parts of the brain including the hypothalamus‚ the thalamus‚ the corpus callosum‚ and the cerebellum ("The Central Nervous System"‚ 2009). The hypothalamus is above the spinal cord‚ and regulates the consumption of food and water. It also “controls the release of sex hormones from the pituitary gland” (“The Central Nervous System”‚ 2009). The thalamus is responsible for passing on information from the senses to the brain. The corpus callosum connects the two hemispheres of the brain and helps with communication
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Hourly 1 Learning Objectives Introduction To Cognitive Neuroscience Reading: Gazzaniga et al. Chpt 1 Learning objectives: * Define the term Cognitive Neuroscience * Describe the contributions of the following scientists/physicians to our understanding of the brain: Rene Descartes‚ Thomas Willis‚ Paul Broca‚ Carl Wernicke‚ Gustav Fritsch & Eduard Hitzig‚ Korbinian Brodmann‚ Santiago Ramon y Cajal; Camillo Golgi. * Describe the contributions of the following scientists to our understanding
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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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cognitive flexibility. Not only does abuse affect a child’s mental development‚ but physical discipline such as spanking affects it as well and that includes a negative effect on individual portions of the brain including the amygdala‚ hippocampus‚ corpus callosum‚ and the prefrontal cortex. Parents have a much greater influence on their child’s current and future mental well-being and development of their personalities than most are aware
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neurons and axons. Define hemisphere as it relates to the brain The left side of the brain controls the functions of the right side of the body. That also includes controlling speech and language functions. This is to the left of the corpus callosum. The right side of the brain controls the function of the left side of the body. That includes controlling perception of spatial and nonverbal concepts Define descriptive research Designed to investigate a person‚ group‚ or patterns
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The main idea of the video‚ The Adolescent Brain‚ is that the teen brain goes mostly undeveloped until their 20’s. This research and data provides a new answer for people putting the heat of teenage behavior on hormones. The video layed out the main parts of the brain‚ and pointed out where and when it becomes developed in your lifetime. For example‚ the frontal lobe controls many functions like‚ self control‚ judgement‚ and emotional regulation. However‚ this area of the brain is not fully developed
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Comparison of Brain Structure in Mammals‚ Amphibians‚ and Birds The brain is a complex structure in all living species‚ even though they differ greatly in mammals‚ amphibians‚ and birds. It is the most important part of the body‚ because it maintains homeostasis and assists in every function. The brain structures of the three vertebrates‚ mammals‚ amphibians‚ and birds‚ have similar features and functions. There is still a great difference in the size‚ and importance of these structures in
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1. Which was a fundamental problem with behaviorism? a. Not all learning comes from direct rewards b. Operant conditioning was not a valid form of learning c. Behaviorist methods were subjective d. None of the above 2. Which learning mechanism is based on rewarding and punishing voluntary behavior? a. Classical Conditioning b. Constructivism c. Rehearsal d. Operant conditioning 3. Which psychological theory maintains that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts? a. Associationism
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The ___Synapse ____________ is the junction where the axon of a sending neuron communicates with a receiving neuron across the synaptic cleft. 7. The right and left halves of the cerebrum‚ covered by the cerebral cortex and connected by the corpus callosum‚ are called the __Cerebral Hemispheres
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far) of any species on earth (Howard 1994). This gives humans extraordinary flexibility for learning. We have two cerebral hemispheres‚ the left and the right. They are connected by bundles of nerve fibers‚ the largest known as the corpus callosum. The corpus callosum has about 250 million nerve fibers. Patients in whom it
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