Frontal lobe

According to www.manneliasinjurylaw.com/distracted-driving/ "As we "share" tasks between parts of the brain, activity in one part will decrease as activity in another part increases; so as we focus on a conversation, for example, activity in the parietal lobe will decrease (by as much as 37% says a study by Carnegie Mellon University) " when it comes to us talking on the phone and driving our attention gets divided sometimes creating what is called inattention blindness which causes the driver…

into areas of the brain focused on long-term memory retention (Frith, Frackowiak, Dolan, Fletcher, Grasby, & Shallice, 1994). When observed during an attention divide between two stimuli people presented with less activity in their lower left frontal lobe which is normally responsible for receiving and translating linguistic information in the brain (Frith et al., 1994). Therefore, the dividing of attention between lecture material and frequent text conversations limits the possibility that…

Perhaps a life well lived is doing what causes dopamine and serotonin to surge in the frontal lobe, or to put it simply, what makes a person happy. The serial killer, who enjoys the murder or some aspect of it, believes he or she is doing what makes them feel happy. It is ethically and morally wrong to take the life of a person in most circumstances…

which resulted in a “iron rod— weighing 131/ 4 pounds and stretching 31/ 2 feet from its pointed tip to its flat base 11/ 4 inches in diameter” being driven through his skull (Carroll et al. 143). His accident and location of his injury “ the left frontal lobe” led his doctor to recognize that different areas of the brain where responsible for different functions and that head injuries can indeed lead to personality changes. Gage’s injury had no effect of his memory, speech, or intelligence,…

Throughout Abnormal Psychology, we have learned different aspects that play a role in mental abnormalities that lead one to become more symptomatic. One specific element that has been very prevailing throughout this course is environmental factors. Although, genetic factors are a major part, one 's environment also plays an almost equal effect too. When observing individuals who are susceptible to mental illnesses or even those who already portray/acquire these illnesses, one can witness that…

A drastic increase to 61% of Netflix subscribers’ regularly binge-watching shows, in 2015, suggests that the screen addiction may result in profoundly negative physical and psychological effects on frequent internet users. Are humans becoming too reliant on technology that was created to help us? Worldwide there are over 75 million people now subscribed to video streaming website, Netflix, seeing a drastic amount of growth recent years. The technological revolution in the previous three…

disorder, behavior disorder, or other mental illness. Modern psychosurgical techniques target the pathways between the limbic system (the portion of the brain on the inner edge of the cerebral cortex) that is believed to regulate emotions, and the frontal cortex, where thought processes are seated. Psychosurgery is a general name for any surgery that is performed on the cerebrum to reduce dysfunctional behavior. Psychosurgery for the most part includes decimation of particular zones of the…

It has been well established that personal stress can affect our bodies and behavior, but what about the stress experienced by our parents or even our grandparents? It is not too much of a stretch to connect a mother’s stress during pregnancy to changes in the fetus. It makes sense that what the mother’s body goes through during pregnancy could also affect the child, however, in the New York Times article by Inna Gaisler-Salomon, “Inheriting Stress” (March 7, 2014), the author discussed her…

Anderson, Damasio, Kilma, Bellugi & Brandt (1991) observed three patients with aphasia who were taught how to fingerspell. Out of all of the patients, two patients were able to fingerspell. The third patient suffered too much damage to the temporal lobe to be able to fingerspell. An additional study conducted by Brentari, Poizner & Kegl (1995) compared temporal sequencing characteristics among the different signers. The three…

Do you ever wonder what will teenagers do in order to avoid accidents? Does the teenager’s brains help them to avoid accidents? Or do they even know how to avoid accidents? According to Dobbs article, he shows teenagers from 14-17 years old are the biggest risk takers, but they use the same basic cognitive strategies that adults do, and they also reason their way through problems just as well as adults Dobb (2011). Since teenagers and adults use the same strategies. What are the other…