Neuroscience

Throughout my education I have loved to learn about the natural world. My motivation to specialise in Neuroscience comes from wanting to build upon my A level subjects and it was after attending a number of university open days in departments of Biomedical Science that I decided that my passion for science would be satisfied by a Neuroscience degree course. Chemistry has long been my favourite subject at school and the topic which interests me most is organic chemistry, especially aromatic…

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I am applying to University of North Carolina Chapel Hill’s doctoral program in the Department of Behavioral Neuroscience. I hope that entering this program would allow me to advance towards reaching my doctorate. I am hoping that furthering my education through this program will allow me to study the neurobiology of substance use disorders what specific implications that they can have on the brain. I am also interested in possibly extending my studies to development of post-traumatic stress…

differences across the globe (MacMillan 2016). Though global warming has been acknowledged by members of the scientific community across the globe, the issue is viewed differently and influenced by many psychological processes by the individual. Neuroscience has influenced how people perceive the risks of global…

researching said topic and I am interested in working with him. My interest also spans to a curiosity about the impact that cultural upbringing has on emotional regulation skills. I believe that I have the qualities required for Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience because I have been able to learn about emotion regulation and development throughout my courses in the education department and child and family studies department. I have also observed emotion regulation and development through…

Paul Zak’s article, The Neuroscience of Trust, published in the Harvard Business Review talks about trust in the organizational setting and how it could be used to enhance employee engagement. According to the author, building a culture of trust causes employees to be more productive, be more energetic at work, collaborate with their peers, and work longer for the employer. The author also claims that a culture of trust is related to less stress levels and more happiness among employees. The…

a family member with neurological disorders with my knowledge in neuroscience. In order to understand the physiology of the nervous system, I become really enthusiastic…

Ramachandran had a numerous number of family and teachers who supported him. His parents gave him a fine microscope when he was only eleven. His teachers supported his curiosity and gave him materials for experiments he had wanted to do. In “Neuroscience – The New Philosophy” he wrote about the nature of consciousness and the characteristics of self. So what do you think the characteristics of “the self” are? Do you think we choose our own destinies? Additionally, do we have control over…

The informative reading, Love in the Age of Neuroscience, brought up issues with science’s effect on humanity. The 1960s was the time of the sexual revolution and post modernism, which deeply affected relationships at the time and continues to modern society. There are an increase of acting on impulses throughout the society. People thought more as individuals than what was best for society as a whole, which comes with both benefits and disadvantages. Relationships started to revolve around sex…

Chapter two, “The Neuroscience of Learning and Memory”, was an overview of how our brain functions and how it is developed. Neuroscience is the study of the brain and the rest of the nervous system. Reading through the section of what brains are like, it was interesting the difference between the Central nervous system and the Peripheral nervous system. The Central nervous system only consists of the brain and the spinal cord, but the Peripheral nervous system consists of motor and sensory…