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    Brain Structures and Functions Viviana N. Reyes ESE370: Learning & the Brain (CXI1409A) Instructor:  Charisse Jones March 9‚ 2014 Brain Structures and Functions Many are fascinated by the brain and its functions. Our brain is composed of different units and lobes that work together but each part‚ of course‚ has a special function. We all ask ourselves‚ how is it that we learn? Do our senses have anything to do with getting new information into our brain? Technology

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    Neurotransmitters – Chapter 2‚ Module 2.1-2.2 Fill in the following boxes by and describing the location of the 6 neurotransmitters listed in the first column and discussed in the textbook in Chapter 2. Describe the function of the neurotransmitter and then discuss possible mental health or behavioral or physical issues that can be associated with too much or too little of the neurotransmitter. Save this document and type directly onto the document. The boxes will expand to accommodate what

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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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    “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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    effects of one neurotransmitter on human behavior. Neurotransmitters are chemical messengers‚ which send signals and communicate information through neurons (nerve cells)‚ cells‚ our brains and our bodies. Neurotransmitters are released and travel through terminals in the brain until they reach certain receptors. Neurotransmitters and their functions are located and carried out in different sections of the brain. It uses neurotransmitters to make your body carry out certain functions‚ such as making

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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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    something wrong and the idea of punishment that follows. In layman’s terms‚ it is doing something wrong‚ then working through a process of making it right once again. There are six major Atonement Paradigms: Penal Substitution‚ Ransom Theory‚ Christus Victor‚ Moral Exemplar‚ Ontological‚ and Homoousial; all answering the three major questions that come about. The first inquiry is‚ what is the overall problem? Penal Substitution claims the problem is sin tainting the individual. The perfect united community

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    The Five Major Structures of the Human Brain University of Phoenix PSY 240 October 27‚ 2012 Olivia Fransis The human brain is nothing short of incredible. In a way it’s the world’s most powerful computer because it can process tasks at lightning speeds and simultaneously be in control of our reflexes and every other voluntary and involuntary functions. It is the most important and complex organ as well as our core for learning At the point of birth‚ the brain weighs an average of

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    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 a brain that has not suffered irreparable cessation of function. To reinforce this conviction‚ he added that by the sixth week of conception‚ when the fetus possesses a functioning brain‚ all the other properties that are required for being

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    Question 1 Given what we know about localization of function in the human brain‚ is it scientifically legitimate to categorize people as left-brained or right-brained? Hemispheric lateralization‚ as discovered by Roger W. Sperry (1965)‚ ascribes to the specialization of one cerebral hemisphere or the other in controlling specific functions (Passer‚ Smith‚ Holt‚ Bremner‚ Sutherland & Vliek‚ 2009). In recent years‚ there appears to be a growing phenomenon in the generalization

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