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    | | | Selected Answer: |    Self-esteem | Correct Answer: |    Self-esteem | | | | |   Question 2 | 1 out of 1 points   | | Which part of the brain controls functions such as planning‚ organizing and rational thinking? | | | | | Selected Answer: |    Frontal cortex | Correct Answer: |    Frontal cortex | | | | |   Question 3 | 0 out of 1 points   | | Which disorder below is characterized by anxiety about being in situations where escape may be difficult

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    Cerebral palsy is a common neural developmental condition that is typically encountered by pediatricians. There are numerous definitions of cerebral palsy‚ all of these definitions point out that cerebral palsy is a combination of several permanent but not unchangeable disorders that arise from injury to the adolescent development of the brain. Cerebral palsy consists of several disorders‚ some of which are related to the sever impairment of the motor functionality in young children‚ cerebral palsy

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    Brain Tumors In The Brain

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    Brain tumors are abnormal growth of tissue in the brain or spinal cord. This abnormal growth disrupts the normal functions of the brain. Brain tumors are categories based on where they originated and whether they are cancerous or noncancerous. They can be benign which means they do not contain cancer cells‚ they grow slowly‚ and do not spread into other tissue. The tumors can also be malignant‚ which means they contain cancer cells and spread rapidly into surrounding tissue. ("Brain Tumors") Surgery

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    Regions of the Brain

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    |Region of the Brain |Location |Primary Function |Specific activities/ |Icons/ Keys foe for map | | | | |Processes | | |Cerebrum | the anterior portion of the|Determining Intelligence‚ |Vision‚ muscle coordination‚|Eyes‚ ears‚ smiley face‚ | | |forebrain and is superior to|Determining

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    brain and behavior

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    The Brain and Behavior David Richard Monge Jr. BEH 225 February 9‚ 2014 The temporal lobe is a region of the cerebral cortex that is located beneath the lateral fissure on both cerebral hemispheres of the mammalian brain. The temporal lobes are involved in the retention of visual memories‚ processing sensory input‚ comprehending language‚ storing new memories‚ emotion‚ and deriving meaning. The frontal lobe is an area in the brain of mammals‚ located at the front of each cerebral

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    have an effect on the brain vary as the amount of alcohol is consumed into the blood stream. The first part of the brain to be effected by the consumption of alcohol is Cerebral Cortex. This is the region of the brain that process the though process and consciousness. The effect of this region is that it suppress the inhibition-processing center‚ it affects the eyes‚ ears‚ and mouth senses. The next level in the blood level alcohol content is it affects the Cerebellum in the brain. The Cerebellum controls

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    Running Head: SPLIT BRAIN LATERALIZATION Difference of Lateralization Between Split Brain And Intact Brain Patients Psychology 102 Section 6X Student Abstract Split brain patients lateralize functions in their brains to either side of the brains while intact brain patients utilize both sides of their brains. A group of 20 subjects were tested‚ 10 split brain and 10 intact brain patients. We gave these subjects three exams‚ a vocabulary test‚ a logical reasoning task and a face

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    ROLES‚ DUTIES‚ AND FUNCTIONS OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF PSYCHOLOGISTS What Do Psychologists Do? Psychologists study mental processes and human behavior by observing‚ interpreting‚ and recording how people and other animals relate to one another and the environment. To do this‚ psychologists often look for patterns that will help them understand and predict behavior using scientific methods‚ principles‚ or procedures to test their ideas. Through such research studies‚ psychologists have learned much

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    Affected by Cerebral Palsy Have you ever been in a situation where the unexpected becomes the expected‚ and your life is changed forever? I have. Nobody expects to know what it is like to have a disabled family member‚ but when you are confronted with this challenge‚ it changes you. I have had many life changing experiences but none as important as meeting my cerebral palsy stricken cousin Lexi. Lexi has a huge heart and she has shown me how important it is to help others in need. The

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    hunting for food and seeking a warm shelter. To decide between these two fundamentally different rewards‚ the brain needs to calculate the values and costs associated with each option‚ consider different motivational‚ cognitive and contextual variables‚ construct a plan to obtain reward outcomes‚ and finally input these signals into a choice process. This essay aims to consider the function of the different brain areas involved in the above processes and how they may work together in a network to give

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