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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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    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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    Teenage Pregnancy

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    Focal length of convex length Aim: to investigate how to measure the focal length of a convex lens‚ by using the lens equation: 1/f=1/u+1/v * Independent variables: * Screen * lens * Dependent variables: * distance between the source of light and the lens “V” which is “X” value * distance between lens and the screen “ Y value” * Controlled variables: * ruler * screen size * source of light * Hypothesis: When the lens is displaced further away from the

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    PROJECT IN RESEARCH II NATIONAL DANCE OF VIETNAM Submitted by: Pamela Vel B. Marpa Section: II-Discipline Submitted to: Michael Vincent R. Galestre July 31‚ 2012 Mua Sap (Bamboo Dance) Mua Sap (Bamboo Dance) originally from the Highland region of Vietnam‚ this popular dance was performed to celebrate special event‚ such as New Year’s Day. A series of bamboo sticks are set up in a line‚ with the people holding them in place on either side. Dancers move in and out of

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    Teenage Drinking

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    You don’t need to be a daily drinker to get a D.U.I‚ you just need that one drink too many to get behind the wheel. Parents‚ brothers‚ sisters and friends are impacted everyday by the choices we make. Either they’re bailing out a loved one or they’re burying them due to driving under the influence. I stand before you as someone that has experienced the repercussions of making a bad decision. And that decision was to get behind the wheel when I was intoxicated. I not only put myself in danger but

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    Teenage Pregnancy

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    Population 103‚775‚002 (July 2011 est.) Age structure 0-14 years: 34.6% (male 17‚999‚279/female 17‚285‚040)  15-64 years: 61.1% (male 31‚103‚967/female 31‚097‚203)  65 years and over: 4.3% (male 1‚876‚805/female 2‚471‚644) (2011 est.) Median age total: 22.9 years  male: 22.4 years  female: 23.4 years (2011 est.) Population growth rate 1.873% (2011 est.) Birth rate 24.98 births/1‚000 population (2011 est.) Death rate 4.98 deaths/1‚000 population (July 2011 est.) Net migration rate

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    Autumn Felder Professor Heidi Juel English 1301 16 April 2012 Teenage Pregnancy Prevention 750‚000 girls in the United States will get pregnant before the age of 20. Research has shown that teens that become pregnant may originate from disadvantage backgrounds. They may originate from backgrounds with single parent homes‚ poverty‚ substance abuse‚ uneducated or miseducated parents of a history of teen pregnancy and low self-esteem‚ to name a few. Being miseducated by peers of even family members

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    Motivation and the Brain

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    Guadalupe M. Ignacio Motivation and the Brain To Quit Drinking Alcohol or Using other Drugs May 31‚ 2013 Bindhu Davis‚ PhD. Course Instructor University of Phoenix‚ San Diego Thursdays @ 6-10 pm Motivation and the Brain “Intrinsic motivation comes from the feeling itself that is caused by doing something.” (Decker’s‚ 2010‚ pp. 254-259).This motivation is not affected by any external rewards but more likely

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    The Brain and Behavior

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    The Brain and Behavior BEH 225 September 21‚ 2014 Clifford Marsh Behaviors associated with the frontal lobe and the temporal lobe both covers a certain scope of human behaviors. Because every part of the brain controls a certain part of human behavior‚ damage to a certain part of the head will only affect certain behaviors of an individual. In addition‚ damage to certain areas can cause aphasia‚ which is a speech disturbance resulting from brain damage (Coon & Mitterer‚ 2013). As

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    Localisation Of Brain

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    One study of localisation of function in the brain is Maguire (2000)‚ who looked at the role of the hippocampus in spatial memory. Localisation is a theory that different parts of the brain are responsible for certain behaviours or functions. The hippocampus is located in the medial temporal lobe of the brain‚ and is associated with memory and spatial navigation. Maguire’s study provides some insight into the localisation of these functions in the hippocampus. Maguire’s study was a natural experiment

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