Homo Aquaticus? I. Introduction When the human brain is compared with the brains of apes there are several obvious differences; the centers for the sense of smell and foot control are larger in apes than in humans‚ but the centers for hand control‚ airway control‚ vocalization‚ language and thought are larger in humans. In my paper‚ I will describe the most defined differences of brain size and centers between humans and their closest relatives‚ chimpanzees‚ to compare them
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Name: Date: A.P. Psychology Unit 3: Biological Bases of Behavior Project: 3-D Brain Model Assignment: Individually or with a partner‚ create a three-dimensional model of the human brain. You may use your textbooks‚ the internet‚ as well as your own creativity and originality. Your model should be to scale - approximately the size of the human brain. You may use any materials that you choose (with the exception of perishable food) to complete this task. The goal of this assignment is
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Imagine a younger sibling or a younger cousin of yours‚ curious and happy‚ not having a care in the world. They have not yet seen the dangers of the world. Now‚ picture this in your head‚ picture there usually happy faces are now covered with fear and a sad face. Once they were free but now they are wearing shackles around their arms and their legs‚ shackles to big for them‚ shackles meant for someone older. Shackles not meant for them. Imagine if the last time you saw your younger sibling/cousin
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1. Biological psychologists are gaining a better understanding of our experiences of sights and sounds‚ meanings and memories‚ pain and passion. Franz Gall invented phrenology‚ a popular theory that claimed that bumps on the skull reveal our mental abilities and our character traits. Although wrong‚ this information revealed that various brain regions have specific functions. 2. A neuron consists of a cell body and branching fibers:The dendrite fibers receive information from sensory
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The Brain and Behavior David Richard Monge Jr. BEH 225 February 9‚ 2014 The temporal lobe is a region of the cerebral cortex that is located beneath the lateral fissure on both cerebral hemispheres of the mammalian brain. The temporal lobes are involved in the retention of visual memories‚ processing sensory input‚ comprehending language‚ storing new memories‚ emotion‚ and deriving meaning. The frontal lobe is an area in the brain of mammals‚ located at the front of each cerebral
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The Brain and Behavior Essay Marc Gagnon BEH/225 3/15/2014 Jennifer Reed Did you know that there are four lobes that are within the brain that control the way our behavior is. The frontal lobe and the temporal lobe are the two that we are going to discuss and how they control our behavior. We will also look at what heredity has to do with our behavior and if the lobes were damaged what could the affects be. Broca’s and Wernicke’s had aphesis on the lobes. The frontal lobe
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The amygdala‚ also known as the corpus amygdaloideum‚ is located deep and medially in the temporal (side) lobe of the brain. Damage to the amygdala leads to the inability to make memories in relation to the emotional or ‘valence’ of events. In this paper I will review the 1) structure‚ 2) functional pathways‚ 3) physiology‚ 4) development‚ and 5) the interesting role of PKMzeta in the amygdala. PKMzeta inhibits a critical pathway in the amygdala which appears to block the establishment of painful
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Epilepsy affects 48 out of every 100‚000 people in the U.S. making it the fourth most common brain disorder behind migraines‚ strokes and Alzheimer’s disease. Young children and older adults are more likely to be diagnosed with epilepsy than any other age group. Temporal lobe epilepsy is one of over 40 known types of epilepsy. Definition The brain is divided into two hemispheres‚ and each hemisphere has a frontal lobe‚ parietal lobe‚ occipital lobe and a temporal lobe. The temporal lobe is located
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A long-term memory is anything you remember that occurred more than a few minutes ago. Long-term memories can remain for just a couple of days‚ or for many years. There are many different types of long-term memories. These memories aren’t formed and kept in a single part of the brain; the process is actually spread throughout several regions of the brain. The different types of long-term memories are procedural memory‚ declarative memory‚ semantic memory and episodic memory. • Procedural Memory:
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The tectospinal tract connects the midbrain and the spinal cord. It is responsible for motor impulses that arise from one side of the midbrain to muscles on the opposite side of the body. The function of the tectospinal tract is to mediate reflex postural movements of the head in response to visual and auditory stimuli. Damage signs would show prevention in being able to coordinate the head‚ neck‚ and eye movements. Sensory receptors perform countless functions in our bodies including mediating vision
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