Schizophrenia is a category of mental illness of the psychotic disorders. Psychosis refers to specific abnormalities of cognition that include delusions and hallucinations. The abnormalities of Schizophrenia are often divided into 3 categories. The first being cognitive which deals with abnormalities of attention and planning abilities. The second category of abnormalities of Schizophrenia is often called negative symptoms which can include blunted emotions and a loss of enjoyment. The third category
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PsychSim 5: Brain and Behavior 21 PsychSim 5: BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR Name: Section: Brain & Behavior Date:1/20/2013 In this activity you will take a tour of the human brain and explore the major brain regions to discover the functions of each region or area. Functional Specialization • In terms of brain function‚ what is functional specialization? Each independent part
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What is the function of the basal nuclei? What basal nuclei form the lentiform nucleus? Which arches over the diencephalon? Function - receive input from entire cerebral cortex‚ other subcortical nuclei‚ and each other; influences muscle movements and motor control; play a part in cognition and attention; starting‚ stopping‚ and monitoring the intensity of movements executed by the cortex‚ especially those that are
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The Journal of Neuroscience‚ 4748. Retrieved October 10‚ 2012‚ from http://www.jneurosci.org/content/14/8/4748.full.pdf De Bellis‚ M Cerebral Cortex‚ 11‚ 552-557. Retrieved October 10‚ 2012‚ from http://cercor.oxfordjournals.org/content/11/6/552.abstract Diamond‚ M Good‚ C. (2000). A voxel-based morphometric analysis of 465 normal adult human brains. Cerebral Asymmetry and the Effects of Sex and Handedness on Brain Structure‚ 685-687 Gur‚ R. (1999). Sex differences in brain gray and white matter
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Melissa Fellin 10/6/13 A.P. Psych Review Intro There are two communication systems in the brain The Nervous System and the Endocrine System Nervous System: extensive network of nerve cells that carry messages in pulses of electrical and chemical energy throughout the body. This is the network that first comes to your rescue by accelerating you heart and tensing your muscles for action. Endocrine System: a slower acting communication network that sends a follow up message that
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09/23/2012 Professor Andy A. Gauler University of Phoenix Abstract This paper will assist you in knowing the difference between the inner core of the brain compared to the cerebral cortex or outer covering of the brain while defining the importance of each. I will cover the definition of sensation and perception‚ explain the difference between them and give a sound example too. Furthermore‚ I will give the results of the
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learned academic or physical skills‚ significant drop in overall school performance‚ agression‚ impulsiveness‚ and a decline in mental abilities. Almost every part of the brain is affected by HD‚ but the parts most affected are the basa ganglia and the cerebral cortex. The basal ganglia is group of neurons located at the base of the
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& memory (Malfunction: Alzheimer’s disease) d. Basal Ganglia - group of brain structures; for movement (posture) [Parkinson’s disease if involuntary] e. Cerebral Hemispheres - 2 Large structures (Left & Right Hemisphere) [Right: creativity‚ Left: Logic) corpus callosum - bundle of axons whch connects 2 hemispheres Lobes of Cerebral Cortex a. Frontal Lobe - reasoning‚ planning‚ parts of speech‚ movement‚ emotions‚ problem solving b. Parietal Lobe - movement‚ orientation‚ recognition
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children with age lower than‚ on average‚ twelve-years-old have less change to speak with foreign accent when they learn a second language. The scientists uses the critical period theory to explain those capacity and also introduce the concept of cerebral lateralization‚ process in the brain that made the hemispheres specialize in particular functions. The critical period theory is supported by studies with patients suffering from aphasia‚ loss of language abilities result of brain damage. Thus‚
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Review TRENDS in Cognitive Sciences Vol.9 No.5 May 2005 Evolution of the brain and intelligence Gerhard Roth1‚2 and Ursula Dicke2 1 2 Hanse Institute for Advanced Study‚ D-27753 Delmenhorst‚ Germany Brain Research Institute‚ University of Bremen‚ D-28334 Bremen‚ Germany Intelligence has evolved many times independently among vertebrates. Primates‚ elephants and cetaceans are assumed to be more intelligent than ‘lower’ mammals‚ the great apes and humans more than monkeys‚ and humans more than
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