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    between the two brains is in a loop that a start in the front of the brain‚ the loop includes; the parahippocampalgyrus‚ the amygdala and several other parts of the brain that are tied to emotion and impulse control. Under certain circumstances these parts of the brain would light up drastically on a “normal” person’s MRI scan‚ but would not light up at all on a psychopath’s MRI scan. Researchers‚ at King’s College London’s Institute of Psychiatry‚ say “the differences in psychopaths’ brains mark them

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    Beauty and Brain

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    well-functioned brain. Like for example‚ joining beauty pageant. People would probably say ’What is beauty if brain is empty’ when judges must asked you a question. So we must study hard to consider ourselves Beauty and Brain. Beauty is not about having a beautiful skin‚ or body. It’s about what’s within. If you have a good and a pleasing personality‚ then you have to consider yourself beautiful from within. In behalf of being beautiful‚ let’s just don’t forget about having a well-functioned brain. Like for

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    Effects of alcohol on brain functioning and neurotransmitters The consumption of alcohol can cause an effect on several parts of the brain including the hypothalamus‚ pituitary gland‚ medulla and the limbic system (How alcohol works 2008). Each sector responds differently to alcohol‚ causing changes in specific behaviors. Cerebral cortex The role of the cerebral cortex is to decipher information received from the senses‚ processing thought‚ speech‚ and memory and indicating the majority of

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    Blue Brain

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    BLUE BRAIN Paper Presentation ADVANTAGES AND LIMITATION Advantages: 1. We can remember things without any effort. 2. Decision can be made without the presence of a person. 3. Even after the death of a man his intelligence can be used. 4. The activity of different animals can be understood. That means by interpretation of the electric impulses from the brain of the animals‚ their thinking can be understood easily. 5. It would allow the deaf to hear via direct nerve stimulation

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    The Teenage Brain

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    Teenage Brain: A Continuous Mystery Everyone knows and remembers their tough teenage years. For some‚ it was the best time of their life; for others‚ the memories are the opposite. What is even more challenging than being a teenager yourself‚ is living with one. It is as if it happens over night; a happy‚ fun-loving child becomes a dramatic‚ chaotic pre-teen. In PBS Frontline’s “Inside the Teenage Brain”‚ some of the mysteries involving why and how the teenage brain works are revealed. The brain in

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    Pink Brain‚ Blue Brain In the article “Pink Brain‚ Blue Brain”‚ scientist conducted a case study where adults bought in their children that were aged around 11 months old. The purpose of the study was to explore the differences between boys and girls. During the study‚ it was determined that our brains are actually a work in progress‚ meaning that they change based on the experience that we have encountered; mostly starting at the early childhood. It was once thought of that boys were mostly physically

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    brains and gender

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    has revealed that the differences between men and women are caused by brain structure differences and they have effects on development of medicine. The research shows the brains of men and women have similarities and differences. This research also has implications for the development of medicine in the future. There are many similarities and differences between the brains of men and women. First‚ they have similarities in brain functions. For example‚ parts of the frontal lobe deal with decision-making

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    Brain and languages.

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    Brain and Languages. By the sense of hearing‚ is how we learn to speak and communicate. The audible speech perception is produced in the rotation Heschl in the right and left hemispheres. Understanding how the brain works can help us to learn another language more easily. Language occupies its own section of the brain. Actually‚ there are two main areas; Wernicke’s area allows us to understand words spoken to us and Broca’s area allows us to speak to others. This information is transferred to

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    Motivation and the Brain

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    Guadalupe M. Ignacio Motivation and the Brain To Quit Drinking Alcohol or Using other Drugs May 31‚ 2013 Bindhu Davis‚ PhD. Course Instructor University of Phoenix‚ San Diego Thursdays @ 6-10 pm Motivation and the Brain “Intrinsic motivation comes from the feeling itself that is caused by doing something.” (Decker’s‚ 2010‚ pp. 254-259).This motivation is not affected by any external rewards but more likely

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    The Brain and Behavior

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    The Brain and Behavior BEH 225 September 21‚ 2014 Clifford Marsh Behaviors associated with the frontal lobe and the temporal lobe both covers a certain scope of human behaviors. Because every part of the brain controls a certain part of human behavior‚ damage to a certain part of the head will only affect certain behaviors of an individual. In addition‚ damage to certain areas can cause aphasia‚ which is a speech disturbance resulting from brain damage (Coon & Mitterer‚ 2013). As

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