The Brain contains 25 parts which each have a different function. This includes the brain stem which connects to the spinal chord. The brains stem helps to perform basic functions for humans like heart rate‚ breathing‚ digesting food‚ and for sleeping. You can locate the brainstem below the limbic system. The Brainstem contains the pons and medulla. The pons is above the medulla and helps to perform motor control like sounds are transferred from the ear to the brain through the pons. It also helps
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The prefrontal cortex (PFC)‚ which is responsible for higher cognitive functions and social-emotional controls in humans‚ is one of the most important brain regions; yet‚ it is also one of the most delicate regions. Located just behind the forehead in the frontal lobe‚ it becomes vulnerable to injuries‚ leading to an array of symptoms including behavioural changes. Different neuroimaging studies and case studies have shown that damage to this region may lead to antisocial behaviour‚ which is defined
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Localization of Brain Function Psychologists have found that the brain often shows “localization of function”. This means that different parts of the brain carry out different tasks‚ for example‚ vision‚ voluntary movement and speech. The idea is that not all parts of the brain do the same thing‚ and that each part functions on its own‚ without the aid of other areas of the brain. This may seem obvious‚ but other organs‚ such as the liver‚ do not show localization of function; one part of the liver
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Marian Hong Professor 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
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Romero W1A3: Case Study: Biological Basis of Diseases Due: Sunday‚ May 22‚ 2011 The most current thoughts and theories on the cause of Alzheimer ’s Diseases is that Minnie is forgetting things‚ calling her oldest son‚ Chester‚ her husband ’s name‚ getting upset easily‚ and speaking in Italian. The theories would be the children looking up the information from the signs their mother is showing of the Alzheimer ’s Diseases and deciding if she should have extensive testing or going to the doctor
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The Effects of Marijuana on the Brain Chapter Two was very interesting‚ learning the brain functions‚ managing thought and the memory process. These chapters made me think about the effects drugs would have on your brain‚ especially Marijuana. Marijuana has been illegal for years because of the thought that it was a drug similar to cocaine‚ or heroin. Drugs such as cocaine and heroin affect the neurotransmitter dopamine. Dopamine is the neurotransmitter associated with extremely pleasurable sensations
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Option 1 To what extent can cognitive development be understood in terms of specialisation of function in specific structures of the brain? INTRODUCTION In relation to what extent cognitive development can be understood in terms of specialisation of specific structures of the brain‚ this assignment will observe and use developmental cognitive neuropsychology which explains and seeks to understand a functional relationship between the human brain and its function. In this assignment I will produce
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Stroop Effect (Blindsight) Stroop effect is a good project to do if one wants to know more about the eyes and brains connection. The most commonly used example is what is known as the Stroop Test‚ which compares the time needed to name colors when they are printed in an ink color that matches their name (e.g.‚ green‚ yellow‚ red‚ blue‚ brown‚ purple) with the time needed to name the same colors when they are printed in an ink color that does not match their name (e.g.‚ blue‚ red‚ purple‚ green
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The following article was published by Reuters and contains a serious methodological flaw. "WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- Brain scans show that the brains of people who are lying look very different from those of people who are telling the truth‚ U.S. researchers said on Monday. The study‚ using functional magnetic resonance imaging or fMRI‚ not only sheds light on what goes on when people lie but may also provide new technology for lie-detecting‚ the researchers said. "There may be unique areas
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Multiple Intelligences and Memory Loss of the Aging These days I walk into a room and forget why I went in there and it seems to be happening more frequently. It makes me wonder if I am losing my ability to remember anything because I am getting older. According to Merriam-Webster (2014) the definition of memory is: “The power or process of reproducing or recalling what has been learned and retained especially through associative mechanisms.” But what about Multiple Intelligences‚ is there
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