Corpus callosum

Savant Syndrome- Savant Skills Locked Within Us? Savant syndrome is a form of rare neurological condition where individuals with such extraordinary anomaly, while having problems in proper mental function, are able to express certain prodigious abilities such as memorizing and lightning calculation (Treffert, 2009). The term “savant” originated from the word “savoir” which means “to know” in French (Treffert, 2009). The word “idiot savant” was first introduced by Dr. J. Langdon Down in his…

Walter Freeman revolutionized the field of psychology by creating an almost assembly line like procedure that could be performed on an outpatient basis with procedures taking often as little as ten minutes. Freeman even received a Nobel Prize for his procedure (Phillips). The procedure started with the administer of up to three electric shocks to the patient. An icepick was then inserted through the trans orbital socket and into the brain. The ice pick was then moved around the damage the…

Effects of Substance Abuse in Adolescence Brain Development Erik Erikson’ psychosocial model of development, occurs in eight different stages. According to Erikson’s theory successful passage through each stage, ensures positive ability to develop and communicate with others. Unsuccessful development of a stage will create delay in later stages. However, transition through these stages can be accomplished at another time. According to Erikson the adolescence stage, occurs during the ages of…

changed. The structure of the neocortex is very complicated. The neocortex is composed of two cerebral hemispheres. The brain coordinates information between the two hemispheres. Corpus callosum is the bridge between these two hemispheres. Transering information between these hemispheres is provided with corpus callosum. The hemispheres are symmetric. However, they have different functions. The left hemisphere is for language, and mathematical thinking skills while the right hemisphere is for…

The first cases of the Zika virus were identified in 1952 and from there the virus has been identified in tropical places like Africa, Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands (CDC, 2016). The Zika virus is seen as an emerging pandemic. Many people are not familiar with the Zika virus. The Zika virus is said to be detected in many other locations however, the victims of these locations passed off the symptoms to be other diseases and therefore did not report these cases (CDC, 2016). There is no…

1. Distinguish between afferent and efferent nerves. Afferent nerves are the sensory nerves. They carry information from the world to the brain and spinal cord. Efferent nerves are the motor nerves they carry information out of the brain and spinal cord to other parts of the body. Afferent nerves take in information and efferent nerves carry out information. 2. Study Figure 2.1. What makes up the Central Nervous System (CNS)? The central nervous system is made up of the brain and…

processing auditory information; processing visual information; processing sensory information and order complex cognitive behaviours respectively. Same inside the midbrain, there is the limbic system which consists of the thalamus, hypothalamus, the corpus callosum, the hippocampus and the amygdala. Their functions are directing incoming information to the cerebrum from receptors; maintaining homeostasis; connecting the left and right side of the brain, retrieving memory and processing basic…

In a nation striving to be the biggest and brightest, 1 in 7 Americans has some type of learning disability, according to the Landmark School, a school specifically developed for children with language-based learning disabilities ("The Truth About Dyslexia and Other Language-Based Learning Disabilities"). However, 30-50% of these Americans have not been diagnosed ("The Truth About Dyslexia and Other Language-Based Learning Disabilities"). While not all of these learning disabilities are…

also obtains strength through use and music engages many regions at once. Continuing on the fact of better structuring the brain through use, the “Corpus Callosum, the bridge between the left and right hemispheres of the brain” is found to be at its most active during musical cognition as the two halves of the brain relay signals across the Corpus Callosum further decreasing the time needed to send…

Study of the brain is significant in gaining insights on its structural and functional design and mechanisms which help explain the cause of various existing neurological and psychiatric diseases (Kotter, 2001). Consequently, the histological study of the nervous system and its components which underlies the understanding of the brain forms the basis and foundation of neuroscientific research (Annese, 2012). Important components of the nervous system include the spinal cord which consists of…