Your Brain on Food S This page intentionally left blank Your Brain on Food How Chemicals Control Your Thoughts and Feelings Gary L. Wenk‚ PhD Departments of Psychology and Neuroscience and Molecular Virology‚ Immunology and Medical Genetics The Ohio State University Columbus‚ OH 1 2010 1 Oxford University Press‚ Inc.‚ publishes works that further Oxford University’s objective of excellence in research‚ scholarship‚ and education. Oxford New York Auckland Cape Town
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Phineas Gage The case of Phineas Gage is a common topic among those in the field of medicine and all of its counterparts for many reasons. Phineas Gage was a 25-year-old railroad construction foreman until the unbelievable occurred. On September 13th 1848 Gage and his men were working on the Rutland and Burlington Railroad located in Vermont when all of the sudden Gage had a 3ft 8in tamping iron go straight through his skull. The iron entered through his left maxilla and exited through the top of
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considered how incredible the human body is? Just look at what the brain is capable of doing and how it deals with our daily classroom requirements. Our brain needs several very important ingredients to make it more efficient with our academic success. Shockingly‚ fats are critical‚ our brains need good fats. We also need proteins‚ carbohydrates and water. These ingredients are really necessary for us to process information effectively. We will now look at the way our brains work. Within your brain
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Cortex and Phineas Gage Debbie Mintz PSY 360 July 25‚ 2011 Phineas Gage Paper Phineas Gage was a man who was a leader at his job and was a very likeable person. His family and friends agree that he would helpful to anyone‚ he was happy‚ and easy-going person. Then he received brain damage to his cerebral cortex‚ which is one’s cognitive functions are within their lobes located in the brain. Humans have four kinds of lobes located within the cerebral cortex that do different functions.
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The brain is split into the left and right hemispheres. Different brain areas are divided by deep grooves called sulci.There are nine parts of the human brain. These nine parts are the Broca’s area‚ Cerebellum‚ Cerebrum‚ Frontal lobe‚ Motor area‚ Occipital lobe‚ Parietal lobe‚ sensory area‚ and temporal lobe. The brain is split into the left and right hemispheres. Different brain areas are divided by deep grooves called Sulci. There are five key parts of the brain that controls the function of your
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Phineas Gage was the first known person to suffer from a grave‚ life altering brain energy. His personality suffered a major change and his friends and family described him as “no longer Gage”. Gage‚ a 25 year old man‚ was working in a small town in Vermont clearing rocks as a foreman so that railroads could be built. A foreman molded gunpowder into designated holes‚ and then stamping the powder down with a metal stake. He was diligent in his work and was generally well liked by his co-workers
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How do you remember the steps it takes to make your favorite meal? Why do you breathe without telling yourself to do it? Where do your dreams come from? All these things come from your brain. Your brain is basically the motherboard of your body. It has many different parts to it and each part does a different job. To be exact‚ there are five different parts of the brain. The main one‚ or the biggest one‚ is the cerebrum. The cerebrum makes up about 85% of the brain’s weight. The cerebrum is the
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Brain Structure and Function Worksheet PSY 340 Brain Structure and Function Worksheet 1. Basal ganglia: This area consists of three clusters of neurons (these are called globus pallidus‚ caudate nucleus‚ and putamen). These are situated at the bottom of the brain that accounts for the involuntary movements like tremors. 2. Corpus collosum: This thick band of nerve fibers connects both of the brains hemispheres. 3. Temporal lobe: The two sides of the brain that is located on the sides
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Brain Structures and Functions Worksheet PSY/340 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‚ and voluntary movement. 2. Corpus collosum Thick band of nerve fibers that connects the two hemispheres of the brain. 3. Temporal lobe The lobe involved in hearing‚ language comprehension‚ and memory. 4. Occipital
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What is Brain Chemistry? Brain chemistry or neurochemistry is the complex system which allows the brain to function with the use of chemicals known as neurotransmitters which move information around in the brain. Every person’s brain chemistry is slightly different‚ and a number of things can play a role in the levels of various neurotransmitters in the brain‚ and how those chemicals affect the brain’s function. It is believed that difference in brain chemistry may explain a variety of behavioral
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