STUDY GUIDE: THE BRAIN 1. Approximately how many neurons are there in the brain? about 100 billion 2. What is a neuron? It is a nerve cell that sends and receives electrical signals over long distances within the body 2b. be able to label its parts. Parts of a neuron. A neuron has three basic parts‚ the cell body‚ the axon‚ and the dendrites. A thin nerve membrane surrounds the entire cell 3. How fast do neurons travel? Neurons
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The texts Paul Bunyan‚ Mister Fox‚ Jack and the Talking Crow‚ The Split Dog‚ and Catching a Thief all have in common being written as folk tales. The text’s share the traits of being orally passed down from generations‚ which is why most folk tales have unknown authors and usually have several versions. Folk tales are made up of fables‚ fairy tales‚ old legends‚ and urban legends‚ another reason why there might be several versions to a folk tale. In addition‚ to sharing the form in which they are
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inThe so-called ‘brain drain’ from poor to rich countries is now robbing poorer countries of essential personnel like doctors‚ nurses‚ engineers‚ and the trend is set to continue‚ if not to get worse. Some people say this movement of people around the world is not a new phenomenon. Migrant workers have always been attracted by the wider choice of employment and greater opportunity in major cities in their own countries and abroad. Recently‚ as the technological age has advanced and as richer countries
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The human brain is not fully developed until age twenty five (Aamodt)‚ but students are expected to use the full capacity very early on. Different parts of the brain develop at different rates‚ and students have high expectations before their brain is ready to perform such tasks (NINDS; Marlowe). Continuous stress can even slow or stop brain development and lead to learning difficulties (UGA; Bristol Science Centre; Scott). Functions of the brain are important to comprehend so that we may determine
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What is Brain Chemistry? Brain chemistry or neurochemistry is the complex system which allows the brain to function with the use of chemicals known as neurotransmitters which move information around in the brain. Every person’s brain chemistry is slightly different‚ and a number of things can play a role in the levels of various neurotransmitters in the brain‚ and how those chemicals affect the brain’s function. It is believed that difference in brain chemistry may explain a variety of behavioral
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The brain is split into the left and right hemispheres. Different brain areas are divided by deep grooves called sulci.There are nine parts of the human brain. These nine parts are the Broca’s area‚ Cerebellum‚ Cerebrum‚ Frontal lobe‚ Motor area‚ Occipital lobe‚ Parietal lobe‚ sensory area‚ and temporal lobe. The brain is split into the left and right hemispheres. Different brain areas are divided by deep grooves called Sulci. There are five key parts of the brain that controls the function of your
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to examine is called Right Brain‚ Left Brain: Fact and Fiction‚ written by Jerre Levy. In the past fifteen years or so there has been a lot of talk of left brain and right brain people. Levy’s reason for righting this article was clearly to stop the misconceptions and show the truth about how our brain hemispheres operate. Levy first explores the myth of the left brain and right brain theory. She states that generally people see the left hemisphere of the brain controlling logic and language
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Do you ever wonder how a split-second decision can either mean life or death? Have you ever taken the time to have a designated driver or any other sort of transportation such as a taxi to come pick you up and take you wherever it is you need to go while intoxicated? All these little choices add up and may determine whether you’ll make it home safe to your beloved family‚ or be the next big news headline for a DUI car crash that took your life and others. So‚ I insist that you will make the right
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Seeking truth and presenting it “as a friend‚ not as an adversary.” from the atrocities of social‚ economical‚ political‚ and moral conflict‚ Alexander Solzehenitsyn’s Harvard commencement address‚ “A World Split Apart” (1978) exposes the end of a Socialist ideology. At the expanse of liberty and equality in human history‚ mankind is sandwiched between their choices on freedom and morality. Solzehenitysn’s words are a manifestation of the bitter truth that criticizes Western complacency while he
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“Can Sudan Split Without Falling Apart” 1. The fact that families like Achai Chol’s are leaving northern Sudan indicates that the people would rather be in southern Sudan fighting for southern independence to stop the imminent war and creating a better life for them and their families. 2. The thesis of the article is that Sudan has been politically unstable over the period of its two long civil wars. The south did not identify with the Arab led Sudanese society and created a referendum
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