Insular cortex

(brainstem) to the top (cortex); from least complex to more complex. When the brain begins to develop it starts with the brainstem where it is found at the bottom of the skull and controls the heart rate, blood pressure, and body temperature. Next would be the midbrain which is found at the top of the brainstem and it controls motor activity, appetite, and sleep arousal responses. After the midbrain comes the limbic system it is found in the most inner, central portion of the brain or cortex.…

Basic / structure nervous system (2) What lobe of the brain is associated with the processing and interpreting of visual stimuli? Answer Choices: A. Frontal lobe B. Occipital lobe C. Parietal lobe D. Temporal lobe Explanation: The occipital lobe is the primary visual processing center. It receives visual input from the retina and interpret the signal into a recognizable image. While the parietal lobe and temporal lobe are also involved in visual perception, their main role differ. The…

key components that result in teenagers acting different compared to adults. Teenagers rely on the back of the brain instead of the front of the brain whereas adults rely on the front of the brain. The front of the brain consists of the prefrontal cortex, the region of…

Advanced, creative, and superior are characteristics that are synonymously associated with humans. Through the creativity and advancement of the human brain people have achieved the impossible. Humans have been able to travel in space, design machines that can break the sound barrier, and present hundreds of moving images on a screen. However, despite their advancements humans forget at times that they are just a type of animal like all the other creatures that inhabit the planet earth. In…

The human brain is a product of millions of years of evolution. This organ has enabled monumental achievements since the existence of humankind and was important the development of tools and technologies necessary for the progressive advancement of civilization. Technologies such as water canals for irrigation and agriculture, automobiles and other vehicles for transportation and visiting areas of the world unreached for many millennia, and usage of ancient scriptures and eventually the…

to treat a personality disorder, behavior disorder, or other mental illness. Modern psychosurgical techniques target the pathways between the limbic system (the portion of the brain on the inner edge of the cerebral cortex) that is believed to regulate emotions, and the frontal cortex, where thought processes are seated. Psychosurgery is a general name for any surgery that is performed on the cerebrum to reduce dysfunctional behavior. Psychosurgery for the most part includes decimation of…

have Posttraumatic stress disorder are in denial. PTSD can reduce the use of the amygdala due to the deep brain stimulation (Langevin et.al., 2016).The deep brain stimulation can inadequate the control of a cerebral target from the medial prefrontal cortex (Langevin et.al., 2016). Posttraumatic stress disorder is more common to be found in women than men (Bangasser, Wiersielis, & Khantsis, 2016). People who have Posttraumatic stress disorder have flashbacks and not always in their right state of…

Welch & Warren, 1980), since each sense drives others in the dimension for which they are designed. Neural mechanisms of multisensory integration have been investigated in many recent studies. Specifically, auditory effects in the visual cortex have been showed in many EEG studies in different methods of analyses (Busch, Wilson, Orr, & Papanicolaou, 1989). [Some others, Naue et al., Phase…

Other researchers (Brandt, 2007) see similar deficits in scans of the frontal lobe, which is the part of the brain that deals with judgement calls and impulsive actions.James Blair, "believes that the amygdala forwards the wrong signals to the frontal cortex." (Brandt, 2007) However, there are scientists (Brandt, 2007) that do not think that the amygdala is the big problem and claim that an affected part in the brain will be different in every patient. The article…

The Francisco Goya art piece I chose was Por que? (sic) [Why?] because it evoked the most emotion in me. Throughout the exhibit, there were many jarring pieces of art. Because Goya was living in a time of the Spanish and French war, he saw a lot of horrors and expressed them through his art. Por que? (sic) [Why?] was a part of a line of works that were not published until after he had died, assuming these pieces would have upset the public. The history behind these pieces, along with the…