Effects of alcohol on brain functioning and neurotransmitters The consumption of alcohol can cause an effect on several parts of the brain including the hypothalamus‚ pituitary gland‚ medulla and the limbic system (How alcohol works 2008). Each sector responds differently to alcohol‚ causing changes in specific behaviors. Cerebral cortex The role of the cerebral cortex is to decipher information received from the senses‚ processing thought‚ speech‚ and memory and indicating the majority of
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The human brain is in many ways‚ just as mysterious as space. It is the organ that has brought the human race to an advanced state that is truly inconceivable when compared to our ancestral species’ accomplishments. The human brain has allowed humans to build kingdoms‚ let them fall‚ create massive sculptures‚ buildings‚ and computers. It has cured diseases and created languages that are used by all to describe the abstract thoughts we uniquely have. It has led us to great compassion and empathy
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Although you know your teenager takes some chances‚ it can be a shock to hear about them. One fine May morning not long ago my oldest son‚ 17 at the time‚ phoned to tell me that he had just spent a couple hours at the state police barracks. Apparently he had been driving "a little fast." What‚ I asked‚ was "a little fast"? Turns out this product of my genes and loving care‚ the boy-man I had swaddled‚ coddled‚ cooed at‚ and then pushed and pulled to the brink of manhood‚ had been flying down the
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Chapter 2 Brain and Behavior The cerebral cortex outer layer of the cerebrum has the two largest hemispheres that covers the upper part of the brain which are divided into smaller portion called lobes. Corticalization is an increase in size of the wrinkling of the cortex and without this we would not be any smarter than any other animal. Cerebral hemispheres are divided into right and left halves of the cortex connected by thick band axon fibers called corpus. Hemispheric specialization‚ testing
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Discuss the implications of the of the split-brain procedure (severing of the corpus callosum) for the understanding of the connections between the left and right hemisphere. The first known split-brain surgical procedure performed on humans’ was in the early 1940’s by Van Wagenen and Herren‚ in which both intended to control seizures of patients who suffered intractable epilepsy (Francois Boller‚ Jordan Graffman‚ 2000). The procedure performed by Van Wagenen and Herren was based on the speculation
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well-functioned brain. Like for example‚ joining beauty pageant. People would probably say ’What is beauty if brain is empty’ when judges must asked you a question. So we must study hard to consider ourselves Beauty and Brain. Beauty is not about having a beautiful skin‚ or body. It’s about what’s within. If you have a good and a pleasing personality‚ then you have to consider yourself beautiful from within. In behalf of being beautiful‚ let’s just don’t forget about having a well-functioned brain. Like for
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[in the SPOTLIGHT] Richard J. Davidson and Antoine Lutz Buddha’s Brain: Neuroplasticity and Meditation I n a recent visit to the United States‚ the Dalai Lama gave a speech at the Society for Neuroscience’s annual meeting in Washington‚ D.C. Over the past several years‚ he has helped recruit Tibetan Buddhist monks for— and directly encouraged—research on the brain and meditation in the Waisman Laboratory for Brain Imaging and Behavior at the University of WisconsinMadison. The findings
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second place‚ not first. 9. Neither. Egg yolks are yellow. 10. One. If he combines all his haystacks‚ they all become one big stack. Okay‚ some of these are a bit corny. But they all illustrate several brain idiosyncrasies that affect how we make decisions in the world. Thanks to the way our brain works‚ we have a very strong tendency to see what we want to see and what we expect to see. This has huge implications when studying our customers‚ markets‚ competitors‚ and
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Teenage Brain: A Continuous Mystery Everyone knows and remembers their tough teenage years. For some‚ it was the best time of their life; for others‚ the memories are the opposite. What is even more challenging than being a teenager yourself‚ is living with one. It is as if it happens over night; a happy‚ fun-loving child becomes a dramatic‚ chaotic pre-teen. In PBS Frontline’s “Inside the Teenage Brain”‚ some of the mysteries involving why and how the teenage brain works are revealed. The brain in
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article “The Brain on Love” by Diane Ackerman was a very interesting read. The idea of “feeling felt” stood out to me because in my experience‚ there is nothing greater than having someone feel the same way about you as you do them. We spend our entire lives looking for someone who will give us these neurological pick-me-ups and try to stay clear of those who will cause us mental pain. I was also surprised to find that social rejection and physical pain affect the same area of the brain. Although I
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