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    Left Brain vs. Right Brain Learning Styles Joe Smith American Military University Left Brain vs. Right Brain Learning Styles People learn in many different ways‚ but do you ever wonder why that is. Why are we so different and learn so differently? The brain is the answer to that question. The brain gives us what we need to determine what and who we are as people. Because of the human brain’s complexity‚ professors and teachers are starting to see that one way of teaching is not always the

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    Brain Injury and Headway

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    you about Brain Injury and the charity Headway‚ please may I ask you to keep any questions until the end of the presentation. I would like to say at this point that if anything I say today causes anyone to feel uncomfortable then please feel free to leave the room and rejoin US when you are ready. My aim today is to give you a greater understanding of the brain‚ how brain injury can affect a person and what Headway has to offer. SLIDE - THE BRAIN Before I explain how brain injury effects

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    The Effects of Violent Video Games on Adolescents Kacy Romero University of Louisiana at Lafayette Abstract In this paper‚ the effects that violent video games have on adolescents will be discussed. Mentioned throughout this paper will be results from specific studies that both support and oppose the theory that violent video games increase aggression in adolescents. The theory that violent video games do encourage aggression will be the main focus‚ specifically supported the study conducted

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    Margo Moriarty   EDU-213 Brain Function Table   Component Definition Role in Learning and Development Neurons    A Neuron is a specialized nerve cell that receives‚ processes‚ and transmits information to other cells in the body.  Basically‚ it is the messenger cell responsible for receiving and transmitting information. Neurons are the information processing components of the brain‚ each part of the neuron is responsible for receiving and transmitting information. Each neuron please do use role

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    Brain-based Learning Definition This learning theory is based on the structure and function of the brain. As long as the brain is not prohibited from fulfilling its normal processes‚ learning will occur. Discussion People often say that everyone can learn. Yet the reality is that everyone does learn. Every person is born with a brain that functions as an immensely powerful processor. Traditional schooling‚ however‚ often inhibits learning by discouraging‚ ignoring‚ or punishing the brain’s

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    Perceptions of Mexican American Adolescent Girls. Journal of Adolescent Research. doi:10.1177/0743558415594424 Research by Romo‚ Mireles-Rios and Hurtado (2015) found that although one of the participants does not take her friends feedback as

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    Outcomes ……………………………………………………………………………..… 4 Treatment ……………………………………………………………………………. 4-7 Conclusion ……………………………………………..……………………………….. 7 References ……………………………………………………………………...….. 8-10 Substance Abuse and Treatment for Adolescents Introduction Substance abuse among adolescents is becoming an increasing concern. There are the obvious health issues associated with substance abuse‚ but many people do not consider the long term affects of drug and alcohol use. In this paper I will discuss substance

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    His Brain‚ Her Brain By Larry Cahill To say that men and women are different wouldn’t be declaring anything anyone doesn’t already know‚ but scientists want to know why; through tests and research‚ studies have shown that our brains might be structurally‚ chemically‚ and functionally different. This raises the likelihood that sex-specific treatments might need to be developed when dealing with a wide variety of mental disorders. Until recently‚ scientists believed that the differences between

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    Left brain VS Right brain Matthew Stafford Davenport University 10/25/2012 Right Brain Your brain processes and reacts to certain situations in many different ways. This is directly due to either being left brain or right brain. What is left brain or right brain you ask? People use either side to approach solutions to a variety of problems with different outcomes. People who are left brain tend to approach each problem with an analytical point of view. Right brain thinkers tend to

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    Abstract Substance abuse is extremely prevalent among adolescents. School counselors have an opportunity to implement prevention and intervention strategies to help assist adolescents with his or her usage and abuse. This literature review defines the importance of the counselor’s role in adolescent substance abuse. The literature review also explores prevention techniques that school counselors can implement. In addition to prevention methods‚ the literature review also explores the intervention

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