Something that surprised me the most in this radio interview about the teenage brain was how adolescents have a higher risk of substance addiction compared to adults (Jensen & Gross‚ 2015). Substances are more toxic and permanent on teenage brains than adult brains (Jensen & Gross‚ 2015). Originally‚ I thought that adults would get addicted faster because they often resort to caffeine to wake up‚ cigarettes to manage hassles‚ and other medications to relieve depression and stress (Berk‚ 2009). On
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like coffee and tea. Caffeine can also be found in soft drinks‚ and it is regarded as the most widely consumed stimulant drug in the world based on Nehlig‚ Daval‚ & Debry (1992) research. The interaction of caffeine with adenosine receptors in the brains makes an individual more alert. A moderate intake of caffeine results in small healthy risks while high doses could be a catalyst to negative effects like anxiety‚ insomnia‚ and tachycardia. Research has shown that caffeine is widely abused. Clinical
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BLUE BRAIN 1. Introduction The name of the world’s first virtual brain. That means a machine that can function as human brain. Computer simulations in neuroscience hold the promise of dramatically enhancing the scientific method by providing a means to test hypotheses using predictive models of complex biological processes where experiments are not feasible. Of course‚ simulations are only as good as the quality of the data and the accuracy of the mathematical abstraction of the biological
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study of brain injury and disease tell us about normal brain functioning? Word count (Excluding title and references section): 829 What does the study of brain injury and disease tell us about normal brain functioning? To understand atypical brain function‚ it is important to distinguish the expectations for a typical brain function. It is true that many diseases or injuries result in impairments in cognition; as different areas of the brain is designed to control specific
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The Brain / Psy 240 / Week Two The human brain is one of the most complex and fascinating parts of the body. The major regions of the brain are separated into three layers called the central core‚ the limbic system‚ and the cerebral hemispheres or otherwise called the forebrain‚ midbrain‚ and hindbrain. The forebrain houses the cerebrum‚ thalamus‚ and hypothalamus. The midbrain houses tectum and tegmentum. The hindbrain houses the cerebellum‚ pons‚ and medulla. From here the brain is divided
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Left Brain vs. Right Brain Victoria J.Overpeck COLL100 American Military University Derrah Cassidy Left Brain vs. Right Brain How do you know if you’re left brain‚ or right brain dominate? How can you tell which side of the brain you use to learn? Do you think that it’s inherited? Throughout many studies it has been discovered that every person uses either the left or the right side of their brain to learn and obtain information more than the other. Each side of your
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Have you ever heard that too much television can ruin a child’s mind? Malcolm Gladwell proposes in his article‚ “Brain Candy‚” that playing video games or watching television is just as important as reading a book. Gladwell is using rhetorical appeals to prove that in fact‚ video games are not dumbing down society. Pop culture is helping to improve test scores and knowledge. In “Brain Candy‚” Malcolm Gladwell does affectively use rhetorical appeals to convince his audience that pop culture is making
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Brain-Based Learning: The Neurological Findings About the Human Brain that Every Teacher Should Know to be Effective Abstract The purpose of this paper is to present the main neurological findings about the human brain that provide the basis for brain-based learning‚ and that represent a narrow field of cognitive science as a whole. The findings that are described were made primarily by neuroscientists who studied the structure and functions of the nervous system with the purpose of correcting
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Left Brain vs. Right Brain: Implications of Learning Foundations of Online Learning Abstract A left-brain dominant person’s attributes are different than that of a right-brained person. This difference causes these two groups to have different learning styles. A left-brain dominant tends to be better at spelling and math. This is because this person can see all of the pieces. A right- brain dominant person tends be better at writing‚ biology‚ and other hands on subjects
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10 Brainteasers to Test Your Mental Sharpness To test your mental acuity‚ answer the following questions (no peeking at the answers!): 1. Johnny’s mother had three children. The first child was named April. The second child was named May. What was the third child’s name? 2. A clerk at a butcher shop stands five feet ten inches tall and wears size 13 sneakers. What does he weigh? 3. Before Mt. Everest was discovered‚ what was the highest mountain in the world? 4. How much dirt is there in a hole that
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