My response to Essay B will cover the main areas of the process of and the explanation…
Hippocampus is a part of the brain that’s involved in memory forming, organizing, and storing. It is a limbic system structure that is particularly important in forming new memories and connecting emotions and senses, such as smell and sound, to memories (Buzsaki, Gyorgy). The hippocampus is a horseshoe shaped paired structure that is located within the temporal lobes,…
The prefrontal cortex is truly an anomaly of nature, humans have the largest prefrontal cortex compared to any species in the animal kingdom. The prefrontal cortex has a myriad of functions, those functions includes heuristics, determine personality, fabrication of emotions, and most importantly, the essence of consciousness originates…
What a big question(!), and one that neuroscience is far from answering completely. For a long time it was thought that a small part of the brain called the hippocampus is the brain's memory center. The hippocampus, which is Latin for sea horse, takes its name from its shape which is very much like a sea horse. However, recent research suggests that, like most other mental functions, multiple brain regions are involved in memory, and that the hippocampus has functions beyond memory.…
You need to be able to explain the functions of the four lobes of the brain (frontal, parietal, occipital and temperal)…
The Article is based on facts and applied research. Im not a scientist so I cant agree or disagree. However I do find it baffling that there is so much study of the brain that goes unseen. Its unbelieved to think how many hours, days, months researchers put in time to find or come up with different ways to uncover the brain. I think I…
The article I read was “Secrets of the Brain,” by Carl Zimmer. He is a reporter from the National Geographic magazine. He interviewed Dr. Van J. Wedeen who offered to take a scan of his brain. Wedeen is an Associate Professor of Radiology at the Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging at Massachusetts General Hospital. Wedeen wanted to learn more about the brains patterns and record brains in action. Over the last decade the fMRI machine has helped reveal networks involved in our thought processes.…
1. a 17 year old is sleeping and remembes a distinct dream: Pons, thalamus and cerebral cortex.…
If each of the following brain parts individually was damaged, what would be the consequence and why?…
Description: The prefrontal cortex is a part of the brain, which is called the frontal lobe, specifically it is the section (which is located at the top of the brain), that is responsible for helping us consciously with: judgment decisions, developing problem solving techniques, paying attention to details, socializing effectively, and utilizing intellect.…
In this activity you will take a tour of the human brain and explore the major brain regions to discover the functions of each region or area.…
While the human brain is able to change the strengths of its connections as the result of learning and experience, it still is not a complete product of experience. Studies of the brains of twins have shown that much of the variation in the amount of gray matter in the prefrontal lobes is genetically caused. These variations are not just random differences in anatomy like fingerprints; they correlate significantly with differences in intelligence. People born with variations in the typical brain plan can vary in the way their minds work. For instance, homosexual men are likely to have a relatively small nucleus in the anterior hypothalamus, a nucleus known to have a role in sex differences. Convicted murderers and other violent, antisocial people are likely to have a relatively small and inactive prefrontal cortex, the part of the brain that governs decision-making and inhibits impulses. These facts imply that differences in intelligence, scientific genius, sexual orientation, and impulsive violence are not entirely…
Throughout the entirety of The Tell Tale Brain the author, V.S Ramachandran makes distinct points regarding what makes humans, well human. He describes this determining factor as self-awareness. In his book he points out that self-awareness not only makes us human but also wants us to be more. Essentially, it makes us always want to be better than what we are and, as humans, this is unique to only us. Ramachandran defines self-awareness as “This aspect of the self is almost axiomatic; a self that is not aware of itself is an oxymoron” (Ramachandran, 4356). This paper will demonstrate Ramachandran’s case studies that he uses to support his theory of self-awareness and what makes it so unique to us.…
The brain is the control center of the human body. It is protected by the skull and is made up of three main parts, the cerebrum, the cerebellum and the Brainstem. The brain is the boss of the body, it runs the show and controls just about everything one does, even when one’s asleep. (Kidshealth, n.d.) During this brief tour guide of the brain, one will see how the brain fits into the Central Nervous System, how the main parts work together, and what would happen if one of those main parts were damaged.…
Everyone knows and remembers their tough teenage years. For some, it was the best time of their life; for others, the memories are the opposite. What is even more challenging than being a teenager yourself, is living with one. It is as if it happens over night; a happy, fun-loving child becomes a dramatic, chaotic pre-teen. In PBS Frontline’s “Inside the Teenage Brain”, some of the mysteries involving why and how the teenage brain works are revealed. The brain in general, is very complex and complicated; although, it seems as if it doubles in complication once a child enters into their teenage years. Teenagers become more moody and their behaviors often dramatically change during these few years of life. For generations, scientist, along with parents and adults, have pondered what is the cause of the dramatic changes. With the recent use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) along with other new technologies, scientist are finally able to answer some of these questions involving the teenage brain. Dr. Jay Giedd, from the National Institute of Mental Health, explains how one night per week he uses a MRI in order to view the inside of children’s brains. Thanks to the MRI scientist, along with Dr. Giedd, can now explore the growing activity of the human brain. Scientists have concluded that the brain mostly develops in two stages: while a child is still in the womb till to the first 18 months of life and when a child hits puberty. During these two stages of life, the brain creates an abundance of brain cells and grows at a dramatic rate. Dr. Giedd states, “This was a process we knew happened in the womb, maybe even the first 18 moths of life, but it was only when we started following in the same children by scanning their brains at two-year intervals that we detected a second wave of overproduction.” He continues by discussing how this second stage of dramatic brain development is…