This nerve fibres synapse with the mitral cells forming collection called glomeruli and from it 2nd order nerves then pass posteriorly into olfactory tract. The olfactory tract runs inferiorly to frontal lobe and as tract reaches anterior perforated substances it divides into medial (carry axon across the medialplane of anterior commisure ) and lateral stria ( carries axon to olfactory area of cortex ) PALSY : Anosmia is defined as absence of sense
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The hippocampus is a structure of the medial temporal lobe; an area which has long been associated with declarative memory (episodic/autobiographical memory). Von Bechterew (1900)‚ Gruntal (1947)‚ Glees & Griffin (1952). In particular‚ Scoville’s (1954) famous case study of H.M. indicated the role of the medial temporal lobe in episodic memory after H.M. showed severe anterograde and moderate temporally graded retrograde amnesia (upto 7 years) following surgical bilateral removal of this area aimed
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Schizophrenia: Symptoms‚ Treatments‚ and Ethical Responsibility Schizophrenia is a severe‚ debilitating‚ and a chronic mental illness that affects nearly 1% of the world’s population and over two million people in the United States (R. Dryden- Edwards‚ “Schizophrenia”). Schizophrenia falls in the category of psychotic mental disorders which are characterized by behavior‚ thought‚ and social problems as symptoms. Schizophrenia described as a brain disorder that affects the balance in dopamine‚ serotonin
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CHAPTER 1 Topic: The Science of Behaviour Textbook Pages: 4-24 THE NATURE OF PSYCHOLOGY Psychology: The Scientific study of behaviour and the mind. Behaviour: Actions and responses that we can directly observe. Mind: Internal states and processes‚ such as thoughts and feelings‚ that cannot be seen directly and that must be inferred from observable‚ measurable responses. Clinical Psychology: Subfield where psychologists study and treat mental disorders. Cognitive Psychology: Specializes
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When one thinks of psychopaths‚ they may think of serial killers such as Ted Bundy or Albert Fish. The reality is that psychopaths come in all forms and are much more common than one would think. A psychopath can be defined by a combination of multiple traits‚ such as lacking conscience‚ empathy and remorse‚ and irresponsibility and impulsiveness. This disorder is a type of antisocial personality disorder. Psychopathy is also a spectrum disorder‚ where psychopaths can exist anywhere on the spectrum
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11/19/11 Every time you turn on the television‚ you are almost guaranteed you will see at least one commercial. These commercials are there to speak to the viewer and usually get them to purchase the good or service that is being promoted. This is called media literacy. Media literacy is the ability to access‚ analyze‚ evaluate‚ and create media in a variety of forms. Many wonder what this means and‚ is this good or a bad thing? Media Literacy is portrayed through the television‚ the internet
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bodies); symptoms overlap with Alzheimer’s disease but also include hallucinations‚ shuffling gait‚ and flexed posture with symptoms that may vary daily. Frontotemporal dementia: is dementia linked to degeneration of nerve cells in the frontal and temporal brain lobes and some evidence for a genetic factor (many have a family history of the disease); symptoms in patients (usually ages 40 – 65) have judgment
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Research also tells us about ADHD that: Central pathological deficits of ADHD are linked to several specific brain regions Frontal Lobe Its connections to Basal Ganglia Their relationships to central aspect of Cerebellum Less electrical activity in brain & show less reactivity to stimulation in one or more of above brain regions Brains are 3-4% smaller-in more severe-frontal lobes‚ temporal gray matter‚ caudate nucleus & cerebellum were smaller PET Scan of Metabolism of Glucose Adult Brain with ADHD Positron
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Assessment 1.1: understanding dementia 1. Explain what is meant by the term ‘dementia’. Dementia is a term used to describe a collection of signs and symptoms that happen to the brain when it is affected by the progression of certain diseases such as vascular dementia (when brain cells die due to lack of oxygen) and Alzheimer’s disease (a specific brain disease). Some of the affects these diseases have are on a person’s memory‚ language and communication abilities‚ behaviour and ability to make
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test he got the orders all mixed up and was making simple mistakes‚ an average human would make one or two mistakes. After all the tests were done‚ the psychologist concluded that he had a dysfunctional frontal lobe. The frontal lobe helps humans stop impulse and violence. With his frontal lobe not working his thought process was different from
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