1. Problem: Does age (grade) or gender influence the results of reading correctly a paragraph consisting of words with jumbled text? 2. Hypothesis: My hypothesis is that most of the higher age (grade) group and girls would correctly read a paragraph of words with jumbled text. I believe that this is because with age our brain develops to make up words faster even if the words have letters with jumbled text. Also‚ I think that the girls would give a better response in the experiment as they
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Name:_____________________ “You Can Grow Your Intelligence” New Research Shows the Brain Can Be Developed Like a Muscle ‚ December 2008 Many people think of the brain as a mystery. They don’t know much about intelligence and how it works. When they do think about what intelligence is‚ many people believe that a person is born either smart‚ average‚ or dumb — and stays that way for life. But new research shows that the brain is more like a muscle — it changes and gets stronger when you use it
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Describe and evaluate biological explanations of OCD (10 marks) The biological approach as an explanation of OCD believes that the disorder is caused by a fault in our body‚ either through genes‚ hormones‚ the brain‚ or neurotransmitters‚ therefore suggesting that OCD is caused by our nature‚ rather than our upbringing. This means that since we are born with the body we have‚ if we have OCD‚ it is innate within us. One biological explanation for OCD is the genetic explanation. The genetic
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Uncommon Consciousness: Discovery Through Lucid Dreaming Throughout history‚ scientists‚ artists‚ mathematicians‚ and intellectuals have made cultural and technological advancements based on observations or realizations made in exceptionally realistic‚ or lucid dreams. Individuals such as Salvador Dali‚ Thomas Edison‚ and Dmitri Mendeleev turned to their dreams for inspiration in their respective fields. (Dali‚ 27) (Bernd‚ p.p. 28-29) (Baeyer‚ 6) These exceptionally intelligent individuals made
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My response to Essay B will cover the main areas of the process of and the explanation of memory formation in the hippocampus. The essay will include the long-term potentiation‚ the hippocampal areas and the overall involvement of the glutamate receptors. I will cover the definitions of what these various areas are and tell about the process itself for how everything flows together. To start with‚ the hippocampus itself is essentially like a central hub in the brain that helps us process several
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Romeo and Juliet’s Actions Based on Their Brain Development The human brain is not the quickest maturing organ in the body. The brain has many parts to it‚ this complex organ matures at its own pace and so do the parts of the brain. Meaning all the parts of the brain mature at a different pace‚ some mature quicker and some mature slower. Therefore‚ a human‚ in the process of becoming an adult‚ have poor-decision making during their teenage years. In Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare‚ Romeo
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Out of all the organs in the human body‚ the brain is the most intricate and interesting. The brain consists of millions of neurons that work together to help the body function. Furthermore‚ the brain creates differences between individuals in numerous aspects such as thinking‚ acting‚ and learning. Within the novel‚ Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain by David Eagleman‚ a neuroscientist delves into the ins and outs of the almighty brain. As Eagleman explains the brain himself‚ “… then there’s
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The brain The brain is the most complex organ in the body. It is the organ that allows us to think‚ have emotions‚ move‚ and dream. Given this complication‚ it should not be surprising that there are many ways to separate brain parts. Brain parts can be separated on the basis of what they look like to the bare eye‚ under a microscope‚ or by what certain brain parts do. The brain and spinal cord make up the central nervous system and all of the nerves found in our body make up the peripheral nervous
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Wright 1 Amy Wright Jason Corjay Psy 101 - Z4 21 Feb 2015 The Biology of Behavior The two opening chapters in Exploring Psychology have been very informative. I have chosen to go with chapter 2‚ The Biology of Behavior‚ as my topic. The first sentence pulled me in. I was both challenged and compelled about what I was reading and wanted to know more instantly. My first thought was that this possibly couldn’t be true. How could a brain tumor be an excuse for a sick mans advances towards a child
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When performing an MRI scan‚ the resulted images contain the head of the patient (brain‚ skull‚ neck‚ etc...) together with some other parts of the body such as the shoulders or any other things around the head of the patient. However‚ we are only interested in the patient’s head and more specifically the brain‚ that is why in this step we perform an orientation step to orient all the brain images into a common coordination and then we perform the brain extraction using brain extraction tool (BET)
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