Cingulate cortex

Ostracism is the act of being excluded from social interaction, previous research using a virtual ball game called the cyber-ball paradigm has been utilized to show that ostracism can occur even in situations where there are no real people playing, this intern has been shown to lower individual’s self-esteem. On the other hand, studies have also shown that neuroticism has a direct effect on a person’s self-esteem as well yet no study to date has linked these factors together. Therefore, the…

The development of a minimal sense of self, across objects, plays an important role in the growth of a human (Cunningham, Turk, Macdonald & Macrae, 2008). It is common for a person to develop a sense of ownership towards objects, which can elicit a greater sense of appeal, known as the ownership effect (Cunningham et al., 2008). In some cases, such as in the mere ownership effect, the value of the object can be overestimated (Feng, Zhao, & Donnay, 2013). Even though, ownership not only causes…

Previously, it was reported that carbohydrate mouth rinse improves repeated sprint performance. The current study, aimed to explore this postulation by examining the influence of carbohydrate mouth rinse on repeated sprint performance. The present study, employed a pre-experimental trial. This was parallel with printed recommendations (Hopkins et al., 2001). Moreover, the absence of a practice effect for any performance variable indicates veracity of the pre-experimental trial. Furthermore,…

At a glance, hypnosis is a fun way to see your friends do ridiculous things that they’d never do in their right mind. But there’s much more to hypnosis than making chicken noises and dancing in front of a crowd of people. By definition, hypnosis “is a trance-like state in which you have heightened focus and concentration” (Mayo). Hypnosis has been proven to be helpful in coping with anxiety or pain that one is experiencing. In this process called hypnotherapy, also known as medical hypnosis, a…

The study of psychology involves studying the mind and behaviour of people. Researchers test individuals based on questions they have about why people behave and think the way the do. Part of this, is how the brain works together to perform these day-to-day actions. However, there are many situations that challenge the performance of actions. A common challenge that occurs in middle ages people is the Alzheimer’s Disease. The Alzheimer 's Disease is a serious condition that affects the loss of…

primitive state and higher thinking. The Limbic system is composed of numerous structures within the brain. There is not a certain structure that is defined as the Limbic system. The Thalamus, Hypothalamus, Amygdala, the Hippocampus, and the cingulate cortex are the framework for the limbic system. Its location is in the Forebrain and the Midbrain just under the cerebrum. All the structures work in unison to form emotions, motivation, learning, and…

The Localization of Brain Functions There are so many experiments to prove the theory of the brain, localization of brain functions.The main term that is about the theory is lateralization. Lateralization can be described as that localization of brain functions on the different parts of brain. Basicly, brain has two hemisphere, left and right. According to this, left hemisphere controls right side of the body, right hemisphere controls left side of the body. Both hemisphere have also some…

Do we really use only 10% of our brain capacity to function in everyday life? It really depends on self opinion. Some of us may think we use more of our brain when we are working and some of us may think that when we are relaxing our brains are relaxing as well. There is no scientific theory behind how much we use of our brain. Most of us use our brains daily, to think, to react, to sense feelings, etc. You may be surprised on how much we use our brains each day. Its always active, axons are…

The prefrontal cortex is located in the frontal lobe of the brain and can be subdivided into different regions such as the orbitofrontal cortex and the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex. These areas as a whole are responsible for decision making, controlling emotions and other key social skills, they are also important for dealing with executive functions such as reasoning and planning. Mitchell (2014) claims that ‘the prefrontal cortex represents the pinnacle of evolution as it handles some…

arterioles is impaired. It can be easily distinguished by white matter lesions (WML) and lacunar infarcts. The Schaefer research aims to identify the changes in functional connectivity for SVD. Changes in functional connectivity in posterior cingulate cortex (PCC) and in the DMN are mentioned in the previous research. Schaefer 's study focuses mainly on the frontoparietal networks and their altering connectivity. The research involved 12 participants whose rs-fMRI, T1- and T2- weighted…