Cerebral cortex

Dementia affects an estimated 3.8 million people around the world. It is most common in the ages of sixty five-years and older. It is also the sixth leading cause of death in people of the United States, and the fifth leading cause in people over the age of sixty-five. Dementia can start early, and be a very slow process that is evident throughout the rest of the patient’s lives. There are currently no cures for dementia, but there are treatments to help some of the symptoms that go along…

Fear is by far the most driving force behind the evolution of humanity and of all other species. Fear is the single strongest force behind humanity and its survival because fear is what stops people from doing something that could harm or kill them. Fear is the most powerful chemical reaction in the brain, requiring more chemicals and less time to register then thoughts or memories and lasting much longer. Fear affects everyone in some way, and some much more cripplingly then others. Fear has…

My reaction to the subject of identity helped me to fully understand it. After reading the text book todays lesson and my personal experiences I fully realize how important identity has been in my life. In the class activity and lecture, I was fully able to understand the concept of identity. I found that with the photo you asked us to pick out and the group conversation, I understood identity and how we develop identity. My photo was a picture of me and my sister at her high school graduation,…

The question of what consciousness is or what we can deem as to be conscious is most fiercely debated topic in this dissertation because its subjective nature; what you and I may consider to have its own consciousness may possibly or rather probably will be different, how then can we build a machine with its own conscience when we has humans still haven’t figured it what it even really means to be conscious. I think therefore I am This very famous statement written by French mathematician and…

found to respond best to motion depth, another skill that L.M. lacked. A different opinion for the neurobiological basis of this condition is that the cortical area involved with the previously mentioned functions was disconnected from the striate cortex. Damage to the brain can result in a wide range of…

How many times have you walked into a room and suddenly forgotten why you went in there in the first place? When this happens, do you joke that you’ve just had “a senior moment?” Most of us believe that cognitive decline is just a part of the aging process. In fact, until very recently, scientists believed that the brain stopped making new neural connections when the body stopped developing, at about age 20. This would mean that our memory and other cognitive functions would get irreversibly…

The arousal theory is based off behavior being partially a function of the average state of arousal, excitement, or de-arousal, inhibition, of the cortex. Meaning, depending on if an individual is introverted or extroverted they will require different amounts of stimulation to cause cortical arousal. Introverts are considered stimulus shy, they require less stimulus than extroverts, causing them…

There are many MESSAGES that an individual can analyze from “A Stroke of Insight”. For example, Jill speaks about how her spirit could “soar free” during her stroke and that she found nirvana. The fact that Jill nearly died and she could find nirvana or peace within herself, means that anyone is fully capable of finding peace within themselves. In addition, if Jill can find something positive in something as frightening as a stroke, we can find the positive in any situation. The RECEIVER of the…

It is a worldwide belief that multitasking is a harmless and a quick way to get various things done. Most businesses even see multitasking as a great skill for their employees to have. Recent studies however, focused on the effects of multitasking have shown that multitasking is neither harmless or as helpful as people think. This is even more true when it comes to multitasking while trying to learn something. Many individuals may claim they can equally multitask and learn, but research has…

Do you remember the last time someone told you to brush your teeth? Hopefully, it has been a long time since you even thought twice about it because that once tedious chore has become a habit. Habits are apparent in your daily life in a multitude of ways; from the positive habits, like brushing your teeth and exercising, to the negative habits such as biting your nails. That being said, habits are essential to living a productive, healthy life, yet most people cannot recall when a simple action…