Hourly 1 Learning Objectives Introduction To Cognitive Neuroscience Reading: Gazzaniga et al. Chpt 1 Learning objectives: * Define the term Cognitive Neuroscience * Describe the contributions of the following scientists/physicians to our understanding of the brain: Rene Descartes‚ Thomas Willis‚ Paul Broca‚ Carl Wernicke‚ Gustav Fritsch & Eduard Hitzig‚ Korbinian Brodmann‚ Santiago Ramon y Cajal; Camillo Golgi. * Describe the contributions of the following scientists to our understanding
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INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL SCIENCE 1 Introduction to Social Sciences Ameera Hassan Salaheddin Islamic School INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL SCIENCE 2 Assignment 1 1. A key contributor towards Anthropology: R uth Fulton Benedict Ruth Fulton was an American born in New York on June 5
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Human Sensory Systems Objectives · Describe how sensory receptors communicate to the central nervous system. · Describe receptors that detect temperature‚ pain‚ touch and pressure‚ muscle length and tension‚ and blood pressure. · Describe the nature of vision in terms of its stimulus on the function of rod and cone cells. Introduction The function of the brain is to convey messages to different parts of the body. Messages are conveyed from a nerve cell to another nerve cell‚ muscle cell
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Sydenham’s chorea (SC) is a major neurological manifestation of acute rheumatic fever (ARF) caused by group A β-haemolytic streptococci (GABHS). It occurs mainly in children between 5-15 years‚ with a female predominance‚ occurring at a ratio of approximately 2:1 (Oosterveer Overweg-Pladsoen & Roos 2010). Typically occurring 2-6 months after infection with GABHS‚ SC is characterized by uncoordinated‚ involuntary movements‚ muscle weakness and hypotonia. Psychiatric symptoms‚ including depression
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He was a Austrian neurologist who became known as the founding father of psychoanalysis. Freud qualified as a Doctor of Medicine at the University of Vienna in 1881‚ and then carried out research into cerebral palsy‚ aphasia and microscopic neuroanatomy‚ at the Vienna General Hospital. He was appointed a University lecturer in neuropathology in 1885 and became a Professor in 1902. Psychoanalytic theory‚ Screen memories‚ At first Freud was uncertain about the status of the sexual component in the
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Running head: Plastination Plastination Have you ever wondered how medical students get their knowledge on how they understand the human anatomy? I would believe in two ways. Books and Plastination. Books are a good reference that just shows pictures. Plastination would be the way to go. Plastination is a technique or a process used in anatomy to preserve bodies or body parts. It was first developed by Gunther Von Hagens in 1977. In November 1979 Gunther applied for
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Love and Attachment Makenzie Harms Introduction to Psychology Tom Oswald March 21‚ 2018 Love and Attachment There are both healthy and unhealthy forms of attachment styles that fuse with the Duplex theory‚ which are tied to neuroanatomy and neurochemistry in the brain‚ with many factors that define which attachment style two people have. Robert Sternberg‚ an American psychologist‚ compiled a triangular theory of love. It is broken down into three categories‚ its cornerstones including intimacy
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A learning approach to human sexuality Main themes of the paper Human sexuality plays a major role in everyone’s life. Regardless‚ whether we are young or old‚ man or woman‚ South African or American‚ it is an integral part of what we do and who we are. There has been much done by way of research and scholarly writing examining human sexuality. The point here is that human sexuality‚ like us‚ is multi-dimensional and one can only begin to get a sense of what it is by the inclusion of many perspectives
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“If you work at something you love‚ patiently‚ consistently‚ and with focus‚ not only will you get where you want to get‚ but every moment you will be where you want to be” –Milind Soman I have been well prepared for training in this program after years of struggling to figure out who I am‚ how to become a good student‚ and finding what my passion is. Growing up I was always an average student‚ I was always a never a straight A student or known as a bright child‚ school was always a struggle for
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The effects of Stress on Short Term Memory When someone says the word stress the mind immediately shifts to a negative thought with painful consequences‚ although stress can be either positive or negative. Negative stress has been blamed for a variety of health issues as well as psychological and physiological symptoms and problems. It is estimated that millions of pounds are lost in work related‚ educational and health care costs every year due to stress. While stress is a naturally occurring
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