Neocortex

and I told her off. This incident made me reflect and connect to what Goleman refers to as an emotional hijacking. Goleman defines the process by stating, “The hijacking occurs in an instant, triggering this reaction crucial moments before the neocortex, the thinking brain, has had a chance to glimpse fully what is happening...” (14). Therefore, based on this interpretation, my response to her was clearly over taken by my emotions, that I didn’t really process my thoughts before answering. I…

The cognitive level of analysis is basically the way psychology study the way the brain processes cognitive mechanisms, such as perception, thinking, problem solving, memory, language and attention. Cognition refers to the mental representation of the world of and individual, the way it receives and processes the information. Cognitive processes such as emotions have been studied in terms of cognitive and biological factors. On the other hand, physiology is know for being the biological…

MacLean 1913 - 2007) (see Appendix A), we can see how the brain is technically divided into three main parts which are the lizard (reptilian; most primitive; emotional threat system), mammal (limbic: more evolved; emotional drive system) and human (neocortex; most evolved; emotional soothing system). Building on that theory, Gilbert shows how understanding the evolution of our brain and its different functions we can learn that there are innate survival responses and defences within us that are…

has been to harness neuroscientific insights to build a versatile computer that is efficient in terms of energy and space, homogenously scalable to large networks or neurons and synapse, and flexible enough to run complex behavioral models of the neocortex as well as networks inspired by neural architecture (688).” Neural Networks (Artificial Intelligence) vs. Human Brain Neural Networks A neural network or artificial neural network, is an artificial intelligence system capable of finding and…

Introduction Nation wide there are around fifty-million people who are diagnose with dementia, and the numbers are rising making this one of the biggest global health phenomenon facing our world today (Sommerlad, 2017). According to our textbook Foundation of Behavioral Neuroscience Alzheimer’s occurs approximately ten percent of the population all above the age of sixty-five and a staggering fifty percent of people the age of eighty-five (Carlson, 2017). Although, this is a rising concern,…

From an evolutionary standpoint, olfaction is one of the oldest senses. Aiding in our memory and also in the detection of hazards, the sense of smell became a necessity in the human struggle for survival. From the creation of synthetic fragrances to even the enhancing of our sense of taste, olfaction has even affected our culture. Our sense of smell has helped establish the human race into what it is today, but could it also be affecting us on a subconscious level? First we must understand…

bodily functions as well as our other organs. Our brain has three major characteristics; author Paul Maclean explains the brain is best understood by socio-cognitive context. The “triune brain” according to Maclean consists of the limbic system, neocortex, and the brainstem. Brainstem has two main functions, first it a channel for incoming sensory information and outgoing motor commands, much like the spinal cord. Second, the brainstem possesses integrative functions that are critical for…

INTRODUCTION The nervous systems are developed by the proliferation of progenitors in the epithelium, the specification of neurons and glia, the growth and guidance of axons and dendrites, and the development and refinement of electrical and chemical synapses. In the central nervous system (CNS), stem cells reside throughout life in the forebrain, continuing to generate neurons and glia in the subventricular zone (SVZ) surrounding the lateral ventricle and in the dentate gyrus of the…

Introduction During the early stages of foetal development, differentiation of sexual organs begins. When a male foetus is developing, a cascading of genes, beginning with the sex determining gene (the SRY) on the Y-chromosome, causes the foetal gonads to develop; whereas female development depends on an absence of androgens (Bao & Swaab, 2011). Once the process of differentiation of sexual organs is complete, sexual differentiation of the developing brain commences by the permanent organising…

Riley is 11 years old. According to Erikson’s psychosocial development stages, she is determining her industry vs. inferiority. Children in this stage typically learn independence, or in other words, how to do things on their own. Teachers begin to take an important role in the child’s life, since they teach the child specific skills. In the movie, Riley’s new teacher asks her to perform a task, more specifically, to stand up and talk about her life before she moved. Riley listens to her because…