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    Your Brain on Music LaShea Way Introduction to Behavioral Science BEH-221-4621 Western International University Professor Clifford Marshall October 25‚ 2012 Abstract Music has been around for centuries and centuries. We have heard that different types of music can be helpful and harmful. There are so many genres of music out there and it continues to grow. This research will look at studies done on music and how it effects and influences us and the Human Behavior.

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    happens when someone is binge drinking.   Additionally‚ when you’re drunk: Your brain function is impaired Your blood vessels dilate; this means that you feel warmer‚ but you’re body is actually losing heat Your risk of getting into a car crash‚ a physical fight‚ or sustaining an injury is increased Addiction As a teen‚ you’re retaining new information and learning new behaviors. What’s interesting is that in your brain‚ the process of general learning is actually the same process as developing an

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    Coup and countrecoup are classified as primary brain injury that is caused by direct impact and can be focal‚ affecting one area of the brain‚ or diffuse‚ involving more than one area of the brain. A bruise or contusion is caused by force that damages or destroys blood vessels. Coup and contrecoup injuries are contusions that result from a blow to the head‚ which leads to the brain to slam against the inside of the skull. Furthermore‚ coup injury is brain contusion that occurs at the point of impact

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    One out of every sixty-eight children are born with Autism Disorder each year‚ which majorly affects brain development. This paper will help those who read have a better understanding of this disorder and everything that goes along with it. Autism is a general term for a group of complex disorders of brain development. These disorders are characterized by‚ in varying degrees‚ by difficulties of social interaction‚ verbal and nonverbal communication and repetitive behaviors (Autism Speaks‚ 2016‚ p

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    addicted to drugs or how drugs change the brain to foster compulsive drug abuse. They mistakenly view drug abuse and addiction as strictly a social problem and may characterize those who take drugs as morally weak. One very common belief is that drug abusers should be able to just stop taking drugs if they are only willing to change their behavior. What people often underestimate is the complexity of drug addiction—that it is a disease that impacts the brain and because of that‚ stopping drug abuse is

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    reductions in oxygen delivery. As well nicotine interferes with the ability of the placenta to feed the baby the nutrients it requires. Therefore the babies growth is slowed down. Carbon monoxide causes growing cells to be starved of oxygen‚ and effects the brain. This can lead to a low birth weight and higher chance of the baby dying at birth. Smoking is the single largest modifiable( changeable) risk factor in fetal growth retardation. Maternal smoking during pregnancy is also associated with genetic

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    “SpongeBob May Harm Children’s Brains” SpongeBob SquarePants‚ the wildly popular Nickelodeon has been under buzz as the cheerful‚ buzzing sponge can threaten a child’s normal development. After much research‚ studies have shows that the television program has many characteristics that would make a child perform half as well as a child watching a public access cartoon. The every 11 second scene change during the T.V show doesn’t defend the case anymore‚ as that causes mass confusion amongst the

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    The Effects of Meth: Psychosis Scott Houston COM/156 March‚ 2014 Michelle Salman The Effects of Meth: Psychosis Crystal Methamphetamine was invented in 1887. During WW-II it was widely used by both sides‚ The Allies and The Axis . Biker gangs in America manufactured and distributed water soluble (injectable) meth throughout the 1970’s and 1980’s. Mexican cartels opened up large manufacturing operations in Mexico and the U.S. and the abuse spread. Most people familiar with the drug knows

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    particularly the BRAIN‚ HEART and LIVER. Short Term effects Alcohol can have the following short term effects: • feeling relaxed and less inhibited • reduced concentration • slurred speech and blurred vision • affected coordination and judgment • aggressive behaviour • the risk of accidents when operating cars or other machinery is increased • Increased recovery time from injuries Long Term effects In the longer term‚ alcohol may have the following effects: • physical problems

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    Colors are linked with many different emotions. All colors have positive and negative impression connected with it. It has been tested and proven that colors have different alpha rate associated with it. The purpose of the study was to see if the brain responses differently while looking at different colors and to see if there were any connections between color and emotions. Methods Participants The data for this study was gathered by a total of 11 participants from Cognitive Neuroscience Lab

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