Corpus callosum

function refers to how some functions, or cognitive processes tend be more dominant in one hemisphere than the other (Sperry, 1968). The medial longitudinal fissure splits the human brain into two distinct cerebral hemispheres, joined by the corpus callosum (Gray, 1985). The two hemispheres demonstrate strong, but not comprehensive, bilateral symmetry in both structure and performance. Handedness is not a single variable, but can be placed in a spectrum of 4 separate categories; left-handedness…

The brain itself weights at 1.2 kg and is the size of a softball . (2) Eric Chudler once said “ the brain have so many thin tissues wrapped around it that looks like a billion spiderwebs. “ (3) Have you ever have a idea then the idea just suddenly vanish ? If you've answered yes to that question continue reading . Even despite modern technology reasearch on the development of memory on the human brain it's not just something you figure out overnight it's something that takes a lot of productive…

Homework chap 3 lifespan Chap 3 Assignment Questions 1. Explain how sleep patterns are characterized over the course of life: infancy, childhood, adolescence/emerging adulthood and adulthood/aging (briefly for each of the 4 stages When we consider the sleep patterns during infancy, we have learned that newborns need approximately 16 to 17 hours a day but, some sleep more than others. Newborns sleep is sporadic: so the need to eat and to change diaper might modify the sleep pattern. Although,…

Hand Syndrome was discovered in 1905 with only 40 to 50 recorded cases since and can be defined as a rare brain disorder in which one of the upper limbs operates involuntarily without the person knowing it. With a normal functioning brain, the corpus callosum communicates effectively in sending messages with nerves that connect the left and right hemispheres. In AHS, the wiring between the two hemispheres is not connected correctly. This can be caused by an aneurysm, a serious brain surgery for…

In Descartes meditations he argues the mind is a single unified phenomenon. The context of this argument is in favor of Dualism, he argues in favor of it using Liebniz’s “Principle of the Indiscernibility of Identicals”, the principle asserts that for two things to be identical then they must share all of the same properties. Descartes argues that since his body has parts it can be divided, but the mind has no parts and cannot be divided. “For in truth, when I consider the mind, that is, when I…

While many today agree that gender can be expressed in a variety of ways which need not conform to particular physiologies, sex is still often conceived as some sort of natural, essential truth about a person's body. However, just as “gender” is defined by sociologists as a socially constructed set of meanings given to the identities and behaviours that individuals perform, the concept of “sex” cannot be divorced from cultural context. Sociologists reject that biology and science are not…

coordination. The cerebellum controls motor movement and voluntary movements for example posture, speech and balancing muscular activity. It is also responsible for receiving information from the sensory system, the spinal cord and parts of the brain. Corpus…

percent. Showing us that autism is actually hereditary. An autistic child’s brain is physically different when compared to a child without autism. Research has shown that certain regions of the brain are smaller in children with autism. The corpus callosum is a bundle of neural fibers that connect the two hemispheres of our brain, allowing each side to communicate with the other. In autistic children, this area is smaller. In return, this makes their functional abilities abnormal and metabolic…

Maturation processes that occur during adolescence are more active than previously believed (Konrad et al. 2013). The brain consists of the frontal lobe and prefrontal cortex, parietal lobe, occipital lobe, temporal lobe, cerebellum, and the corpus callosum. The frontal lobe and the prefrontal cortex are under development during adolescence. It is located in the frontal and upper area of the cortex. This division develops slowly and is the last part of the brain to mature at about 24 years…

2016). Over the years, scientists and researchers have identified that a combination of gene mutations and environmental factors significantly influence early brain development. The cerebral cortex, amygdala, hippocampus, brain stem, cerebellum, corpus callosum, and basal ganglia are all extremely important structures…