Frontal lobe

and no one is to ever be let off the hook for that. What causes these acts of murder in these young kids is the way the frontal lobes of the brain control our impulses. Paul Thompson stated that “These frontal lobes, which inhibit our violent passions, rash actions, and regulate our emotions, are vastly immature throughout the teenage years” (Thompson). Just because the frontal lobes of a teenage brain are immature is not an excuse for murder because the victim still receives no justice. The…

Juvenile delinquents are being incarcerated and given the same punishment as adults are given, there are different factors to why this is a continuous problem. Recidivism rates, the mental capacity of juveniles, and the rights a juvenile hold are reason to why this is a problem. In the Atkins v Virginia case, the supreme court ruled the mentally retarded being sentenced the death penalty as unconstitutional and cruel and unusual punishment, under the eight amendment. In correlation to the Atkins…

The primary body system involved with schizophrenia and depression is the central nervous system (CNS). The CNS consists of the brain and spinal cord. Within the nervous system, the CNS is the integration and control centre. Through communicating cells named neurons, the CNS interprets sensory input and generates motor output (Marieb & Hoehn, 2013). Neurons are cells that are specialised for rapid communication. Communication between neurons occurs at junctional points, or synapses. (Kiernan &…

traumas led to the developing brains to alter their growth, particularly the hippocampus and the amygdala. Using electroencephalograms (EEGs) to measure the activity of patients’ limbic systems, in those who had documented serious abuse, the frontal and temporal lobes had anomalies, mainly in the left hemisphere,…

to allow her to paint. She is also using the hypothalamus by looking out of the window because it is giving her motivation for things to paint. Another part of the brain that she is using is the frontal lobe because she is concentrating on her art and making a goal to paint a landscape. The temporal lobe is being used as well because it is allowing her to hear…

and addictive behaviors. The brain is split into different sections, and they are the frontal lobe, hypothalamus, pituitary gland, amygdala and the hippocampus, these are not all of the sections, but these are ones that are affected by mental illness. The hippocampus is in charge of emotions, and a chemical called dopamine exists within the brain, and it is in control of how happy or sad you are. The frontal lobe is in charge of your emotions, impulses, and it also controls your behavior. Your…

common to the three studies (Hunt, 2011, p.188). On the other hand, Professor Richard Haier reviewed studies and found a correlation between the volume of some brain areas and intelligence. Again, there was only one area, the left inferior parietal lobe, common to the 50% of the studies revised (Hunt, 2011,…

The brain is the control centre of the human body, coordinating memory, emotions, movements, motivation and all bodily functions (Rushworth, 2015). It is a complex system comprised of many components, however, when an injury occurs, the areas of the brain that are damaged can cause substantial effects to the functioning of the mind and body. Acquired brain injury (ABI) is often used as a term to encompass a variety of other brain injuries, including Traumatic brain injury (TBI). ABI is defined…

tasks involving memory as people age [Bashore, Ridderinkhof & Van der Molen, 1997].) - The frontal lobes shrinking (In a psychological experiment, older people [whose frontal lobes showed reduced activity] performed poorly on three memory test tasks compared with younger people. Thus, maintenance of cognitive abilities into old age may depend to some extent on the condition and functioning of the frontal lobes of the brain) - Decay Theory (things are forgotten because the physical memory trace…

Sixteen year old drivers aren’t the safest drivers on the road. Why should we decrease the legal driving age to fourteen? We shouldn’t! Evidence shows us that at the age of 14, the frontal lobe is developing, and traits such as maturity and responsibility are lacking. The legal driving age should not lower to fourteen. Sixteen years olds are, generally, more mature than fourteen year olds. Fourteen year olds, including myself, are more likely to swerve because of a bug hitting the windshield.…