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Neurological Disorders: Alien Hand Syndrome Alien Hand syndrome‚ also known as Anarchic Hand syndrome and Dr. Strangelove syndrome‚ is a neurological disorder in which a person’s hand seemingly has a mind of its own. The person will feel normal sensation‚ but will have no conscious control of their afflicted hand or hands. This syndrome is best documented when a person has the two hemispheres or their brain surgically separated‚ a routine surgery for those with epilepsy. A person with
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Anatomy and Physiology of Central Nervous System and Complex Nervous Activity PSY 119 Spring 2015 Professor: Elena Molchanova‚ MD Office: Main Building‚ 209 Office phone: 663309 (*239) Email: molchanova_e@auca.kg‚ emolchanova2009@gmail.com Office hours: by appointment Course language: English Classes: Monday‚ Wednesday‚ Friday 9.00 – 9.45 Credits: 6 Prerequisites: no Course status: required Course materials Main textbook 1: Carlson‚ N. (2007). Physiology of Behavior‚ 9th edition (downloaded
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University of Phoenix Material Origins of Psychology and Research Methods Worksheet Part I: Origins of Psychology Within psychology‚ there are several perspectives used to describe‚ predict‚ and explain human behavior. The seven major perspectives in modern psychology are psychoanalytic‚ behaviorist‚ humanist‚ cognitive‚ neuroscientific/biopsychological‚ evolutionary‚ and sociocultural. Describe the perspectives‚ using two to three sentences each. Select one major figure associated with one
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Versus Drug Use Driven By Lack Of Choice‚ the authors talk about the study of neurobiology of addiction and how addiction and the different choices drug users can make. In the article New Medications For Drug Addiction Hiding In Glutamatergic Neuroplasticity‚ the authors talk about how addiction is needing more attention and they also talk about new treatment for addiction. In the article The Army Disease: Drug Addiction And The Civil War‚ the author talks about how addiction was a big problem during
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truly is not a disease. He claims that scientists who call substance abuse a disease fail to take in the plasticity of the human brain (Miller). Plasticity of the brain‚ or neuroplasticity‚ is the way the brain processes information between its synapses‚ which are the junctions between nerve cells. Factors that impact neuroplasticity include psychoactive drugs‚ genetic factors‚ and growth factors‚ among other things (Brain Plasticity and Behavior). Lewis’s whole argument is based on the concept that
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------------------------------------------------- 2. Describe the effects of the major neurotransmitters and explain how they are related to some diseases‚ poisons‚ and mind-altering drugs. 3. Describe recent research regarding neuroplasticity
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University of Phoenix Material Origins of Psychology and Research Methods Worksheet Part I: Origins of Psychology Within the discipline of psychology‚ there are several perspectives used to describe‚ predict‚ and explain human behavior. The seven major perspectives in modern psychology are psychoanalytic‚ behaviorist‚ humanist‚ cognitive‚ neuroscientific/biopsychological‚ evolutionary‚ and sociocultural. Describe the seven major psychological perspectives using two to three sentences each
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University of Phoenix Material Origins of Psychology and Research Methods Worksheet Part I: Origins of Psychology Within psychology‚ there are several perspectives used to describe‚ predict‚ and explain human behavior. The seven major perspectives in modern psychology are psychoanalytic‚ behaviorist‚ humanist‚ cognitive‚ neuroscientific/biopsychological‚ evolutionary‚ and sociocultural. Describe the perspectives‚ using two to three sentences each. Select one major figure associated with
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Psychedelics FYSM1607 In rеcеnt years‚ there has been a rеsurgеncе of intеrеst in thе thеrapеutic potеntial of psychedelics and particularly Dimеthyltryptaminе (DMT)‚ a powеrful hallucinogеnic compound found in various plants and animals. The exploration of DMT for thеrapеutic purposes represents a paradigm shift in mental hеalth treatment‚ moreover offering novеl avеnuеs for addressing conditions such as depression‚ anxiеty and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This еssay aims to delve into
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