severity of concussions in football players is often overlooked which is putting many people at risk for damaging head injuries. Research and information on concussions in athletes needs to grow in order to protect and prevent players from the harmful effects of
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Continued use of cocaine has both short-term and long-term effects on the function and development of a person’s brain. The drug produces an intense high immediately upon use then as the effects of the drug start to wear off‚ people suddenly feel intense edginess and depression and an insatiable craving for more of the drug. Cocaine use and the Long-Term Effects Cocaine takes a tremendous toll on a person’s brain. However‚ the effects vary based on the amount of cocaine a person uses and how frequently
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A Comparative Study of Long-term and Short-term Memory between Athletes and Non-Athletes ABSTRACT Physical exercise has demonstrated to considerably affect stimuli in the brain to increase an individual’s memory. Athletes will have better long-term and short-term memory compared to those who are not athletes. The intent of this study was to evaluate and compare the long-term and short-term memory of athlete and non-athlete. Twenty participants were tested‚
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unaffected by traumatic events. Multiple forms of trauma exist‚ whether it is medical‚ grief‚ sexual abuse‚ or a combination of traumatic events known as complex trauma. Trauma of any sort can have a profound effect on a child’s life and disturb multiple aspects of their development. There are numerous effects on a child who experiences trauma‚ such as altered emotional responses‚ cognition‚ behavior control‚ dissociation‚ and self-concept. Complex trauma
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the adult-figure in their life. The child depends on them for love and affection‚ but in some cases‚ the love and affection in not returned. Childhood abuse and neglect can happen in various situations for various reasons. The abuse can leave long-term effects on the children into adulthood‚ which includes post traumatic stress disorder‚ depression‚ anxiety‚ bipolar and multiple personality disorders. Not only can the children suffer from disorders‚ they can begin
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having access to the appropriate nutrients can lead developmental milestone. For instance‚ a child who is suffering from malnutrition might not be able to sit up or roll over or put themselves up when they should be able to. It can also cause long term effects
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Need for Sleep and effects of Sleep Deprivation on Cognitive Performance Poojan Nikunjkumar Mehta 2012CS10241 Siddarth KM 2012CS10256 Index Terms Sleep‚ Sleep deprivation‚ memory consolidation‚ temporal memory‚ decision making‚ visual processing. Introduction Sleep is an everyday phenomenon‚ which many people take for granted. It is very important to know its need and what happens when we don’t sleep properly. This article is aimed at studying different theories regarding sleep and the
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have shown that the optimum amount of sleep a person should get each night is seven to eight hours. Many people have trouble getting this amount of sleep. Between work‚ family obligations‚ and household chores‚ too often a person gets only a few hours of sleep a night. What effect does sleep deprivation have on people? Sleep deprivation has a definite effect on learning‚ memory‚ and the ability to think clearly. If a person is not able to get a full night’s sleep after learning something new‚ he will
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Cocaine Effects on the Brain The levels of natural chemical messenger dopamine circuiting the brain controlling pleasure and movement are increased when your body is under the influence of cocaine. Normally‚ in response to potential rewards‚ like the smell of good food the brain releases dopamine in these circuits. It then recycles back into the cell that released it‚ shutting off the signal between nerve cells. Excessive amounts of dopamine are build up between nerve cells as cocaine prevents
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maintenance rehearsal and elaborative rehearsal Maintenance rehearsal: rehearsing without making meaning or connections with other information. helps maintain information in the stm/wm but not an effective way of transferring information into long term memory. shallow processing Elaborative rehearsal: more effective at transferring into LTM. think about meaning or make connections from something we know to item. deep processing level of processing theory Levels of processing theory:
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