<b>INTRODUCTION</b><br><br>The human body is divided into many different parts called organs. All of the parts are controlled by an organ called the brain‚ which is located in the head. The brain weighs about 2.75 pounds‚ and has a whitish-pink appearance. The brain is made up of many cells‚ and is the control centre of the body. The brain flashes messages out to all the other parts of the body. The messages travel in very fine threads called nerves. The nerves and the brain make up a system somewhat
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The left and right brain. How they impact learning. Amberlee Hoagland 12.20.2012 COLL100 Diane Roberts The human brain is a miracoulus organ.It is the main sorce where we get our creativie and logical thinking from. Many scientists and people agree in the left and right brain theory that our right and left hemispheres of our brain have two separate sides that do different types of thinking.Left being logic or critical thinking and the right being more creative and intuitive. They also believe
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HUMAN BRAIN The human brain is the center of the human nervous system. All the functions and the decisions of human being have been decided by the brain. The adult human brain weighs on average about 3 lb (1.5 kg) with a size (volume) of around 1130 cubic centimeters (cm3) in women and 1260 cm3 in men‚ although there is substantial individual variation. The Theory of the structure and functions of the mind suggests that the two different sides of the brain control two different “modes” of
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The human brain is unique. It is part of your central nervous system which contains billions or nerve cells and trillions of support cells. The brain is the central computer that controls all bodily functions; the nervous system relays messages from the brain to different parts of the body. It gives us the power to think‚ plan‚ speak‚ and imagine. It controls body temperature‚ blood pressure‚ heart rate‚ and breathing. The brain also accepts information about the world around you from your
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evolution of the unique characteristics of the human brain requires studying the brain of other living primate species. In other words‚ a specific evolutionary change in the human brain cannot be inferred to be unique to the human lineage unless other species sharing a last common ancestor don’t have it. That being said‚ Rilling emphasizes the role of comparative neuroimaging to investigate the similarities and differences between human and non-human primate brains‚ and highlights the different imaging techniques
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The Function of the Human Brain By Theresa Higgins Dr. Michael Anatomy & Physiology HS120 December 14‚ 2008 The Function of the Human Cerebellum Introduction: The human brain is an extremely complicated system which controls all of our functions both physical and physiological. What are the cell/ tissue/ organ/system? 1. Glial is the cell and is one of the most important components of the cerebellum which supports the functions of nervous tissue. The nervous tissue
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Perspectives on the human brain Kimberly Marquez Odessa College Psychology has 7 modern perspectives which are psychodynamic‚ behavioral‚ humanistic‚ cognitive‚ sociocultural‚ biopsychological‚ and evolutionary. Psychodynamic focuses on the unconscious mind. Behavioral focuses on what we can observe. Humanistic perspective focuses on human potential. Cognitive focuses on mental processes. Sociocultural focuses on cultures and societies. Biopsychology focuses on how our biology affects
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The human brain is the most important organ in the nervous system. Located inside the head‚ surrounded by the skull. The human brain is very identical to the brains of other mammals‚ but with a more developed and evolved cerebral cortex. Much of the size of the human brain comes from the cerebral cortex‚ especially the frontal lobes‚ which are associated with executive functions such as self-control‚ planning‚ reasoning‚ and abstract thought. Before talking about the lobes. The most important part
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metaphor. Brain has the faculty of talking‚ laughing‚ crying‚ thinking and so forth. Without brain‚ human cannot exist. In the similar way‚ engine performs all the functions in the vehicle. The car is consisted of more than 20‚000 parts. Even though it is not small number‚ it is nothing when it compared to the human neuron system. Anyway‚ neuron system is controlled by brain‚ of course‚ car parts are controlled by engine. Therefore‚ when there is a little bit damage at any part of the brain‚ specific
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In this essay I would be looking at the effects of alcohol consumption by college/university students‚ how it impairs the functioning of the human brain‚ the cognitive process of information and personality. I will be focusing on the parts of the brain that alcohol has effects on such as; cerebral cortex and the frontal lobes‚ the cerebellum‚ the hippocampus‚ the medulla and the hypothalamus‚ as well as how it affects personality (behavior) and intelligence and cognition. According to Clarren &
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