Hippocampus

Music is an extraordinary, unique, form of art that has grown and developed throughout the course of time. Not only does music help express our inner thoughts and convey emotions, but it also helps us understand the interesting activities and functions going on in our brain. While certain people prefer to listen to the pleasant tonality of a musical selection to help them work, there are others who find the beauty of music by playing the harmonies melodies. Although some of us find ourselves…

by exposure to the sun. So a prisoner who is isolated and does not have exposure to the sun may become severely depressed for a long period of time. It is known that the the hippocampus has been found to significantly shrink in people who are depressed for long periods of time. This may become a problem because the hippocampus is involved in memory, geographic orientation, cognition and…

by A. R Murugadoss. The film is about the life of a successful businessman name Sanjay Singhania who develops anterograde amnesia due to a violent encounter within the movie villain who killed his girlfriend. In the movie, Sanjay was hit on the hippocampus in the medial temporal lobes of the brain that lead to anterograde amnesia. As soon as he recovers from the injury he faces typical symptoms such as loss of ability to create new memories. He only remembers recent activities for fifteen…

Bullying is a major problem in the lives of many adolescents; whether the adolescent is the bully, the one being bullied or a bystander of the bullying. Approximately twenty-eight percent of adolescents in sixth through twelfth grade have experienced bullying, and approximately thirty percent of adolescents have divulged to bullying. At least seventy percent of students or faculty has observed bullying in the school (“Effects of Bullying”). Bullying can impinge on different facets of a victim;…

that “memory relies on complex neural networks that draw on various parts of the brain. However, some parts of the brain play more specific roles in memory” (pp. 167). The hippocampus is an essential part of the brain for storing new information. And that’s how the ladies learned how to use the iPad. They used their hippocampus to store new information and remember the steps on how to download and play games and take pictures and video. The icons on the iPad were apart of them learning how to…

One influential person to the study of memory is “the man who couldn’t remember,” Henry Gustav Molaison, a man known as H.M., a young boy who had severe seizures. Because of the persistent teasing from his classmates, H.M. transferred to a different school. After graduation, H.M. began to work, but because of his relentless seizures, work became too dangerous and forced him to live at home where his parents could watch him. H.M. was given anti-epileptic drugs, but they did not help. H.M. met…

What exactly is fear? Sure, everyone had been afraid at one point or another. It could be over little things, like a test that wasn’t studied for or when the light flickers for no reason before turning back on again. It could also be over larger things, like a sudden noise in the dark or right before the roller coaster goes down the first drop. When most people think of fear, the quick pulse, sweaty palms, and the adrenalin rush usually come to mind. These are all things that are classified as…

The vertebral and the carotid artery nourish a collection of blood vessels called the circle of Willis. The carotid artery supplies blood to most of the cerebral hemispheres. It runs up the lateral sides of the neck, then splits into the anterior cerebral artery and the middle cerebral artery. The anterior cerebral artery supplies blood to the medial surface of the frontal and parietal lobes as well as the corpus callosum. The middle cerebral artery supplies the lateral portions of the…

James B. Hetrick Professor Joy Cooney English 1010 22 Apr 2015 Public School Music: Are We Preaching to the Choir? Words can often fail us when we want to convey our emotions. In fact, words can even be our downfall in certain situations. What do we use when we have no words? One of the most commonly used ways is through music. Music serves as an outlet to express our feelings and just escape from the trying times we might be facing. . Unfortunately people within the education system are…

Chewing gum is not allowed during classes at most schools which affects the student’s work in many ways. For example, chewing gum helps kids to concentrate on their classwork, helps their memory become stronger, and it increases their attention while decreasing their anxiety or stress levels. Chewing any flavor gum can help you concentrate and stay focused for longer tasks that require continuous monitoring. This can include a final exam at the student’s school. Previous research shows that…