Neurotransmitter – They are brain chemicals that communicate throughout the body. Amygdala – It is located in the cerebral hemisphere that looks like a grey almond shape‚ it controls the emotions we have from hormones‚ arousal and emotional memories. Hippocampus – This is in the medial temporal lobe it’s a small organ and is very important to the limbic system‚ it is what helps with our long term memory. Corpus Callosum – Located in the middle of the brain the corpus callosum is a big ball
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Motivation and the Brain * Write a 700- to 1‚050-word paper in which you examine the concept of motivation. * Address the following items with supporting examples: * Define motivation.( this element of the paper will serve as the content in the introduction) Identify at least two sources of motivation. Explain the relationship between motivation and behavior. Examine how motivation is exhibited in behavior. Motivation and the Brain Kristen Smith Psy/355 February 1st
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Running Head: Brain Development: Are the Early Years Really the Most Important? Brain Development: Are the Early Years Really the Most Important? Brain Development: Are the Early Years Really the Most Important? Many people do not think the early years are the most important to a child’s brain development. They seem to have the attitude that children can be taught when they are old enough to learn the skills. But then the question remains as to when you should start teaching those skills
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The brain is a vital part of the human body that allows for humans to be able to function and communicate‚ but it is also a structure that can greatly affect the body and its functions if damaged. The brain is at risk of damage in most situations such as accidents or disease‚ but one of the greatest events in life that have a huge risk of brain damage are contact sports. Four brain structures that can be affected by a sports related injury to the head are the cerebellum‚ hippocampus‚ amygdala‚ and
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COURSE:None COURSE DESCRIPTION: This is a college transfer course in which the following topics are presented: methods used in scientific study of behavior‚ introduction to the basic theories and concepts in the science behavior‚ biological aspects of behavior‚ perception‚ motivation/emotion‚ learning‚ memory‚ development‚ personality‚ abnormal behavior and social psychology. COURSE OBJECTIVES: To provide each student with that information needed to obtain a comprehensive understanding of the major
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If each of the following brain parts individually was damaged‚ what would be the consequence and why? Hippocampus‚ hypothalamus‚ cerebellum‚ reticular formation‚ medulla Hippocampus is important for forming lasting memories. The hippocampus lies inside the temporal lobes‚ which is why stimulating the temporal lobes can produce memory like or dream like experiences. Hippocampus damage can result in anterograde amnesia which is the loss of ability to form new memories. Someone who sustains an
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Biological and humanistic approaches to personality Jonathan G. Castro PSY 250 October 17‚ 2012 Andrew R. Moskowitz Biological and humanistic approaches to personality In our world there are different types of people with different types of personalities. There are many way to describe where they came from through biological or humanistic theories. In my paper I will describe biological factors that are influences to the formation to personality. I will agree to disagree with the theory of
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nervous and endocrine system and how they interact to send messages to the brain so it can then be transfurred to the different parts of the body to respond. All the parts of the brain‚ and what parts control which parts of your body‚ memory‚ vision‚ and how it works. The effects on the brain when separated into two hemispheres. We also saw images of the brain through EEG‚ CT scan‚ MRI‚ PET‚ and F MRI. All ways to look at the brain and its activity. The most interesting part of the chapter for me it
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Genetics and Heredity “Why We Look the Way We Do” Genes: Our Biological Blueprint Genes basic units of heredity that maintain their structural identity from one generation to another. the biochemical units of heredity that make up the chromosomes a segment of DNA capable of synthesizing a protein Genes are aligned along chromosomes (strands of genes) and come in pairs. Chromosomes threadlike structures made of DNA molecules that contain the genes DNA
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35 terms Terms Definitions URL Uniform Resource Locator top level/ first level domain name com‚ edu‚ net‚ gov‚ mil‚ org‚ uk‚ au‚ us IP address Internet Protocol address DNS Domain Name System; Domain Name Server ISP Internet Service Provider TLD top level domain ICANN oversees domain name resolution system router data-forwarder domain name registrar leases domain names Moore’s Law chip performance/dollar doubles every 2 years Microprocessor executes instructions
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