Cognitive neuroscience

Memory is the glue that holds one’s life in place. Memory assists in everyday life by providing essential information. Without memory, one would have a very difficult time understanding and interacting in the world. Memories are the basis of many tasks, as they allow individuals to repeat a certain motion, or remember how to do something. Emotions affect how one sees the world, as they can sometimes cause someone to only see one aspect of a situation, causing perception to differ between…

This study was investigating the diffrences in reactions to angry and neutral stimulus at 100ms, 500ms and 900ms and also if responses were faster if the probe appeared in the emotional or neutral location. It was predicted that high anxious participants would be quicker to attend to angry faces because they are threatening and so we would observe a main effect of anxiety. If anxiety is related only to certain stages of attention then we expect anxiety and presentation time to interact with high…

misunderstanding all of this, because it is just too spooky… then I am sorry to tell you that you are not” (Storr 77). He ended the chapter speaking completely to the reader and ultimately insinuated that misunderstanding or even rejecting theoretical neuroscience is okay because “you are, after all, only human” (Storr 91).…

1 Presentation Rationale Purpose: The purpose of this speech is to inform my audience that concentration problems at work could be improved by getting adequate sleep at night and better time management I want my audience to acknowledge that modifying these 2 items can improve productivity and safety at work. My central idea is that by making just a few changes a person can improve their work performance by improving concentration and managing time more effectively. Intended Audience: The…

In modern times it is very typical to see new technology being utilized as a tool in university classrooms. Whether it’s a laptop used to follow along with lecture slides and take notes, or a phone to quickly fact check and connect with others in the class, during lectures, there is a multitude of technological devices at students’ disposal. Despite the benefits of convenience and easy access to resources, Dietz and Henrich (2014) have demonstrated that technology, specifically phones for…

The study being proposed is if meditation has an effect on rheumatoid arthritis. The motivation for this study that is being proposed is due to arthritis as a common diagnosis for a type of pain people have in their body. When pain is occurring, people tend to focus on the location of the pain, but, if meditation was done, maybe the pain would go away. This study is worth doing because this could change the treatment of arthritis for people. Meditation is free and has no specific time of day…

When bad things happen, why do we cry? Is it to cope with grief? Is it to try and seem sad? Of course these aren’t the reasons why. It is common knowledge that crying is an automatic, natural human instinct. However, is dancing and smiling to oneself natural in response to trauma? If a behavior is strange, is it not human? A girl is dancing ”barefoot”, peacefully in the dirt and clouds of smoke. Her family is dead and her house is burned down. She doesn’t think about dancing- she just does. A…

Standing ahead of the closed door to Lt. Marshall’s office, Edith seemingly felt panic-stricken. An irrational thought ran through her mind, one that screamed RUN FOR YOUR LIFE! Fear is a powerful thing and it crept inside her unexpectedly. She took a moment to regain focus. Running away wasn’t the option, combat the tension built inside was. So with courage, Edith knocks delicately waiting for permission to enter. “Come in.” A profound voice from behind the entryway said. Edith enters…

The article that I selected is titled “ The Effect of Humour and Mood on Memory Recall”. It is within this article that two groups are created in efforts to distinquish humour recollection based on neutral and dysphoric moods. This article similar to our course reading wanted to evaluate how ones’ mood effefts their memory utilizing both choice words embedded into humourous video clips.The article suggest that humour can be mind altering helping individuals who suffer from different mood…

Moaning deeply and loudly, Will stirred in his makeshift bed. Rising from the flattened pile of straw and leaves, the tall, pale skinned man lifted his arms above his head, and stretched his body out. As Will's vision adjusted, and the camp came into focus, he finally remembered what was coming. [I]Immunity. [/i] "Well shit" he mumbled, having almost forgotten. On the bright side, it might have something to do with eating. While the hosts had been fairly vague, they had mentioned eating, and the…