The Brain Brittany Wagner Psy/240 June 22‚ 2014 Jennifer Graves The Brain The brain is like a hard drive for a computer. Like a hard drive the brain also has many wires and complicated looking things in there. It is a lot easier to understand what part of the brain does what when it is broken down into the five major parts. The brain has five major parts and each part helps the human body function. The five major parts are called the myelencephalon‚ metencephalon‚ mesencephalon‚ diencephalon
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The five major divisions of the brain are the Telencephalon (cerebral hemispheres)‚ the Diencephalon‚ the Mesencephalon (midbrain)‚ the Metencephalon‚ and the Myelencephalon (medulla). The Telencephalon is the largest portion of the brain. This portion of the brain is in charge of voluntary movements‚ sensory input‚ and complex cognitive process (learning‚ speaking‚ and problem solving skills). The Diencephalon is composed of two structures‚ the thalamus and the hypothalamus. The thalamus holds
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Role of Brain in Cognitive Functions Cathy Moyer-Larsen Role of Brain in Cognitive Functions Cognitive brain functions enable the ability of the brain to attain information in a meaningful way. Cognitive psychology is what happens in the mind. Two important conditions concerning the ability to use cognitive brain functions is the current mood and health (Willingham‚ 2007). Cognitive functions originate in the part of the brain called the cerebrum. Majority of brain mass is in the cerebral
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a fetus‚ being a human being must acquire all the essential properties of a human being‚ such that the loss of any would lead to out of existence or death. Thus‚ the essential property of a human being is the property whereby the loss would result in the death of the human being. From the Brain-Death theory‚ death is defined as an irreparable cessation of brain function. Therefore‚ it follows that a fetus becomes a human being when it possesses the essential property of a human being that is‚ having
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“In order to understand what the brain does‚ it is first necessary to understand what it is – to know the names and locations of its major parts and how they are connected to one another” (Pinel‚ 2011. p. 51). The five major structures that compose the brain are labeled as myelencephalon‚ metencephalon‚ mesencephalon‚ diencephalon‚ and telencephalon. These major structures are what create the adult forebrain‚ midbrain‚ and the hindbrain. First‚ the myelencephalon is also known as the medulla
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two small bags. 122. They are going to tell you all you want to know. They are going to give you a lot of . 123. There is room for everybody to sit down. There are a lot of . 124. We have no ‚ not even a bed or a table. 125. ’What does Alan look like?’ He’s got a long beard and very short . 126. Carla’s English is very bad. She must make . 127. George is unemployed. He’s looking for a . 128. If you want to leave work early‚ you have to ask for . 129. I don’t think Ann will
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area: This area allows signals to be sent in order to allow there to be production of speech and language. The signals allow for the brain to form parts of speech into sentences. This involves the talking at the party which uses speech and language as eg. English. It also allows me to talk to my friends the whole evening. Another function of the broca’s area is the control of facial neurons. This means that when I greet my friends at the party the Broca’s area was involved in my facial expression towards
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and how they interact to send messages to the brain so it can then be transfurred to the different parts of the body to respond. All the parts of the brain‚ and what parts control which parts of your body‚ memory‚ vision‚ and how it works. The effects on the brain when separated into two hemispheres. We also saw images of the brain through EEG‚ CT scan‚ MRI‚ PET‚ and F MRI. All ways to look at the brain and its activity. The most interesting part of the chapter for me it to learn about chromosomes
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Phineas Gage Paper PSY/360 May 19‚ 2014 Evi Pover Phineas Gage Paper The layout of the brain is more complex than what can see by the human eye. The creation of Neuroscience helped divide the brain into portions and their functions. This sectioning of the brain and the individual functions was proved furthered when the case of Phineas Gage was examined. Role of the Brain in Cognitive Functions The brain is comprised of two hemispheres or halves:
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How Would You Describe Yourself? I am punctual‚ dependable and can be counted upon to finish what I start. I get a great deal of satisfaction from knowing that I have done something well and on time. For example‚ at my present job‚ I was given different work orders every day. It was my responsibility to finish the orders and make sure they all met quality and safety standards within a specific deadline. On occasion‚ I had to familiarize myself with the product and the production process. I was
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