From ancient civilizations to contemporary society‚ the passage of individuals into adulthood has played a major role in forming the societal hierarchy that is still prevalent today; furthermore‚ the basis on which an individual becomes an adult has primarily been based on their age. Age being the determining factor of adulthood influences domestic policies‚ such as the legal drinking age‚ enlistment age‚ and even what individuals may watch on the internet. Biological‚ psychological‚ and even religious
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abilities. The case of Phineas Gage has left a lasting mark on the world of cognitive psychology and has been used as a prime example of how the brain affects cognitive functioning. Cognitive Functioning The cerebral cortex is divided into four lobes as well as into left and right hemispheres. Martinez (2010‚ pp.237) states that‚ “The cerebral cortex is the anatomical origin of the mind’s higher-order functions—reasoning‚ intelligence‚ creativity‚ and problem-solving—as well as the coordination
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Phineas Gage Paper | Gerald Thauberger | Lori Vrbsky Psy 360 | Phineas Gage Paper There are many cognitive functions that the brain performs on a daily basis. People can survive with traumatic brain injuries or strokes and still function to a point. The brain is an amazing organ that can be resilient and bounce back from brain injuries due to an accident or stroke‚ depending on which areas of the brain are affected. If certain areas of the brain are affected then the person could lose
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Jake had no episodic memories. This was caused by the damage he suffered to both parts of his temporal and frontal lobes. In addition to having no memories‚ Jake did not have the ability to create new ones. Though he had memory loss‚ Jake still withheld his semantic memories. They included general information about love‚ the world and other random things. Ramachandran
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sharpshooter. He later enrolled at Texas University where he met his wife (Eagleman par.7). He ended up murdering his mother‚ his wife and 13 people along with wounding 31 others. These acts were found to be linked to a tumor behind his temporal lobe causing intense pressure on his amygdala. Charles began to suffer from extreme headaches in 1966 (Macload pg.2). Shortly thereafter‚ he murdered his mother and left a note with her body saying that he though (Macload pg.4)
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irritable. The longitudinal study of his brain showed damage to his frontal lobe‚ an area of the brain that is now known to affect personality and social behavior. This case study opened up the floor for other psychologists to further study the idea of brain localization. This change in personality and mood never reversed to its normal state‚ which shows that another area of the brain did not take over the role of the damaged frontal lobe in balancing Gage’s personality and mood
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thought--what causes a person to act so violently? There have been many studies done to try and find an answer. For a crime such as serial killing‚ there are two thoughts. The first idea is that serial killing is caused by an abnormality in the frontal lobe of the brain. The other is that serial killers are bred by circumstance which means they have certain genes that make them prone to becoming a killer. With some analysis‚ the evidence for both theories can serve to prove that serial killers are genetically
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faces. The specific area of the brain responsible for this disorder is the fusiform gyrus which is part of the temporal lobe. It is also called the occipitotemporal gyrus. Researchers infer then that the problem has something to do with the fusiform gyrus itself or in the neural pathways that convey information from that area to other parts of the brain‚ like the occipital lobe‚ which processes visual information. so‚ prosopagnosics usually rely on voice‚ style of walking‚ hairstyle‚ clothing etc
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frustrated with teenagers causing trouble around us. Science says that the troubled behaviours that adolescent youth produces is natural and has legitimate reason. It has been found that throughout development‚ teen years are a critical time for frontal lobe development that may explain reasons behind the maladaptive adolescent behaviour. Adolescence is known as the most difficult time period as parent to understand or control their child’s behaviour. During these years‚ teens take risks‚ lash out‚ and
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college/university students‚ how it impairs the functioning of the human brain‚ the cognitive process of information and personality. I will be focusing on the parts of the brain that alcohol has effects on such as; cerebral cortex and the frontal lobes‚ the cerebellum‚ the hippocampus‚ the medulla and the hypothalamus‚ as well as how it affects personality (behavior) and intelligence and cognition. According to Clarren & Smith (1978) alcohol is depressant drug that impacts the way we think‚ which
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