Neocortex

hypnagogic state this state is a period of time that consists of pieces of images and thoughts that occur as we fall asleep. This stage is then followed by a slow-wave sleep, which is when the neocortex sends out waves in low frequencies and vast amplitudes. These signals are often recorded by using EEG (electroencephalographic). Researchers found out after seeing the EEG recordings that a night’s sleep is dispersed by periods in which make readings…

If you play any contact sports, you more than likely know what it is like to have a concussion. Concussions are a bigger deal then most people think they are, they can cause life long heath problems and even may play a major role in the premature death of a lot of people. In 2012, there were 3,800,000 concussions recorded, that is more then double of the amount of concussions that were reported in 2002. Chronic traumatic encephalopathy, better known as CTE, is a disease that has killed many…

“There are leaders and there are those who lead. Leaders hold a position of power or influence. Those who lead inspire us.” (START WITH WHY). Have you ever wonder how leaders inspire other individuals to take actions? In Simon Sinek’s book, Start With Why he talks about how great leaders inspire others and talks about those who are trying to find an individual to inspire them. Simon Sinek started off his book talking about making assumptions. In society today we make many different assumptions…

difficult anomaly for these models; despite documented tool use (Breuer et al., 2005) and social group living (Cipolletta, 2004), gorillas fail to consistently demonstrate mirror self-recognition (Gallup, 1985; Shillito et al., 1998) and the gorilla neocortex is relatively small when compared to other great apes (Dunbar et al., 2009). Given the apparent restriction of self-awareness to the great ape / human clade, it seems likely that a capacity for…

It seems as though humans have always been fascinated with how the brain works and how well we are able to process information and for good reason too. Higher intelligence has been found to be associated with greater success in both academia and work, and may even have links to health and longevity. One particular area of interest within this subject is the heritability of intelligence. This is essentially an estimation of how much genetic variance can account for the variations of cognition…

The human brain is one of many features that make our species a unique species. It is responsible for language acquisition and logic and reasoning as well as many other cognitive functions that make us unique compared to other species. This is one of the reasons scientists aim to study the brain and its evolutionary history. Scientists believe a correlation exists between these functions and the brains large size in proportion to the rest of our bodies. Fossil evidence supports this theory.…

state, but more a cool-headed cognitive-affective reaction when disapproving of other persons.” Panksepp believes contempt is not a primary emotional but a tertiary process from combined activity of disgust and anger together with activity in the neocortex, therefore it is not included in the primary emotional systems. Even though contempt does not being considerate as a primary emotion by Panksepp, it does not mean that it is not an emotion since Ekman and Fischer both being abled to find…

differences using language as a means of survival. The development of language has allowed for people to remain a top predator in the animal kingdom. Zoologist, Carolus Linneaus, claimed that Homo sapiens are the “thinking human” in 1758. The Neocortex, a vital part of the Cerebral…

brain forms prejudices, based on what you know about these groups. Initially, this was in order to keep the individual safe and signal fight or flight responses in the body. But, our brains aren’t hardwired to be racist either. The brain also has a neocortex devoted to sorting through these initial knee jerk reactions and thoughts (FIRST SOURCE). The problem is that most of these prejudices come from negative stereotypes: black men are thugs, gay men are promiscuous, etc. These thoughts can…

(Sinek, 2009, p. 58). Sinek explains, on page 58, that the neocortex corresponds to the WHAT level of the Golden Circle. This is the rational part of the brain. This is the part that sometimes falls subject to manipulations. The limbic brain, on the other hand, corresponds to the HOW and WHY. It represents our thoughts…