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    heart rate. 10. Pons nerve fibers that are on the service of the brainstem‚ between the medulls oblongata and midbrain. Involved in functions of sleeping and dreams. 11. Hippocampus the part of your brain associated with memory 12. Amygdala a group of grey matter‚ one in each hemisphere deals with feelings of afraid or upset or arousal. 13. Pituitary gland growth gland at the base of the brain‚ it produces hormones that will control other glands 14. Hypothalamus center

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    Evaluate the extent to which cognitive and biological factors interact in emotion The definition of emotion is simply a cognitive‚ physical‚ or behavioral state. The behavioral response humans have are things like crying or taking an action upon some situation e.g. humans would run if they saw an explosion. The physiological state can be for example arousal of the nervous system and endocrine system in our bodies‚ which would lead to the production of many hormones. And finally the cognitive explanation

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    In the TED Talk‚ “The Neuroscience of Restorative Justice‚” the main idea that Daniel Reisel is trying to convey is that there may be a cure for psychopathic people. To begin‚ people act psychopathic because they become unconnected with others. Furthermore‚ keeping them in jail away from others just adds to this negativity. Reisel compares this to the behavior of a mouse when it is kept separate from other mice. According to the TED Talk‚ “So if you rear a mouse in a standard cage‚ a shoebox‚ essentially

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    ​The effects of psychotherapy and the tools related to its effect have typically been investigated by measuring changes in symptoms‚ psychological abilities‚ personality‚ and social functioning. Many psychiatrists presumed that psychotherapy treated psychological based disorders and pharmacology treated biological based disorders. However‚ with the introduction of neuroimaging procedures the ability to examine the biological effects of psychotherapy has become attainable. Neuroimaging has allowed

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    AP Psychology Name Chp 2: Neuroscience Questions for Brave New Brain‚ Chapter 4 by Nancy C. Andreasen Read this packet carefully & completely. The reading is very long‚ complex & detailed. Consider it a primer reading to help you study the brain. As you read feel free to highlight or underline the actual text as needed. These study questions are to help you key in on what is important. Be sure to answer each question fully and completely. I expect you to TYPE the answers. You

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    for regulating crucial body functions such as respiration and heart rate. 10. Pons Involved in sleep and dreams. 11. Hippocampus Involved in learning‚ short term memory‚ spatial memory‚ and damaged by Alzheimer’s disease. 12. Amygdala Located within the temporal lobe. It is involved in several functions including‚ arousal‚ automatic responses associated with fear‚ memory‚ emotional responses‚ hormonal secretions. 13. Pituitary gland A small endocrine organ that controls

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    Summary of Module 31 Functions of emotions : * Preparing us for action. Emotions act as a link between events in our environment and our responses. * Shaping our future behavior. Emotions promote learning that will help us make appropriate responses in the future. * Helping us interact more efficiently with others. We ooften communicate the emotion we experience through our verbal and nonverbal behaviors‚ making our emotions obvious to observers. Determining the Range of Emotions:

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    which are decreased amount of grey matter in the brain responsible for processing empathy‚ moral reasoning and guilt that clearly affect their ability to feel emotions‚ and to react to other people’s distress. Also‚ other studies have linked the amygdala with psychopathic traits as this area is related to aggressive behavior. Abnormalities in other parts of the brain such as the orbitofrontal cortex have also been correlated to psychopathy‚ as this area is responsible for lying‚ irresponsibility

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    limbic system lies on both sides of the thalamus and contains the hypothalamus‚ amygdala‚ and hippocampus is in charge of emotions‚ memories‚ and stimulation which gives its nickname of the “emotional brain.” The hypothalamus controls homeostasis‚ emotion‚ thirst‚ hunger‚ circadian rhythms‚ the autonomic nervous system‚ and even the pituitary gland. The hypothalamus is located in front of the thalamus. There is the amygdala which is in the temporal lobe which can help evoke memories‚ emotions‚ and fear

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    Week Three Assignment PSY 370 July 8‚ 2012 Emotional Influence in Learning As an educator‚ the number one goal is to empower each student with the best education possible. Each process helps the individual student to learn and builds a better emotional environment. Understanding how emotions impact learning‚ memory‚ attention‚ meaning‚ and knowing what part of the brain that triggers emotions help aid educators with building their classrooms for success. The end state is to better

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