Latin for “little brain” this structure is involved in balance‚ posture‚ and movement. 9. Medulla Responsible for regulating crucial body functions such as respiration and heart rate. 10. Pons Involved in sleep and dreams. 11. Hippocampus Involved in learning‚ short term memory‚ spatial memory‚ and damaged by Alzheimer’s disease. 12. Amygdala Located within the temporal lobe. It is involved in several functions including‚ arousal‚ automatic responses associated with fear
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begin to work less efficiently. As the disease progresses‚ the neurons lose their capability of functioning and communicating with one another‚ leading to neuron death. With the progression of AD the damage spreads to the hippocampus‚ a brain structure. The hippocampus is vital for forming memories. As more and more neurons die‚ regions of the brain that are affected begin to shrink. By the end stage of Alzheimer’s disease‚ brain tissue has shrank drastically and damage is widespread. (Huether
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when someone has less energy they will most likely pay more attention in class. Students have more room for knowledge when they exercise. At recess kids use lots of energy on the playground. When you exercise more brain cells are born in the hippocampus . Exercise prevents Alzhiemers‚ which is good. Less kids will forget stuff in there locker or classroom. Exercise is on the list of things to prevent Alzhiemers. The list includes brain games and diets. More time for recess would most likely
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GAC 023 Assessment event: Estimation of sizes The male and female hormone’s relation with spatial abilities Student name: Student ID: Teacher: Due date: 10/07/14 Word count: Table of Contents INTRODUCTION………………………………………………………………………………..1 METHODOLOGY……………………………………………………………………………….1 RESULTS……………………………………………………………………………………….2-3 GRAPHICS……………………………………………………………………………………...4 ANALYSIS………………………………………………………………………………………5 DISCUSSION…………………………………………………………………………………… 5-6 CONCLUSION……………………………………………………………………………………6
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contains the hypothalamus‚ amygdala‚ and hippocampus is in charge of emotions‚ memories‚ and stimulation which gives its nickname of the “emotional brain.” The hypothalamus controls homeostasis‚ emotion‚ thirst‚ hunger‚ circadian rhythms‚ the autonomic nervous system‚ and even the pituitary gland. The hypothalamus is located in front of the thalamus. There is the amygdala which is in the temporal lobe which can help evoke memories‚ emotions‚ and fear. The hippocampus is medial to the temporal lobe and
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Depression is a mood disorder and the biomedical model portrays one way in which it can be understood. The biomedical model focuses on biological factors alone in an attempt to explain an illness or a disorder. It describes illnesses as disturbances within the human body that can be altered and corrected. Very unlike the biopsychosocial model‚ it doesn’t include other factors that may contribute to a disorder such as their psychological state or their social context. The biomedical model focuses
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Task 1 Alcohol Consumption Should be Banned Topic sentence: Alcohol consumption is extremely dangerous and negatively affects the body in many ways. Topic sentence: alcohol consumption in moderation is healthy for the human body 1. Detrimental to physical and mental health 1. When moderated‚ can help prevent heart disease 2. Severely hinders adolescent brain development 2. Alcohol breaks down plaque build up in arteries 3. Problems attaining the goals of young adulthood—marriage‚ education
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memory. This is because the brain cells are damaged during the accident. The hippocampus is responsible for memory processes. It helps transfer information from short tem memory to long term memory. When the brain is injured the hippocampus is affected and this affects memory process. This makes it difficulty for people to transfer information from the short term memory to long term memory. The study showed that the hippocampus is important in memory processing (Damasio‚ Grabowski &Frank‚
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area is located on the left frontal lobe of most people. Secondly‚ the hippocampus is in charge of controlling our muscles also our memories. When you are playing with cards you need to have control over your muscles so you can move the cards also when one is telling a story of something that happen earlier in his life to his friends that person need his memory to recall those even also to remember his friends’ names. The hippocampus is located within the medial temporal lobe on each side of the brain
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Abstract This review focuses on the possible factors that play a role on the development of psychological disorders such as genetic‚ biological and environmental influences whereby genetic influence involve the imbalance of neurotransmitters that prevent individual’s brain from functioning efficiently as compared to healthy individuals whereas biological influences such as cognitive deficits that impaired partial brain functions of individuals while environmental influence does not directly relates
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