PSYC 101 BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR PARTS OF THE BRAIN MEDULLA- LOCATED IN THE BRAIN STEM; CONTROLS BREATHING AND HEARTBEAT PONS- LOCATED IN THE BRAINSTEM; CONTROLS BREATHING AND HEARTBEAT; CONNECTS THE MEDULLA TO THE TWO SIDES OF THE CEREVELLUM TO HELP COORDINATE AND INTEGRATE MOVEMENT ON EACH SIDE OF THE BODY; INVOLVED IN SLEEP AND DREAMING RETICULAR FORMATION- A NERVE NETWORK THAT RUNS UP THE CENTER OF THE BRAINSTEM; PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN CONTROLLING ALERTNESS AND ATTENTION. CEREBELLUM-
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The Roles of Genetics and Nurture on People with Dyslexia Dyslexia is a lifelong struggle with constant challenges with reading and speaking. About five to ten percent of the United States population deals with the learning disorder dyslexia (Van den Honert‚ n.d.). It is a neurological condition that is mainly caused by genetics but there are some rare cases in which it is acquired. Dyslexia interrupts the normal processes of reading and speaking (Van den Honert‚ n.d.). All of which are
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It is generally accepted that‚ as people grow older‚ many functions across different domains show a decline‚ including cognition‚ memory‚ perception‚ executive function‚ and motor ability. Nonetheless‚ some aspects of cognition are maintained or improved with age‚ such as verbal knowledge (Grady‚ 2012). These age-related functional declines can cause great concerns of well-being and quality of life for a significant number of adults aged 65 or older. Meanwhile‚ these declines can signify the onset
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specifically target regions of the brain that deal with those experiences. According to Martin H. Teicher‚ “Maltreatment is associated with reliable morphological alterations in interior cingulate‚ dorsal lateral prefrontal and orbitofrontal cortex‚ corpus callosum and adult hippocampus.” All specific regions affected by child abuse and its stress (Teicher
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The Biology of Mind Neuron Communication Neuron is a nerve cell‚ basic building block our nerve system Neurons consists in: Dendrites : neurons bushy branches and it listens Axons: Tube that passes the messages and it speaks – transmit Action potential : is a neural impulse‚ brief electrical charge that travels down an axon. Threshold: is the level of stimulation required to trigger a neural impulse Myelin Sheath covers an axon and some neurons Synapse : is the junction
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but also lateralized (left and right hemispheres seem to be more or less responsible for certain activities). The participants in Sperry’s work had all undergone an operation to reduce the severity of their epilepsy by severing the corpus callosum. The corpus callosum is a part of the brain that joins the two hemispheres and it appears to be responsible for the communication between them. Without this communication and under the right experimental conditions the two hemispheres could be studied separately
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Introduction The cingulate gyrus is a stretch of cortex directly dorsal to the corpus callosum and can be split into multiple areas: the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC)‚ middle cingulate cortex‚ and posterior cingulate cortex (PCC). Each of these subsections has different structural characteristics and neuronal projections that characterize their individual cortical areas and functions (Stevens et al.‚ 2011). The ACC has been functionally tied to several behaviors‚ including decision-making‚ socially
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Developmental Psychology Notes- Chapter 5: Early Childhood: Body and Mind Healthy 6 year old: weighs between 40-50 lbs‚ least 3.5 ft tall‚ looks lean not cubby‚ has adult like body proportions (legs constitute half of total height) Height of Children T-S: African‚ European‚ Asian and Latino descent Obesity major problem‚ children from low income families especially vulnerable to obesity bc their cultures quard against undernutrition/parents rely on cheap fast food (low nutritional value/high
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THE HUMAN NERVOUS SYSTEM OVERVIEW 1. The human nervous system a. Central Nervous System (CNS) __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ b. Peripheral Nervous System (PNS) __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Brain Structures and their Function ________________________________________
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Version 3 1 University of Phoenix Material Brain Structures and Functions Worksheet Provide a brief description for each of the following functions: 1. Basal ganglia Controls cognition‚ movement coordination‚ voluntary movement. 2. Corpus collosum Thick nerve fibers that connect both brain hemispheres. 3. Temporal lobe Located on the sides of the cerebral hemisphere. Deals with talking and hearing. 4. Occipital lobe Located at the back of each hemisphere of the brain
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