Temporal lobe epilepsy

Vincent van Gogh “…I have found in my work something to which I can devote myself heart and soul…” (Living with Art p.10). Vincent van Gogh was a deeply disturbed man, however, he found his form of expression through art. Initially working as an art broker with his brother, Theo, he soon come to make art of his own (van Gogh’s p.11). However, the years he spent working with and on his art were in the latter ten years of his life (Living with Art p.10). While working through his troubles, he…

Mariya Obukhovskaya- Eng 24 In his book “An Anthropologist on Mars”, Oliver Sacks often uses investigation to tell his stories. Through the use of investigation Sacks discusses seven medical stories of people with neurological conditions such as amnesia, blindness, Tourette syndrome and autism. Sackes investigates his subjects very thoroughly and writes several in-depth evaluations exploring his subjects along with other historical case studies of patients with similar symptoms. Sacks uses…

Even though capital punishment was not widely accepted by United States citizens in 1968, by the 1990s, 75-80 percent of all Americans supported capital punishment. In more recent years, capital punishment has been supported by many politicians and judges. In 1972, Furman v. Georgia found that capital punishment was in violation of the 8th amendment, so it was unconstitutional for juries to be allowed to decide whether or not someone received the penalty of capital punishment in an arbitrary and…

“I would rather die of passion than of boredom.” - Vincent van Gogh This quote means that passion is something he would rather do that be bored. Art is both Vincent van Gogh and Claude Monet’s passion. Vincent van Gogh lived a rough life struggling with finances and mental disabilities. Although Vincent van Gogh had these disabilities he was very dedicated to creating art. Vincent van Gogh struggled with selling his art while living, but, he keeps on painting because art was his passion. Claude…

39 of which were male and 2 of which were females. The prisoner’s reasons for insanity varied. Six said they were schizophrenic, 23 said it was due to a head injury, 3 blamed drug abuse, 2 claimed it was an affective disorder, 2 gave the excuse of epilepsy, 3 said the insanity was due to hyperactivity or learning difficulties, and 2 claimed to have a personality disorder. There was a control group that was also selected.…

Anterograde “Memento” is a movie directed by Christopher Nolan (2000) which follows a man, Leonard, who apparently has anterograde amnesia. After receiving a severe blow to the head, Leonard ended up with a traumatic brain injury that apparently damaged his hippocampus. He is unable to form and retain new memories. Memories prior to the incident remain intact. In order to deal with his condition, Leonard tattoos important facts on his body that he doesn’t want to forget, takes pictures of new…

The difference between nature and nurture is that nature is the idea that behavior is effected by your chemical and gene make up while nurture is the idea that you are a blank slate and your behavior is distinguished by experiments. They both effect behavior is what was discovered. * Dualism is supported by cognitive psychologists such as George A. Miller and Sigmund Freud * Rene Descartes dealt with Monism vs. Dualism & Interactive Dualism * Monism is the belief that the mind…

Hello. This is the life of Frederic Chopin. Fryderyk Chopin, the polish variation of his name, was born in Zelazowa Wola, 46 kilometers west of Warsaw. The baptismal record gives his birthday as February 22, 1810, and cites his given names in the latin form, Fridericus Franciscus. However, the composer and his family used the birthdate March 1st. Nicolas Chopin, Frederic’s father, was a Frenchman from Lorraine who had emigrated to Poland in 1787. Nicolas tutored children in the Polish…

Freud’s Theory of Psychosexual Development Freud’s theory of psychological development described how the personality developed over the course of childhood. While the theory is well-known in psychology, it is also one of the most controversial. Freud believed that personality developed through a series of childhood stages in which the pleasure-seeking energies of the id become focused on certain erogenous zones. This psychosexual energy – “libido” – was posited as one of the basic primal…