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    the back? Front of the brain is located at the front of each cerebral hemisphere 3. Label the cerebrum and cerebellum and describe their functions. Cerebral functions: controls complex Cerebellar functions: controls balance thought processes. And maintains muscle coordination. 4. Label the four lobes of the cerebral cortex. 5. Label the motor cortex and describe its function. it is responsible for sending

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    of how to deal with exhaustions management and tells herself “Ideally‚ at some point you enter what serves call a “rhythm” and psychologists term a “flow state‚” where signals pass from the sense organs directly to the muscles‚ bypassing the cerebral cortex‚ and a Zen-like emptiness sets in.”‚ while being undercover as a server in a minimum wage

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    awake) of the organism‚ also controls muscle tone and sensory awareness. 2. Midbrain-* limbic system*: emotional (center or the brain). Controls for thirst‚ hunger‚ as well as aggression and violence. Pleasure center also located in this area. 3. Cerebral Cortex- Outermost layer of the brain. Responsible for the higher mental processes- Thinking‚ memory‚ language‚ music‚ and art. Two hemispheres: for the most part activities on the left side of the body come under the control of the right hemisphere

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    The Five Major Structures of the Brain The brain is an amazing structure. It is the most complex and interesting part of the human body. It is like a huge computer that runs every function of the body. The brain is made up of the five major structures that include: the myelencephalon‚ metencephalon‚ mesencephalon‚ deicephalon‚ and the telencephalon. Each of these structures also has substructures involved within them. You start learning how to do things when you are born and keep learning as

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    Evolutionary Psychology: Learning‚ Biology and the Brain Hegel—thesis (consciousness mind)  anti thesis (beh)  synthesis (cog/beh) Taste Aversion: powerful disinclination toward eating or drinking certain substances. Easily learned—sometimes after a single exposure—are highly resistant to extinction and demonstrate biological constraints What are 3 characteristics of taste aversion that classical conditioning doesn’t explain very well? 1. Conditioning results from the repeated pairing

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    1. Alzheimer’s is a disease that affects ______________. a. Children b. Preteens c. The Elderly d. Teenagers 2. In your own words explain the statement: “Alzheimer’s irreversibly obliterates the memory” 3. Alzheimer’s is a disorder of the ____________. a. Heart b. Brain c. Lungs d. Pancreas 4. Why Alzheimer has’s been called a disease of the 80’s? 5. The devastation that this disease causes is ____________________most imagined. a

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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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    Biopsychology “The need for a motherʼs touch is really brain based.” Idea of being held and nurtured as a baby is necessary for development THE HUMAN BRAIN • only weighs 3 pounds • most complex structure in the universe • memories are stored as chemicals more cells than there are stars in the galaxy • • 100 billion nerve cells to communicate and store information evolution: over time organisms originate and adapt to their unique environments. heredity: the biological transmission of traits from

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    regions in which cannabinoid receptors are very abundant are the basal ganglia‚ associated with movement control; the cerebellum‚ associated with body movement coordination; the hippocampus‚ associated with learning‚ memory‚ and stress control; the cerebral cortex‚ associated with higher cognitive functions.-(2) Acute effects include euphoria‚ anxiety‚ Increased heart rate‚ dry mouth‚ reddening of the eyes‚ a reduction in intra-ocular pressure‚ muscle relaxation and a sensation of cold or hot hands and

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    There are many arguments on why the legal drinking age should be lowered to 18. To some lowering the drinking age to 18 makes sense to them and to others it doesn’t make sense‚ which is true. Most people believe that if you are old enough to vote and enlist in the Army or the Navy then you are old enough to drink which is wrong. Not only does lowering the legal drinking age put the drinker at harm but also the people around them. There are some many reasons why the legal drinking age should not be

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