The five major structures of the brain are myelencephalon‚ Metencephalon‚ mesencephalon‚ diencephalon and telencephalon. The myelencephalon carries signals from the brain to the entire parts of the human body and it is also uniquely shaped looking like a little net. The Metencephalon is made up of ascending and descending tracts just like the myelencephalon. It has two major divisions which are pons and the cerebellum. The mesencephalon has two divisions also and they are the tectum and the tegmentum
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Mind and Brain - Is There a Difference? Lisa Fitzsimons PHI 200 Instructor Brianne Larsen 02/20/2012 The brain is the most complex organ of the human body; scientists still have many unanswered questions about it. One question is are the mind and the brain the same entity or are they separate entities within a person’s head? It is undisputed that the actions of the mind are within the brain. But are the actions of the mind only neurological impulses sent between neurons within the brain
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Corpus collosum: This thick band of nerve fibers connects both of the brains hemispheres. 3. Temporal lobe: The two sides of the brain that is located on the sides of the cerebral hemisphere that deals with talking as well as hearing. 4. Occipital lobe: A pyramid shaped region at the back of each hemisphere of the brain‚ which has to do with understanding what a person sees. 5. Frontal lobe: This is the front part of the hemisphere of the brain. 6. Cerebrum: front part of the brain
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INTRODUCTION Creativity refers to the phenomenon whereby something new is created which has some kind of subjective value (such as an idea‚ a joke‚ a literary work‚ a painting or musical composition‚ a solution‚ an invention etc.). It is also the qualitative impetus behind any given act of creation‚ and it is generally perceived to be associated with intelligence and cognition. Creativity can also be defined "as the process of producing something that is both original and worthwhile" or "characterized
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four goals of psychology. Describe Predict Understand Change/Control List the four lobes of the cortex. Describe their functions. Frontal lobes: control motor functions‚ impulse control‚ and memory occipital lobes: control vision and color Parietal lobes: control speech‚ information processing‚ and cognition Temporal lobes: controlling hearing‚ memory‚ and emotional responses List and describe the three ways that neurons fire.
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Chapter 13: Brain and Cranial Nerves Multiple Choice 1. Which of the following statements concerning the brainstem is true? A) The brainstem consists of the medulla‚ pons‚ and cerebellum. B) The brainstem is responsible for higher level thinking skills. C) Damage to the brainstem is usually fatal. D) All twelve cranial nerves enter or exit from the brainstem. E) The brainstem is a relay for sensory input. Answer: c Level: 1 2. In the CNS‚ clusters of gray matter containing cell bodies
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behaviour suggests that the area of damage contributed to the normal or previous behaviour. Furthermore studying accidental brain damage provides insight to brain activity and behaviour‚ for example Phineas Gage had an accident particular to his frontal lobe with severe injury to his left
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Schizophrenia affects thought and emotion and the person being affected loses contact with reality. It is often confused with DID‚ which is multiple personalities. Schizophrenia is better described as one personality that is broken up. It affects people’s levels of functioning and over half of the people affected have serious disabilities. However‚ today many people with schizophrenia are able to function in the world and may need to only go to the hospital periodically for treatment. Most researches
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Axia College Material Appendix C Brain Response of Behavior Part I Note: Parts II and III follow below‚ complete all three. Run Multimedias 2.3 and 2.4 * Go to the Web site www.prenhall.com/morris. * Click text: Psychology: An Introduction (12th ed.) * Click “2” on the select a chapter tool bar. * Click Live!Psych on the left hand menu. * Select 2.3 and 2.4. Write a 350- to 700-word response to the following: Explain the communication process of neurons in
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Disease‚ Parkinson’s Disease‚ Cerebral Vascular e.g. stroke. Describe the key functions of the brain that are affected by dementia Parietal Lobe – language‚ special awareness‚ recognition Frontal Lobe - behaviour‚ movement‚ personality Occipital Lobe – visual‚ processing Temporal Lobe - memory‚ speech‚ hearing Explain why depression‚ delirium and age related memory impairment maybe mistaken for dementia. They have most
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