Parkinson ’s and Alzheimer ’s." (Forbes 2011) The temporal lobe which is a brain region involved in language processing‚ was stimulated during verbal learning in relaxed subjects but not in sleep-deprived subjects. The parietal lobe‚ not activated in rested subjects during the verbal exercise‚ was more active when the subjects were deprived of sleep. Although memory performance was less efficient with sleep deprivation‚ greater activity in the parietal region was associated with better short term memory
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Shannon Smith NAME ____________________________________ Felicia Stevenson R E V I E W S H E E T EXERCISE 02/15/2013 LAB TIME/DATE _______________________3/20/2012 32 Print Form Anatomy of Blood Vessels Microscopic Structure of the Blood Vessels 1. Cross-sectional views of an artery and of a vein are shown here. Identify each; and on the lines to the sides‚ note the structural details that enabled you to make these identifications: Artery (vessel type) vein (vessel type)
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The brain is an amazing arrangement. It is the most rigid and interesting part of the human body. It is like a computer that controls every part of the body. The brain consist of many millions of neurons cells that support the brain system this is called Glial cells (Pinel 2011 p.55) The neurons in the brain process information and these are the nervous system communication device. Neurons can be broken down into four structures. These are soma‚ the cell body which shields and protect the nucleus
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Running head: FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Introduction to Psychology A 1 FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME 2 This paper will be taking a look at Foetal Alcohol Syndrome. The physical aspects‚ like what it is‚ how alcohol affects the growth of a foetus and how alcohol impacts an alcoholic’s health are discussed‚ as well as what characteristics it takes on in the community and what the possible causes are. South Africa has the highest rate of FAS in the world. Why
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undergoes significant changes during adolescence. According to many recent studies‚ teen brains really are unique (see interactive graphic). Though many brain areas mature during childhood‚ others mature later - such as the frontal and parietal lobes‚ responsible for planning and self-control. Other studies
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Hanson et al. (2013) found that infants from families classified as low-income had reduced volumes of gray matter in both their frontal and parietal lobes. Gray matter is essential for executive function and information processing (Hanson et al.‚ 2013). In an interview conducted by MacKinnon (2012)‚ Dr. Bruce Perry explains that in children exposed to substantial developmental trauma (such as that
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AP Psychology Midterm Study Guide #1 Unit 1: Psychology’s History and Approaches 1.Definition of Psychology? Disciplines it is rooted in? Psychology is the science of behavior and mental process; it seeks to answer how and why we think‚ feel‚ act as we do. Psychology is rooted in philosophy and biology. 2.What is the difference between nativism and empiricism? Which ancient philosophers/early psychologist were nativist? which were empiricist? Nativism is the argument that all our skills
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Chapter 4: Paying Attention Selective attention – usually focus our attention on one or a few tasks or events at any given time Extensive practice tasks becoming so easy and effortless performing them requires no attn. – automatic Attention is freed up for a person to do another task simultaneously with the automatic one – divided attention Find your keys on your desk Spatial attention – attn. can be focused on objects and events of interest in our enviro in order to aid in our ability to recognize
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In a study conducted at Boston’s McLean Hospital‚ psychologist Dr. D Yurgelun-Todd and colleagues placed teenagers inside of an MRI machine. In this study of the Frontal lobes (the seat of goal-oriented rational thinking) some teens (who were in between the ages of 11 and 17) were compared to a group of adults. In the study they were shown pictures of people who displayed the emotion fear on their faces. The younger teens
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Nervous System Differences according to: Motor neurons Sensory neurons Autonomic neurons Function Transmits impulses from the CNS which consists of the brain and spinal cord to muscles and glands elsewhere in the body Transmits impulses inwards from the sense organs to the CNS Located within the CNS‚ they transmit the electrical impulses generated by the stimuli to other nerves Structure Have Dendrites‚ Cell Body‚ Myelin Sheath‚ Node of Ranvier and Synaptic Knobs. The cell body is
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