The Brain Brittany Wagner Psy/240 June 22‚ 2014 Jennifer Graves The Brain The brain is like a hard drive for a computer. Like a hard drive the brain also has many wires and complicated looking things in there. It is a lot easier to understand what part of the brain does what when it is broken down into the five major parts. The brain has five major parts and each part helps the human body function. The five major parts are called the myelencephalon‚ metencephalon‚ mesencephalon‚ diencephalon
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Neurotransmitter – They are brain chemicals that communicate throughout the body. Amygdala – It is located in the cerebral hemisphere that looks like a grey almond shape‚ it controls the emotions we have from hormones‚ arousal and emotional memories. Hippocampus – This is in the medial temporal lobe it’s a small organ and is very important to the limbic system‚ it is what helps with our long term memory. Corpus Callosum – Located in the middle of the brain the corpus callosum is a big ball
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Running Head: Brain Development: Are the Early Years Really the Most Important? Brain Development: Are the Early Years Really the Most Important? Brain Development: Are the Early Years Really the Most Important? Many people do not think the early years are the most important to a child’s brain development. They seem to have the attitude that children can be taught when they are old enough to learn the skills. But then the question remains as to when you should start teaching those skills
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If each of the following brain parts individually was damaged‚ what would be the consequence and why? Hippocampus‚ hypothalamus‚ cerebellum‚ reticular formation‚ medulla Hippocampus is important for forming lasting memories. The hippocampus lies inside the temporal lobes‚ which is why stimulating the temporal lobes can produce memory like or dream like experiences. Hippocampus damage can result in anterograde amnesia which is the loss of ability to form new memories. Someone who sustains an
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The Brain Brainstem The brain stem plays an important role in basic attention‚ arousal‚ and consciousness. It contains the medulla oblongata‚ cerebellum‚ midbrain and pons. Its functions include things that you need to survive‚ such as breathing‚ digestion‚ heart rate‚ blood pressure‚ and arousal which makes you awake and alert.All information from our body passes through the brain stem on the way to the brain. Medulla Oblangata The medulla oblongata connects the brain and spinal cord.
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Neural Plasticity Paper Cassandra Hamel‚ Christina Scott‚ Cody Murphy‚ Deserai Knight PSY/ 340 March 30‚ 2015 LaWanda Evans Neural Plasticity Paper In this week’s team project we discuss the topic of neural plasticity. Plasticity can be defined as the adjustment of the nervous system to changes in the external milieu (through sensory inputs) or internal milieu (through the effects of damage to the system) and appears to be mainly a property of the cerebral cortex rather than subcortical structures
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Introduction The brain develops at an astonishing rate starting from conception. In the first ten years of a child’s life‚ their brain will have made billions of connections. By the time the individual grows older‚ the brain will continue to grow and make more connections. The main contributions to a developing brain are biological genes‚ the enviornment‚ and different critical periods. In this paper‚ the following will be elaborated on: (a) fetal brain development‚ (b) brain development in children
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Mirrors in the Brain On a 1991 hot summer day in Parma‚ Italy‚ a lab monkey awaited its researchers’ return from lunch. The researchers had implanted wires next to its motor cortex‚ in a frontal lobe brain region that enabled the monkey to plan and enact movements. The monitoring device would alert the researchers to activity in that region of the monkey’s brain. When the monkey moved a peanut into its mouth‚ for example‚ the device would buzz. That day‚ as one of the researchers entered the lab
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Brain Dissection Aim: the aim is to dissect the brain and identify all the different parts of it. Equipment: a semi –frozen sheep’s brain‚ dissecting board‚ dissecting instruments (scalpel‚ forceps‚ scissors)‚ plastic ruler‚ paper towel and gloves. Method: * We placed the brain so that the cerebral hemispheres are at the top of the board and the brain stem is at the bottom. * My group identified the external features of the brain: the cerebral hemispheres‚ cerebellum and brain stem.
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have an effect on the brain vary as the amount of alcohol is consumed into the blood stream. The first part of the brain to be effected by the consumption of alcohol is Cerebral Cortex. This is the region of the brain that process the though process and consciousness. The effect of this region is that it suppress the inhibition-processing center‚ it affects the eyes‚ ears‚ and mouth senses. The next level in the blood level alcohol content is it affects the Cerebellum in the brain. The Cerebellum controls
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