Mascarelli‚ Amanda L. “The Teenage Brain.” The Teenage Brain. Society for science‚ 17 Oct. 2012. Web. 17 Dec. 2014. The article‚ “The Teenage Brain‚” written by Amanda Leigh Mascarelli‚ was published on a website for adolescents. Its purpose is to inform the reader the reasons why teens make so many impulsive or unpredictable decisions. Mascarelli asserts that dopamine is a huge reason why teens give in to their impulsive desires. She also states that the adolescent brain is constantly in a “tug-of-war”
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genes involve the dopamine receptors or transporting molecules (Batts). “Some of these genes may increase dopamine receptors on certain parts of the brain which may have the effect of depleting dopamine” (Batts). Let’s rewind for a second. ADHD is classified as a neuropsychiatric disorder. Neuro relating to nerves or the nervous system of the brain. The brain has a specific neurotransmitter deficiency‚ norepinephrine. Norepinephrine requires dopamine in order to function correctly. The building basic
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Brain Structures and Functions Worksheet PSY/340 Version 3 1 Brain Structures and Functions Worksheet Provide a brief description for each of the following functions: 1. Basal ganglia Controls cognition and movement coordination as well as voluntary movement. It is also a component of the corpus striatum and it consists of the subthalamic nucleus and the substantial nigra (About.com‚ 2012). 2. Corpus collosum There is a thick band of nerve fibers and these are called
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Human behavior is closely linked to the brain. The neurons and glial cells that create the brain’s structure also provide necessary functions that enable perception‚ the ability to learn‚ retain memories‚ capacity to think‚ and much more (Ciccarelli‚ 2015). The different lobes of the brain are key players in how the brain operates as well. For example‚ damage to the frontal lobe of the brain can cause an individual to develop different impulses and as well impulsive behavior (Schwartz‚ 2012). There
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Tutorial: The Brain The brain was a mystery for a very long time. Modern imaging has allowed us to study the brain and locate where important functions are occurring. Please remember that the functions do not happen in just one area of the brain. Many neural layers and areas are found in any one activity that happens. But what we do know though is that some areas do appear to be predominantly involved in certain functions. We will learn about the brain in the three-part model. We’ll first look at
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Term Paper in Sociology “Early Marriage” Submitted to: Mr. Abraham Diopenes Submitted by: Nikko B. Fernandez BSHM III TTH ( 2:30 – 4:00 ) Introduction: Early marriage is also known as teen marriage and it is typically defined as the union of two adolescents‚ joined in marriage from at a young age starting from the age of 14 years old. Until the late 20th century‚ teen marriage was very common and instrumental in securing a family‚ continuing a blood lineage and producing offspring for
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that is always being researched because of the various affects it can have on person’s brain and body. According to the Microbiology book‚ you start with an initial need that will get worse as more times you use it. This now becomes an addiction that that causes a person to increase the dosage of the drug to continue the sensation of pleasure (Whishaw and Kolb‚ 2000‚ p.197). Drug addiction is based on the brain system such as the frontal cortex‚ which makes the decision to take the drug (Whishaw and
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Weinberger‚ & Beck‚ 2008). Brain Stimulation Therapy is a type of treatment in which the brain is stimulated with electricity. Brain Stimulation Therapy has faded out throughout recent years (National Institute‚ 2016). This was due to an interest of practitioners to practice less invasive forms of treatments. However‚ new forms of Brain Stimulation Therapy‚ that are non-invasive‚ have been developed (Marangell‚ Martinez‚ Jurdi‚ & Zboyan‚ 2007). The most common and successful for of Brain Stimulation Therapy
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short essay my brain is functioning in unison. That the left side of my brain is logically thinking of what to type in sequence‚ while my right side is viewing the context and the big picture. This type of information was something unfamiliar to me before reading “A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future‚” by Daniel H. Pink. He brings forth new ideas of how the brain truly functions and entails that the right brain is no longer a passenger to the left side of the brain. He makes the
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Brain Disease Endangers Football To a high school football player‚ the idea of a disease being severe enough to endanger his revered sport likely evokes outrage‚ or at the very least‚ a severe case of skepticism. And understandably so. Football has defined our culture‚ and for many‚ served as a proud way of life for nearly a century. Without football‚ high school -and really all of America- just wouldn’t be the same. Unfortunately‚ new studies demonstrate that this “disease” may hold some
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