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    The Brain and Behavior

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    2014 Dr. Gigi Servis The brain is separated into four main lobes‚ which include the frontal‚ temporal‚ parietal‚ and occipital lobe. The frontal lobes are concerned with management of movement‚ from stimulation of a person muscles to conceptual planning on what to carry out. The temporal lobe is the main area for premature auditory processing and a high-level visual processing area. The frontal lobes are located on the front and the top area of the brain. Their major functions include

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    The Behaving Brain

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    The Behaving Brain: Video Response The video put the chapter into visual perspective for me in terms of learning about our brain structure and it’s different parts. The video describes the three important jobs our neurons do: receive information from other cells‚ process information‚ and transmit it to the rest of the body. Without our neurons we would have no brain activity. All behavior begins with an action from a neuron. First the brain gathers information from the receptors and spread it

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    Eye and Brain

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    1101 April‚ 19 2013 Blame the Eyes and the Brain The human eye and brain are two of the most extrodinary and vauleable organs in the body. The eye gives people the ability to perform daily tasks and to explore the world around them. The brain gives people the ability to feel emotions‚ to reason‚ and to conform. Vision‚ is an occuring process that needs constant interactions between the eye‚ the nervous system‚ and the brain. When a person looks at an object‚ they are actually seeing the

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    The Behaving Brain

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    Psy. 1010‚ Assignment 1 February 3‚ 2013 The Behaving Brain The Video begins by explaining what we learned in class on Thursday about how the brain is made up of and how it works. It explained that a message will travel down axon then the message travels into the dendrites that release the message into the synapse. The brain becomes the most complex thing in the universe because it controls so many different things in the human body. It regulates our metabolism‚ temperature and respiration.

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    Brain Myth

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    Brain Myth #1: You only use 10 percent of your brain. Fact: You use your entire brain. The 10% myth has been around for a long time. It is not certain how this falsehood began‚ but it has been strengthened over the past century by misinterpretations of neuroscience discoveries and unsubstantiated quotes by both scientists and laypeople alike. The truth is that we use virtually all of our brain every day. Let’s say‚ for example‚ that as you are reading this article‚ you are eating a sandwich.

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    Brain Power

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    in power“BRAIN POWER” 1.) The six firefighter was able to survive because of the brain’s activity it made the time run slower to cope up with the situation. As the lead of the team heard of the warning his brain took control. Two parts of the brain were responsible‚ diencephalon: thalamus and hypothalamus‚ they manage the fight or flight response hardwired. This drives a person to do an action without even thinking. The control center collects information from the situation outside. Usually‚ the

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    Effects of alcohol on brain functioning and neurotransmitters The consumption of alcohol can cause an effect on several parts of the brain including the hypothalamus‚ pituitary gland‚ medulla and the limbic system (How alcohol works 2008). Each sector responds differently to alcohol‚ causing changes in specific behaviors. Cerebral cortex The role of the cerebral cortex is to decipher information received from the senses‚ processing thought‚ speech‚ and memory and indicating the majority of

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    Marijuana and the Brain

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    Brown Period 3 Health Marijuana and the Brain Even though marijuana affects the brain‚ it is the most commonly used illegal drug out there. The drug affects all parts of your body; it first goes through the brain so it can damage it severely. Just a one milligram dose of marijuana can seriously affect your mental and psychological health. The drug usually goes to your brain seconds after it is in your bloodstream or is inhaled. Your brain sucks up the drug through the receptors and its

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    Brain Differences

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    and female brains Despite that males and females are both humans‚ we have differences in the body and the brain. There are multiple differences between the male and female brain. It is not completely understood yet but it has been seen in the multiple areas of the brain. Now that we have the technology to properly study the brain we can see that there are differences. Some of these differences are the structure of the brain‚ what side of the brain we use more and how our brain affects our

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    Brain Disorders

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    The brain‚ which weighs only three pounds and is made up of eighty percent water‚ is the key organ of our nervous system. It is divided into three different parts: the Cerebrum‚ the Cerebellum‚ and the Medulla Oblongata. The "gray matter" of the brain is about one-eighth inch thick and it gives the brain its gray color. Inside the brain is the cortex‚ which is made up of billions of neurons. These neurons extend into the cerebral hemisphere and it controls all mental activity. In this report I will

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