Functional magnetic resonance imaging

Growing up, I did not learn as much as I should have. I was limited in school by my family’s choices. Most of the choices my parents made did not consider my education. By the time, I started my first day at preschool my parents had already separated. Actually, in some ways I feel like I limited my parents’ education as well. I was born right after my parents had graduated high school. They were young, my mom was eighteen, and my dad was nineteen. My mom was a star athlete; she still holds the…

HAPTER 3: PUBLISHED SCHOLARLY LITERATURE REVIEW Introduction The previous chapter covered the type of research and the type of perspective undertaken in order to find correlations between a leader’s emotions and their ability to influence people. Unfortunately, the topic of Emotions within the context of leadership was not thoroughly studied up until the recent re-introduction during the middle of the 1990s by previously mentioned Psychologist and writer Daniel Goleman, who is famous for…

Diamond (2004) admits “It is a truism that romantic love and sexual desire are not the same thing, but one might be hard pressed to cite empirical evidence to this effect.” However, recent neuroimaging techniques, primarily functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies, have begun to provide evidence used to identify similarities and differences between neural activity during experiences of romantic love and sexual desire. A meta-analysis by Capiccio et al. (2012) of 20 published fMRI…

The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the role of music on wellness in the lives of healthy older performance musicians (PMs) having advanced, expert, or virtuoso competencies. The phenomenological approach included seven demographic and three semi-structured interview questionnaires of a convenience sample of 18 PMs who performed by singing, playing instruments, and composing music. Dominant themes emerged on community music participation by physiological, intellectual, emotional…

Study Designs, Measurements, and Variables There is a wide array of different mindfulness based treatments that have been researched for binge eating:  Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)  Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)  Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction(MBSR)  Mindfulness Based Eating Awareness Training (MB-EAT)  Mindfulness Based Cognitive Behavior Therapy There are also three different types of meditation – concentration techniques, mindfulness, and guided meditation20. Most…

punishment as well as life without the possibility of parole should be considered cruel and unusual under the 8th amendment until their brains fully develop at the age of twenty-one. Main Body Recent scientific research through functional magnetic resonance imaging has shown significant changes in adolescent brains which last well into adulthood. For example, there is an increase in white matter in the prefrontal cortex in adolescence which can last well into adulthood.(Steinberg) This…

The Florida sun shines in my face as I walk along the local farmer’s market. To my left the smell of fresh baked chocolate chip cookies reminds me of grandma. The man selling homemade air fresheners smells of pine triggering my memory of picking out my first christmas tree. As I walk through the market different smells provoke different memories from long ago. Even the smell of burning fire reminds me of roasting marshmallows and making s’mores with my cousins out by the fire pit. People…

INTRODUCTION: The various competing sound present in our environment is being constantly untangled by our brain, and attributed into distinct perceptual streams analogous to the distinct sound sources in listeners’ environment (Bregman, 1990; Moore & Gockel, 2002; Carlyon, 2004). The process with which the nervous system makes sense of complex patterns of acoustic stimulation is called auditory scene analysis (Bregman, 1990). Thus, segregating the sounds arising from various sources in the…

Traditional assessment tools for the diagnosis of dementia are usually not suitable when evaluating individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). In addition, the majority of healthcare providers is not armed with the training and experience needed to care for that population holistically. This paper centers on: the progressive changes that occur with dementia especially for individuals with Down Syndrome (DS); the various types of dementia and a focus on Alzheimer’s…

Effects on Intelligence of Learning a Second Language as a Child Introduction: Learning a second language in early childhood reaps many benefits for intelligence. While Learning learning a second language at any time in one’s life brings benefits, but learning a second language early in life can be is even more beneficial for not only mental strength but also health. “Mapping the Bilingual Brain” by Chris Berube led me to this research question be interested in bilingualism and wonder what…