“When Brains Attack” Podcast By: Robert Krulwich & Jad Abumrad (1 hour long) Brains are amazing. They have so much power and control over us; that sometimes one feels as if they are a completely separate force from us that can go against our will. In this podcast they tell us four stories of how the brain took a course of it’s own. From a fiber optic wire in a mouse’s brain, to a change in space position, to secrets our brain keeps from us, to a complete power out of a section of the brain, we will learn of how our brains control our viewpoint of the world surrounding us.…
Dreams are visual or auditory experiences that our mind creates during a sleeping period. There are two types of dreams, REM dreams and Non REM dreams. REM dreams usually exhibit impossible or bizarre things that could not normally happen in real life, as Non REM dreams are more relatable to everyday life and seem possible to actually happen. (V. Hill, Personal Communication, January 2016).…
The human brain is a complex organ. No one fully understands how the brain works; therefore, how can we decide whether a person is brilliant or insane? A vast amount of untapped potential still lays dormant within us. Slight abnormalities, people who appear to act or look different, are often seen as appalling and rejected by society. However, these differences are sometimes the keys to advancements in knowledge.…
research was done in the laboratory of Richard Andersen, James G. Boswell Professor of Neuroscience, T&C Chen Brain-Machine Interface Center Leadership Chair, and director of the T&C Chen Brain-Machine Interface Center. A paper describing the work appears in the April 10 issue of the journal eLife. The somatosensory cortex is a strip of brain that governs bodily sensations, both proprioceptive sensations (sensations of movement or the body's position in space) and cutaneous sensations (those of pressure, vibration, touch, and the like). Previous to the new work, neural implants targeting similar brain areas predominantly produced sensations such as tingling or buzzing in the hand.…
A person with a “normal” sense of perception will accurately interpret various stimuli. Words will simply look like words. Sounds will only trigger emotional responses. Scents will merely give someone a pleasant fragrance or a horrid odor. In a synesthete’s world—that is, someone diagnosed with synesthesia—these interpretations tend to skew.…
Thomas Nagel, in ‘Brain bisection and the unity of consciousness’ suggests that if persons are to be explained in terms of minds or consciousness, this might seem to cast doubt on the coherence of the concept of a person. In this sense, the brain bisection data + the psychological theory of personal identity might seem to lead to skepticism about persons. 1 Structure and Function The brain has two cerebral hemispheres, which are connected via the corpus callosum, which can be thought of as an information pathway between the two hemispheres. The two hemispheres are connected differently to the rest of the body.…
After watching both videos and based on my own experience I would infer that Al Sharpton has a stronger case regarding morality. Although Hitchens had very good arguments about how we don’t really need God to be moral in this world, Al Sharpton pointed out that if it really was up to us to decide what is moral and immoral we would definitely change it every four years. Al Sharpton pointed out that if we need someone that’s above us to be in charge of what morality means. I can see where he’s coming from because without believing and having God or religion in charge of morality, then we would manipulate it to fulfill our own desires.…
1. a) Define memory, and b) explain how flashbulb memories differ from other memories. Memory is the learning of an individual that continues to exists overtime. It is the information that is obtained, stored, and gained from the surroundings and experience of an individual, which helps people to learn new skills and abilities where they are able to collect the information to their memory where it is gathered. However, the flashbulb memories differ from other memories because it is the memories that are connected to emotionally significant moments and events of an individual providing a clear vivid image so that the person is able to remember that moment or time.…
These functions are concentrated around neurons; these are the cells responsible for electrical impulses (coordinating signaling in the nervous system). The general functions of glial cells can be seen in the operations of its different types, within the CNS and PNS. They are astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, and microglial cells in the CNS and Schwann cells in the PNS (House & Palmer,…
Being bored can be agony which is why most people try their best to avoid it, but is it really all that bad? We are in generation were we are never bored. With after school activities, school itself, and social media; we never have the opportunity to be bored. Studies show this could be a problem. Being bored has many benefits.…
By studying dreams and what they mean it can be determined that dreams are sending messages because they are trying to help you with your problems. A. Dreams are your unconscious mind putting an image into your head (Turner). Scientists don’t know what to call dreams but author Penelope Lewis says dreams are “all perceptions, thoughts , or emotions experienced during sleep.…
But some people can, and we are those some people. ‘I don’t want to see ghosts,’ I said. I had never experienced this feeling before. My heart had been going fast all through this discussion, but now it slowed and I was almost sleepy. My system could take no more” (Johnson 179).…
Nevertheless, it is perceived by the conscious in one way or another. However, according to the most recent researches conducted in experimental psychology, the unconscious is much bigger than anybody ever thought of it before because it also involves “internal qualities of mind that affect conscious thought and behaviour, without being conscious themselves.” (quoted in Vermeule 469) The unconscious comprises all the brain activity perceived by all the senses, and out of the information gathered by our senses only a very little and insignificant part is actually reachable by the “cognitive conscious” part of the…
Figure 1 The hippocampus plays a role in the formation of new memories and stimuli from sensory input. The hippocampus is also involved in declarative memory; memory…
A daily activity done by almost every human being in the world requires using several aspects of your brain. Your brain is what helps you complete the simple and over-used action which is called, driving. Driving takes proper training and tests before being able to safely drive on your own. It comes with practice and theory learning. Nevertheless, your brain is helping you in every way possible.…