Neocortex

Cannabis sativa is a hemp plant which the popular drug marijuana comes from. The leaves, stems, and seeds from this plant can be formed into a dried leaf or hash used to smoke and also eat. In 2005 a survey was conducted by the National Survey on Drug Use and Health and it showed that 97.5 million Americans age twelve and older reported using marijuana at least once. Research studies also shows that about 9 percent of marijuana users become addicted. Tetrahydrocannabinol also known as "THC" is…

Surgery is also an option for people with partial seizures that remain a problem despite other treatment. Common procedures include cutting out the hippocampus via an anterior temporal lobe resectionremoval of tumors, and removing parts of neocortex. Stigmatization and patron saint The history of epilepsy goes back even before the history of humankind because in the brain of a cat or a dog can occur the same chain of electric discharge as in the human brain. From the very beginning it was…

View of Deception and Lying Lies permeate our lives. When a colleague asks “How you are?” first thing in the morning, our answer is frequently a lie; regardless of how we feel that day and what is going on our lives, we automatically present a picture of wellness and happiness. Why do we do this? What is the point of asking such a question if most people answer it dishonestly on a continual basis? Why, in our society - where ostensibly the truth is good and dishonesty is bad - do we not only…

The complexity of the human mind exemplifies through two main components: the rational and emotional mind. While the rational mind derives from scientific reasoning and past experiences, the emotional mind emerges reactive and centers on bodily emotions. When effectively balanced, the rational and emotional minds create a sense of harmony, through making decisions that satisfy both the head and the heart. The amygdala, a key component of the emotional mind, “ is an almond shaped cluster of…

Fear is by far the most driving force behind the evolution of humanity and of all other species. Fear is the single strongest force behind humanity and its survival because fear is what stops people from doing something that could harm or kill them. Fear is the most powerful chemical reaction in the brain, requiring more chemicals and less time to register then thoughts or memories and lasting much longer. Fear affects everyone in some way, and some much more cripplingly then others. Fear has…

I. Key Points • Evidence from animal studies supports a causal relationship between intravenous and inhaled anesthetic exposure and brain development, triggering increased apoptosis, with negative neurocognitive and behavioral outcomes. • All these negative events take place during a high vulnerability period on brain development known as “brain spurt”. • Normally, 70% of neurons will undergo apoptosis during brain development. Gamma aminobutyric acid (GABA) and glutamate receptor modulation…

hypothesize that because of its high level of organizational structure the caudal region of the DLPFC appears to be the most likely choice. Therefore assuming that repression begins in the caudal DLPFC, the projections from the hippocampus to the neocortex are inhibited and memory retrieval cannot be reactivated. (Ceylan & Saym,…

bumping into objects when we walk. Finally, the frontal lobe controls multiple things within the brain. It processes such things as: memory, problem solving, decision making, behavior, attention, and any kind of movement or speech. This part of the neocortex is also the most susceptible to damage because of it’s proximity to the front of the skull and the rough bony ridges that surround…

Humans, or homo sapiens, are complex animals who are autopoietic entities. This means that they are self-generating and are not dependent on anything external to the body to direct construction and maintenance processes. While humans are alive, they continue to generate themselves. Because nothing from our outside organisation can direct our operation, we are autonomous. We are structure determined as our behaviour is determined by our structure in a particular environment. We can be perturbed…

Since the dawn of mankind, humans have faced an issue still prevalent in society today: What to do with the Disabled. They are a special breed, and have been mooching off society’s hard work for food, shelter, and other various commodities. It is man’s basic instinct to help others- this is an established fact. Well, as the German philosopher Immanuel Kant puts it, “Such benevolence is called soft-heartedness and should not occur at all among human beings.” In modern times, this reliance on…