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Following his death, Benoit was revealed to have suffered from CTE resulting from repeated concussions afflicted during his career. In order to understand Benoit’s behaviour, this paper will take a bio-behavioural approach. Specifically, frontal lobe theory will be applied to the behaviour displayed leading up to and during the murder-suicide. In essence, while other causes can explain the behaviour displayed during the crime to some extent, frontal lobe theory can provide the most compelling explanation given the evidence. Firstly, it is important to preface with a brief outline of frontal lobe theory and its context within bio-behavioural theories of crime. A bio-behavioural approach to understanding crime attempts to attribute criminal behaviour to differences in brain and biochemical functioning (Wortley, 2011). This approach falls within the broader psychological framework to understanding crime at an individual level. What…

The frontal lobe is the largest lobe in the brain and is situated at the front of the skull. “The frontal lobes are involved in motor function, problem solving, spontaneity, memory, language, initiation, judgement, impulse control, and social and sexual behavior” (CNS, 2015). The frontal lobe is important for many different things, and if damage occurs it could cause a significant impact on any one of these or multiple areas. With a traumatic brain injury the communication intent, transmission,…

The Temporal Lobe, located below the lateral fissure, is responsible for sound perception, identification of objects, and comprehension of words. Similar to the process of visual perception, both the right and the left ear send signals to both hemispheres of the temporal lobe. Therefore, damage done to either the right or the left side of the temporal lobe will affect hearing in both ears. Besides sound perception, the temporal lobe collaborates with the occipital lobe to identify objects we…

Introduction Temporal lobe epilepsy is the most common type of epilepsy in adults, affecting approximately 1% of the general population. It is formally classified as neuronal misfiring in the mesial temporal lobes causing spontaneous, recurring seizures. In this review, I will investigate how the use of optogenetics in temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) reduces seizures and how it can help us understand the cell types and neuronal circuits that underlie seizure generation. The significance of the…

While you read this essay many things are occurring in your brain. Overall it is important to note that the occipital cortex is continually working and is a huge part of this process. What is is doing is picking apart and analyzing the visual information you are coming across. Every character which you learned as child every word you learned in school is being processed in this area.The frontal lobe is also at work. It is what makes reading meaningful. You know what I mean by this sentence…

Parietal Lobe: The parietal lobe is vital for sensory perception and integration, including the management of taste, hearing, sight, touch, and smell. It is home to the primary sensory area, a region where the brain interprets input from other areas of the body. Because of the parietal lobe’s role in sensory integration, spatial reasoning, and language skills, damage to the parietal lobe can have a broad range of consequences. Occipital Lobe: The main functions of the occipital lobe are vision,…

coordination primarily in already learned, physical skills. A great example for better understanding of this area would be learning a dance. At first, one will not be capable of having the proper posture with each move, or perhaps even enough balance; however, once one practices and memorizes the routine it becomes a learned physical skill and thus the cerebrum allows one to perform the moves correctly. Next, the parietal lobe is located at the very top of the head.…

Phineas Gage is a famous individual who had his frontal lobe destroyed, afterwards he was no longer able to hold back thoughts, his friends claimed he was no longer Phineas. Phineas was a mild mannered and kind man before his injury, after it he became a rude and irritable individual. Frontal lobe injury will also affect emotions, social and sexual behaviour, memory, and language. Parietal lobe injury will affect your ability to locate and recognize parts of your body, a condition known as…

It’s understandable why individuals get weary when visiting relatives undergoing neurological rehabilitation; it’s difficult to predict how they will react and often innocent intentions can be met with a harsh scolding. However, a new study suggests that a simple change in body language can have radical effects on the responses you receive and offers new rehabilitation options for patients. Despite impairment of the left visual field in patients with right parietal lobe damage, what is…

1. I am the occipital lobe, who is located very far back in the brain. My function is to receive visual information that have been dected through my eyes. In this experience I have recive a visual image of a snake in the corner of my eye, which is acctually a green ribbon on a stick when I looked at it again retaining the information. 2. I am the thalamus, who is loacted within each cerebral hemisphere. My function is to process and intergrate sensory information and to relay it to the cerebral…