‚ 2015). Participants were asked to move their right wrist‚ at a time of their own choosing and then make a note of the time they were first aware of their desire to act‚ which he named ‘W’. Whilst they did this‚ an EEG machine monitored their brain activity. Attention was focused on a particular negative brain potential‚ called the RP‚ or Readiness Potential (Libet‚ 2003)‚ situated in the supplementary motor area (SMA). It was discovered that the brain activity occurred
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