CH. 2 NEUROSCIENCE & BEHAVIOR Part 1 I. Our Genetic Inheritance Neuroscience: scientific study of the biology of behavior & mental processes Behavioral Genetics: study of the relative effects of heredity & environment on behavior & mental processes Genes & DNA -The nucleus of every cell contains genes‚ which carry the code for hereditary transmission -Genes are arranged along chromosomes (strands of paired DNA). Evolutionary Psychology: studies how natural selection & adaptation
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Below is a study guide for Exam #1. Keep in mind that I am looking at your exam questions while writing the study guide. Be sure you know what the terms are‚ how they have been researched‚ and describe your answers in your own words. I decided to limit your test to the first three chapters. You can do quite well focusing on the material below. Enjoy! Why is drug withdrawal a painful experience for addicts? Using drugs puts an excess amount of neurotransmitters in the body. When there is an
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Unit 4222-237 Dementia Awareness (DEM 201) Outcome 1 understand what dementia is Explain what is meant by the term “dementia” (201.1.1) Dementia describes a set of symptoms that may include memory loss and difficulties with thinking‚ problem-solving or language. These changes are often small to start with‚ but for someone with dementia they have become severe enough to affect daily life. Dementia is caused when the brain is damaged by diseases‚ such as Alzheimer’s disease‚ vascular dementia
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Describe the brain regions that control sensorimotor function. What are the specific functions of each region? The sensorimotor function follows a certain order. It goes from the sensorimotor function to the association cortex‚ secondary motor cortex‚ primary motor cortex‚ brain steam motor nuclei‚ and spinal motor circuits. We have two major areas of the sensorimotor association cortex. One is the posterior parietal association cortex and the other the dorsolateral prefrontal association cortex
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Diagnosis and Treatment of Motor Disabilities in Children During this presentation I learned a lot of new things about deformities that I already knew about and about deformities that I’ve never even heard of. All of it has to do with the brain development mainly. If something were to go wrong with you and it could be just a small little incident that occurs with your brain then it goes all down hill from there. Cerebral Palsy appears in infancy to early childhood and permanently affects the
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Conclusion 1. Why is the story of Phineas Gage considered so extraordinary? What does his story teach us about the brain? Pole struck through his skull and his brain‚ once recoved‚ the man was perfectly fine with only minor personality changes 2. (Optional) Scientists have used a drawing called a motor homunculus to show the connection between different body parts and areas of the brain. This drawing is a cartoon of the human body‚ where the bigger the body parts‚ the more area of the motor cortex
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Dr Donna Harrison dictating Diagnostic Imaging Report Patient : Putul Barua ID 135799 Room No. CCU4 X-ray 10-0460 Referring Physician: Simon Williams‚ MD from pulmonology. Reason for exam is hemoptysis Date of exam is 01/10 Procedure: Ct scan of chest without contrast Findings: Ct scan of the chest was performed in 7 mm axial sections with no intrrveous contrast enhancement. Comparison is made to previous ct scans made during his admission last year. There is interval resolution of
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Adult Learning Theory Christina Bell (Student #0000000) American Military University Professor Michelle Jones 4/23/10 Adult Learning Theory It is a known fact that Humans dominate the planet because of their intelligence. The ability of the human species to formulate ideas and make use of those ideas and concepts to teach‚ learn and grow as a whole is phenomenal. This paper will focus on the ageless learner and how cognitive learning develops from
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THALAMUS and HYPOTHALAMUS ------------------------------------------------- February 14‚ 2011 DIENCEPHALON Gross Features * No structure visible on the surface of the brain except the inferior surface. * Inferior surface is the only area exposed to the surface in the intact brain. Extends from: * Anterior: Interventricular foramina * Posterior: Cerebral aqueduct Boundaries: * Superior: * Lateral ventricle * Corpus callosum * Septum pellucidum * Fornix * Lateral:
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BASAL GANGLIA Recent advances in the knowledge of basal ganglia functional anatomy and physiology make it possible to hypothesize how specific neural mechanisms relate to manifestations of TS. Recent studies have shown a model of selection and suppression of competing behaviours by the basal ganglia circuits and on dopamine modulation of these circuits to provide the basis for basal ganglia dysfunction in TS. The basal ganglion consists of the striatum‚ subthalamic nucleus‚ globus pallidus and
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