Something that surprised me the most in this radio interview about the teenage brain was how adolescents have a higher risk of substance addiction compared to adults (Jensen & Gross‚ 2015). Substances are more toxic and permanent on teenage brains than adult brains (Jensen & Gross‚ 2015). Originally‚ I thought that adults would get addicted faster because they often resort to caffeine to wake up‚ cigarettes to manage hassles‚ and other medications to relieve depression and stress (Berk‚ 2009). On
Premium Drinking culture Alcoholic beverage Alcoholism
Motivation and the brain The brain is the control center of the body and the complexity of it remains the organ of constant research. Researchers consistently look for the answers about the how and why of an individual’s way of thinking‚ motivation‚ and processing of information. Motivation is a form of energy‚ and it is the driving force behind an individual to accomplish personal goals one has set for his or her self. Motivation is powerful when its use is in a positive mode while receiving messages
Premium Motivation Psychology Brain
idea of the video‚ The Adolescent Brain‚ is that the teen brain goes mostly undeveloped until their 20’s. This research and data provides a new answer for people putting the heat of teenage behavior on hormones. The video layed out the main parts of the brain‚ and pointed out where and when it becomes developed in your lifetime. For example‚ the frontal lobe controls many functions like‚ self control‚ judgement‚ and emotional regulation. However‚ this area of the brain is not fully developed until later
Premium Adolescence Psychology Developmental psychology
Split-Brain Patients: The independent functioning of the left and right hemisphere when no longer connected by the corpus callosum. The human brain is a dynamic and elastic processing unit that manages the great extent of human life. This entails both conscious and unconscious functioning of each human system. For example‚ the brain controls emotions through behaviors‚ physiological responses (both autonomic and hormonal)‚ and feelings in response to stimuli from the environment (Carlson
Premium Lateralization of brain function Corpus callosum Human brain
The Behaving Brain: Video Response The video put the chapter into visual perspective for me in terms of learning about our brain structure and it’s different parts. The video describes the three important jobs our neurons do: receive information from other cells‚ process information‚ and transmit it to the rest of the body. Without our neurons we would have no brain activity. All behavior begins with an action from a neuron. First the brain gathers information from the receptors and spread it
Premium Neuron Brain Nervous system
Brain Drain refers to the emigration (out-migration) of knowledgeable‚ well-educated and skilled professionals from their home country to another country. This can take place because of several factors. The most obvious is the availability of better job opportunities in the new country. Other factors that can cause brain drain include: war or conflict‚ health risks‚ and political instability. Brain drain occurs most commonly when individuals leave less developed countries (LDCs) with fewer opportunities
Premium Developed country United States Cyprus
The term “Brain Drain” has come into limelight with the trend of educated and skilled people and workforce moving from one country to another to achieve career gains. The talent of such people as a result becomes available to the nation to which they relocate. The biggest disadvantage of brain drain is the depletion of talent from the native nation which may badly need their skills and talent. It is the migration of country’s intellect which may have otherwise served their motherland and contributed
Premium Country Developed country United Nations
Left Brain vs. Right Brain Victoria J.Overpeck COLL100 American Military University Derrah Cassidy Left Brain vs. Right Brain How do you know if you’re left brain‚ or right brain dominate? How can you tell which side of the brain you use to learn? Do you think that it’s inherited? Throughout many studies it has been discovered that every person uses either the left or the right side of their brain to learn and obtain information more than the other. Each side of your
Premium Human brain Lateralization of brain function
Brain drain Brain drain is an often a familiar expression. This refers to the export‚ or going out of Indian brains to different countries. We term it as a drain of the brains; for‚ it is believed that the India is at a loss‚ when our best brains work for other countries leaving some lesser brains. Let us analyze why there was so much of mass depature of brainpower from India and regulate such drain by some norms. It is a matter of pride for Indians that the world‚ as of today‚ has recognized the
Premium India Atmosphere 2002 albums
Brain Drain With the growing trend of immigration‚ many problems continue to arise. Specifically‚ people who are qualified medical practitioners are moving from their poor home countries to work in wealthier and better-developed ones. This phenomenon is known as “brain drain.” According to Dictionary.com‚ “brain drain” is “a loss of trained professional personnel to another company‚ nation…that offers greater opportunity.” Poor countries suffer from significant “brain drain” of their health professionals
Premium Health care Medicine Healthcare