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I chose to research autism because I have been around many that have been diagnosed with it. Although, I have never researched it in depth other than knowing most symptoms and what I have heard. Since first grade, I have been great friends with a girl who is high functioning autistic. I have also been around some severe autistic children through cadet teaching and childcare. The most interesting information I found from this research is from a girl named Temple Grandin, she is an autistic adult…

Studies show that musical training at a young age greatly aids brain development, specifically with regards to linguistic processing and mathematical analysis. According to Ewa A. Miendlarzewska, and Wiebke J. Trost, neurological scientists and coauthors of the study How musical training affects cognitive development: rhythm, reward and other modulating variables, musicians have increased functional connectivity in motor and multi-sensory areas of their brains (Miendlarzewska). Students who…

Marijuana Use on College Campuses Ever since there has been illicit substances, there has been substance abuse. However, in recent years no substance has gotten more national attention than marijuana. With a push for the legalization of medical and now recreational marijuana in many states, marijuana has become a hot topic. In Colorado, marijuana is legal recreationally for those over 21 on private property through the passage of Amendment 64. However, marijuana is illegal federally and still…

there were structural differences when compared to others (Tim 1). Teicher found deviations in the corpus callosum, a broad band of nerves that connect the left and right hemisphere of the brain, allowing communication between the two halves of the cerebellum (Tim 1). The irregularities in the corpus callosum could account for this cognitive impairment (Tim 1). In 2006 Vaillancourt discovered higher levels of cortisol, the stress hormone, in boys who had been bullied and significantly lower…

Maverick Wagner Evolution 2/20/15 Evolution of the Great White Shark Did you know that sharks appeared in the fossil record about 450 million years ago? The great white shark is one of many different species of cartilaginous fish out. There are approximately 350 species of sharks worldwide. The great white has become one of the most feared predators in the sea leaving the question as to how it achieved this success. The great white is about four to six meters in length and can weigh…

In psychology there are a variety of differing perspectives and opposing schools of thought about how we should view human behaviour. These range from the genetic view of the world, to the more mechanical cognitive school, to work of Sigmund Freud and on to the ideas of the more scientific behaviourists in the twentieth century. All of these perspectives developed in different ways and have differing ideas as to how human behaviour is best explained and this essay will look at and aim to…

Have you ever wondered how the brain works or how it is connected? Outside the brain there appears to be a handful of pink and gray muscles. However, as you enter the human brain, it reveals an extremely complex circuit, connecting you with the rest of your body. The brain contains almost 100,000 miles of blood vessels and billions of cells. It is the consummate library of information, remembering data and processing it as quickly as 11 million bits per second (The Human Brain). The brain is a…

Name Tutor Course Date Why Marijuana should not be legalized Most Americans argue that Marijuana plays a central medicinal role in curing various ailments like reducing chronic pain and improving appetite. Today, many doctors prescribe them for their patients. Others argue that marijuana helps one to calm down especially while stressed up. Many also argue that it is suitable a drug because it is less harmful as compared to alcohol, cocaine, heroin and others. These are the only reasons why they…

Music is an integral and embedded attribute common to all human beings. Music perception is a God given gift that enables all human kind to communicate using it as a universal language that they relate to despite differences in language, ethnicity and race. Since the start of mankind music has entertained kings as well as the common man. The organized sounds, tones and rhythms affects mankind in almost all aspects of their lives from schooling, work, entertainment, religion, at war, funerals,…

The current law in America states that a person who is the age of twenty-one or older is legally allowed to consume alcohol. There are many arguments whether this law should be changed to a lower age, preferably eighteen, or raised to an age somewhere around twenty-five. When the hardcore facts concerning this substance are thoroughly examined and thought over, one would see there is only one answer to this dispute. The United States has many problems concerning alcohol and younger people in…