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    The Brain Psy240

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    The Brain / Psy 240 / Week Two The human brain is one of the most complex and fascinating parts of the body. The major regions of the brain are separated into three layers called the central core‚ the limbic system‚ and the cerebral hemispheres or otherwise called the forebrain‚ midbrain‚ and hindbrain. The forebrain houses the cerebrum‚ thalamus‚ and hypothalamus. The midbrain houses tectum and tegmentum. The hindbrain houses the cerebellum‚ pons‚ and medulla. From here the brain is divided

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    BLUE BRAIN PROJECT WHAT IS BLUE BRAIN? * BLUE BRAIN—The world’s first virtual brain * It’s being developed by IBM * Within 30 years we will be able to scan ourselves into computers The Blue Brain Project is an attempt to create a synthetic brain by reverse-engineering the mammalian brain down to the molecular level. The aim of the project‚ founded in May 2005 by the Brain and Mind Institute of the École Polytechnique in Lausanne‚ Switzerland‚ is to study the brain’s architectural and

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    In hopes to gain a position as a working psychologist‚ I would first like to discuss Schizophrenia. With Schizophrenia this disorder has casual factors‚ related symptoms‚ the areas of the brain it affects‚ and the neural basis of the disorder. I will also like to discuss suitable drug therapies that will be compatible with Schizophrenia. In addition to what I will discuss I will also be reviewing two separate case studies‚ each on a different disorders. I will be investigative to each problem from

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    Project 2.1.3: Map-A-Brain Conclusion 1 Why is the story of Phineas Gage considered so extraordinary? What does his story teach us about the brain? The injury that occurred to Phineas Gage is extraordinary because it completely changed his emotions and mental characteristics‚ and did not damage him severely physically.He lived from the accident‚ and was physically the same person‚ but after it‚ all of his personal characteristics changed‚ turning him into a completely different person. This proves

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    PsychSim 5: Brain and Behavior 21 PsychSim 5: BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR Name: Section: Brain & Behavior Date:1/20/2013 In this activity you will take a tour of the human brain and explore the major brain regions to discover the functions of each region or area. Functional Specialization • In terms of brain function‚ what is functional specialization? Each independent part

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    Limbic system

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    Please remember to read the functions of Hypothalamus since this also forms a part of the limbic system and the class has been taken separately There are other areas in the structures near to the limbic system that are intimately connected to it – namely cingulate gyrus‚ basal ganglia‚ ventral tegmental area of the brain stem (just below the thalamus) and prefrontal cortex. So their functions are also needed to be studied alongwith this. LIMBIC SYSTEM 16th April‚ 2014 History

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    Effects of Caffine

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    1. Problem: Does age (grade) or gender influence the results of reading correctly a paragraph consisting of words with jumbled text? 2. Hypothesis: My hypothesis is that most of the higher age (grade) group and girls would correctly read a paragraph of words with jumbled text. I believe that this is because with age our brain develops to make up words faster even if the words have letters with jumbled text. Also‚ I think that the girls would give a better response in the experiment as they

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    The Brain

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    The Brain Brainstem The brain stem plays an important role in basic attention‚ arousal‚ and consciousness. 
It contains the medulla oblongata‚ cerebellum‚ midbrain and pons. Its functions include things that you need to survive‚ such as breathing‚ digestion‚ heart rate‚ blood pressure‚ and arousal which makes you awake and alert.All information from our body passes through the brain stem on the way to the brain. Medulla Oblangata The medulla oblongata connects the brain and spinal cord.

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    How the Brain Works

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    HOW THE BRAIN WORKS Everything we do‚ every thought we have is produced by the human brain. Despite the brains intelligence it can still be fooled by a simple magic trick. Also according to the video I watched its shows how a magnetic wind can control a human body and their speech when attached to the head. Brains are like finger prints and they are totally different as everybody. Exactly how the brain operates remains one of the biggest mysteries. Tyson‚ who is the movie interpreter‚ went to Las

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    1. Name each of the three primary embryonic brain vesicles. Use clinical terminology to name the resulting adult brain region. Prosencephalon (forebrain) - becomes telencephalon (endbrain) and diencephalon (interbrain) Mesencephalon (midbrain) - remains undividedd Rhombencephalon (hindbrain) - becomes metencephalon (afterbrain) and myelencephalon (spinal brain) 2. What is the advantage of having a cerebrum that is highly convoluted? What term is used to indicate its crooves? Its outward folds

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