2012.08.23_Prominent scientists sign declaration that animals have conscious awareness‚ just like us http://io9.com/5937356/prominent-scientists-sign-declaration-that-animals-have-conscious-awareness-just-like-us George DvorskyPFollowOUnfollow 8/23/12 5:00pm 8/23/12 5:00pm g 14711L 315Edit An international group of prominent scientists has signed The Cambridge Declaration on Consciousness in which they are proclaiming their support for the idea that animals are conscious and aware to the degree
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The study to determine the effect of a new “miracle” drug that can temporarily inactivate areas of the brain is an experimental study. An experimental study is a controlled experiment in which the researcher has control over one variable‚ called the independent variable. The researcher then manipulates the independent variable and studies how that affects the variable he is measuring‚ called the dependent variable. Because this experiment includes the study of how the independent variable‚ in this
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Muscle Fatigue Coursework What Is Muscle Fatigue and How Does It Occur? Muscle fatigue is a condition in which muscles cannot exert their normal force. Muscle fatigue occurs when the muscles cannot exert normal force‚ or when more effort than normal is required to achieve a desired level of force. There are a number of causes for muscle fatigue‚ ranging from exercise-induced fatigue to genetic conditions which lead to muscle weakness. Doctors and researchers have conducted a number of studies
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Cari Cost Hippocampus and Spatial memory The Hippocampus is a small region in the brain‚ about 3 cm all around. This portion of the brain is essential for adequate development. It controls spatial memory. Spatial memory for example would be the memory of the interior of a building and it’s layout.This type of memory helps a person relate what they’re seeing and where they’ve previously been. Spatial memory is one of the most important parts of the brain’s memory storage; It’s extremely beneficial
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Fish on Prozac: Investigating the Mechanisms of Aggressive Behavior in Betta Splendens October 24‚ 2013 By: Michael Min Lab Partners: Jay Hwang‚ Josh King‚ Jesse Jung Lecture Professor: Dr. Norskov Introduction Betta splendens‚ or Siamese fighting fish‚ have been previously used to study the affects of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI) on aggression levels. Specifically‚ the SSRI used in most studies is Fluoxetine‚ which can be
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Pasi‚ M.‚ Salvadori‚ E.‚ Poggesi‚ A.‚ Inzitari‚ D.‚ & Pantoni‚ L. (2013). Factors predicting the montreal cognitive assessment (MoCA) applicability and performances in a stroke unit. Journal of Neurology‚ 260(6)‚ 1518–1526. doi: 10.1007/s00415-012-6819-5. MOCA is a static neuropsychological evaluation in acute phase of stroke to see cognitive impairment. For use with mild to moderate strokes. It’s ease of use and high sensitivity makes it a good choice over other neuropsychological tests. Phipps
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The limbic system and prefrontal cortex play an extensive role in human behavior. The limbic system is a set of structures within the brain that controls human emotions and memories; intensifying during puberty. On the other hand‚ the prefrontal cortex is responsible for regulating behavior and thought analysis. This is developed later than the limbic system which has already begun developing during puberty as stated earlier. Due to the differences in developmental time‚ the extremities such as‚
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Music has a very persuasive control over people. It can increase the rate in which we learn things. Music can improve our daily lives and our well-being. It can affect our blood pressure and body organs. Music is a very powerful entity that can drive people’s emotions. Our body experiences something similar to a chain reaction when listening to music therefore; the psychological relationship between music and the mind is very powerful. The auditory cortex in the temporal lobe of the brain connects
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2018 To what extent can cognitive development be understood in terms of the specialization of function in specific structures of the brain? Developmental cognitive neuropsychology seeks to understand and explain the relationship between the human brain and its function. One might consider the extent to which cognitive development can be understood in terms of the specialisation of function in specific structures of the brain. Two contrasting theories of functional specialisation will be presented
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Heather Martin Working as a scientist in Chicago Illinois we deal with some pretty controversial research. One of my most passionate experiments also happens to be the most controversial. My team and I had been trying to restore function to dead tissue. It can be life changing if we can successfully accomplish this. We were very successful in returning functions to the severed limbs of small animals when we decided it was time to find a human test subject. An eight year old child‚ named Sarah
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