After the data was collected it was formulated into 4 tables relating to Alpha Amplitude, Alpha Frequency, Beta Amplitude and Beta Frequency, the tables can be found in the appendix section below. The tables contain ID numbers to identify the volunteers as well as columns to show the amplitude (μV)/frequency (Hz) of alpha and beta during the four periods of no music (NM1, NM2, NM3, NM4),CL, CH, RL and RH. The percentage increase for all the different types of music compared to no music was calculated. Each type of music was compared with the individual period of no music prior to it. Calculations are as follows: inc CL % =…
As for AW people use a device called a Neuro Linker, a small device that hangs on the neck near the collar. This device connects directly to user’s brain, and is as common as a cell phone is now. The systems send sensory input to the brain causing them to see, hear, and in some cases feel what is happening. What the show opens, it shows a classroom of students using the system to view what the teacher is writing on the board as well as take notes (Kawahara, Accel World). This is similar to what Hallow Lens and Google Glass is trying to achieve but without having hardware in front of your eyes.…
Summary: In the article “Brainology”, Dweck talk about two types of attitudes or mindsets. The two types are a growth mindset and a fixed mindset. Students with a growth mindset tended to get up again from setbacks and continuously improve academically with added effort, while those with a fixed mindset had a mindset that their abilities is what they are stuck with, they are afraid to further challenge themselves; due to belief that they aren't capable. Dweck had concluded that praising one without any acknowledgement of effort tended to create a fixed mindset while those praised for hard work or effort were more likely to not only feel more confident but still kept trying even if a task was a challenge, making these qualities a growth mindset,…
CORE 105 Aesthetics: The Artistic Impulse Study Guide Chapter Four: Music and Opera CLASSICAL FORMS • List and describe in complete detail the classical forms listed in Chapter Four for classical vocal music? List examples from the text (composers and works). 1. The first classical form of classical vocal music is mass.…
1. Connect the concepts presented in the video to course concepts. After watching the video episode of The Secret Life of the Brain, the course concept that comes to mind are the Frontal lobe (Prefrontal cortex) of the brain and the amygdala. First, when watching the video episode, the episode discussed how the frontal lobe entitles how the brain helps humans to engage with each other and our environment.…
Electroencephalogram (EEG) feedback, diet modifications, nutritional modifications, exercise therapy, and physical activities they have all been beneficial treatments of ADHD without the adverse side effects of stimulant medications. I believe that those would be up-to-date much quicker than waiting for a new medication to be released, plus its much safer and healthier.…
The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the correlational method as a means for examining the relationship between functions of the left and right hemispheres. I will compare the performance of people with intact brains with the performance of so-called split-brain patients. In many ways, the brains of these two groups are very similar. 1 a. For example, the brainstem exists at the base of the brain connecting the brain and spinal cord and has no functional differences between an intact and split brain patient.…
When investigating the mechanisms of neural communication and the impact various drugs can have on this its important to take into consideration what these actually mean and whereabouts in the body are the main components. The word neural communication consists of how neurons communicate with each other through their physiological process, and drugs consist of chemicals, substances or medicines that have a physiological and/or psychological effect on the brain and body. Within this essay I will look at what main parts of the body are associated with neural communication and I will explain how they interact as well as function to create the central nervous system, I will distinguish why the central nervous system itself is important and how…
Unit 4 – Fiona Bennett Brain Science In this unit I will be investigating the structure of the brain. The human brain is responsible for everything that happens in our bodies. On average the brain weighs 1.5 kilograms. It is one the most complex organs in the human body.…
The spinal cord, brain stem, and peripheral nerves form a complex information developing system, acknowledged as the central nervous system. They contribute to performance of conscious and unconscious aspects of life. The mind has an abstract, rational, and conscious process. Conscious mental processes give a flexible, adaptable form of management. Furthermore, bodily functions are ingenious with the physical facets of brain-neurons and brain balance.…
Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS), the procedure of placing stimulating electrodes into targeted brain structures, was first introduced in 1987 (Benabid et al. 1991; Benabid et al. 1987). There are several theories explaining the efficacy of DBS, (Chakrabarti et al. 2014; Frost et al. 2009; Halpern et al. 2007…
An individual's emotion are the result of a series of different components within the brain; impairments to specific areas leads to aggressive and impulsive behaviour in addition to mental disorders, such as psychopathy. The major component that controls emotional regulation is the amygdala. Firstly, the amygdala is responsible for “reward learning, social interaction, and moral emotion and reasoning” and well as fear conditioning. Size reduction or damage to the amygdala leads to impulsive and aggressive behaviour. A study conducted assessed the fear conditioning of 1,795 children, all age three.…
Deep Brain Stimulation has been shown to effectively treat various diseases and disorders ranging from Parkinson’s disease, to OCD, anorexia, substance abuse, Tourette’s syndrome and major depressive disorder (MDD). This occurs through an invasive surgery where an electrode is placed near a particular region of interest for the disorder and is set to release a determined electrical current to a specific part of the brain. One reason that DBS has been suggested for the use of various treatment resistant disorders, the development of neuromodulation and other imaging studies not only provide controlled studies, which present an option of therapy that can be adjusted and reversed as needed and greater detail to isolate various pathways these disorders act on. Although MDD is complex and interacts with many different neural networks, the main brain area that is currently targeted for stimulation by neurosurgeons is subgenual cingulate cortex Area 25 (Cg25). Aside from being located in an area of the brain that is dense with other neuropathways such as the limbic system, (which controls appetite sleep and circadian rhythm), Cg25 is liked to self-esteem, decision making, and reward-based thoughts and moral decision making.…
Lucid Dreaming: The Start of Great Possibility Baku, a dream eater in Japanese Legend, is a spirit animal that visits people’s homes and eats their nightmares. In Greek mythology, Morpheus is a messenger who has the ability to enter someone’s dream and deliver messages from the gods. His brother Phobetor, who is a shape shifter and is often found in the form of a snake, is the bringer of nightmares. The origin of the English word “nightmare,” is Mara, who is also an evil spirit that changes dreams to nightmares according to Germanic Folklore. There is a legend in the Scottish Lowlands of tiny men called brownies who, when you dream, do chores and housework for you.…
Electromagnetic waves are a type of radiation that is produced from electrons (negatively charged particles) and x-rays is a type of electromagnetic wave. The shorter the wavelength of a wave, the more energy the wave emits. Gamma radiation has the shortest wavelength amongst all the other electromagnetic waves and has the most energy. It cannot be seen or felt and can pass through almost anything. X-rays have slightly longer wavelengths than Gamma rays and has the second most energy emission.…