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    A Tour of the Brain

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    A Tour of the Brain XXXXXXXXXXXXX Rasmussen College Author Note This paper is being submitted on XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX General Psychology. A Tour of the Brain The brain is the control center of the human body. It is protected by the skull and is made up of three main parts‚ the cerebrum‚ the cerebellum and the Brainstem. The brain is the boss of the body‚ it runs the show and controls just about everything one does‚ even when one’s asleep. (Kidshealth‚ n.d.) During this

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    Hemispheres of the Brain

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    Appendix E Hemispheres of the Brain Our brain is divided into two main hemispheres‚ the left and the right. Each hemisphere is dominant in certain functions. Click either the left or the right hemisphere of the brain below and fill in the hemisphere’s appropriate functions. LEFT HEMISPHERE RIGHT HEMISPHERE [pic] Cerebral Lateralization and Functionality Researchers utilize a number of different methods to study lateralization of brain function. Four of these methods are:

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    Marijuana and the Brain

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    Brown Period 3 Health Marijuana and the Brain Even though marijuana affects the brain‚ it is the most commonly used illegal drug out there. The drug affects all parts of your body; it first goes through the brain so it can damage it severely. Just a one milligram dose of marijuana can seriously affect your mental and psychological health. The drug usually goes to your brain seconds after it is in your bloodstream or is inhaled. Your brain sucks up the drug through the receptors and its

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    Brain and Behavior

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    8/26/2014 The brain is partitioned into four main lobes‚ which include; the frontal‚ temporal‚ parietal‚ the temporal‚ and occipital lobe. The frontal lobes are concerned with management of movement‚ from stimulation of a person muscles to conceptual planning on what to carry out. The temporal lobe is the main area for premature auditory processing and a high-level visual processing area. The frontal lobes are situated on the front and the top area of the brain. There major functions include controlling

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    The Brain and Behavior

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    Gigi Servis The brain is separated into four main lobes‚ which include the frontal‚ temporal‚ parietal‚ and occipital lobe. The frontal lobes are concerned with management of movement‚ from stimulation of a person muscles to conceptual planning on what to carry out. The temporal lobe is the main area for premature auditory processing and a high-level visual processing area. The frontal lobes are located on the front and the top area of the brain. Their major functions include controlling

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    cells that may function in defense and capture prey. The cells found within the tentacles are structurally and functionally unique to each phylum‚ such as the cindocytes in Cnidarians and colloblasts in Ctenophores. Cnidarians capture prey with special stinging cells called cindocytes. These cells are found throughout the epidermis but are particularly abundant in the tentacles. Cnidocytes contain a cilium or modified cilium structure with a kinetosome at its base. This structure is known as the

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    The Teenage Brain

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    Adolescence and the Brain: A scientific reason for the madness “I can’t stand you‚ Mother!” “Why doesn’t anyone ever listen to me?” “You never see my side” “You just don’t listen or understand anything!” These are just a few of the many phrases that I often hear in my home. If teenaged children live in the home you can be sure that at least one of these statements has been said‚ yelled or growled in the last week. Are there tactics and ways a parent can use to deal with and keep control

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    human brain results in its fourfold increase in volume between birth and adulthood and during this time frame there are also significant changes in cognitive ability‚ the most marked of which occurs in early infancy. It is only relatively recently‚ with the advancement of neuroimaging technology‚ that researchers have begun to examine how brain structure‚ that is its physical fabric and organisation‚ might relate to its function‚ i.e. the tasks it performs‚ in a child ’s developing brain. One view

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    Student Handout Response Sheet: Used with Lab 5 Activity #2 Question Set (The Structure & Function of GeneChip Microarrays) Directions: The following questions go with Activity #2 reading on the structure and function of GeneChip microarrays. Answer each question as thoroughly and detailed as possible. Part I – Intro‚ and Gene Expression Microarrays (1) What is gene expression? What can affect gene expression? • When a gene is used to build an mRNA copy (transcription) which is then

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    Effects of alcohol on brain functioning and neurotransmitters The consumption of alcohol can cause an effect on several parts of the brain including the hypothalamus‚ pituitary gland‚ medulla and the limbic system (How alcohol works 2008). Each sector responds differently to alcohol‚ causing changes in specific behaviors. Cerebral cortex The role of the cerebral cortex is to decipher information received from the senses‚ processing thought‚ speech‚ and memory and indicating the majority of

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