Social neuroscience

Brain Implants. Introduction Brain implants, also known as neural implants, are technology implanting devices on surface of the brain that connects directly to the neural system. Some possible use for brain implant technology are treatment for brain disorder, restoring and enhancing of sensory system, and augmenting brain processing. In this paper, the ethical considerations of applying brain implant technology for both therapeutic and enhancement purpose will be examined. Overview of brain…

According to, psychologist, Barbara Fredrickson, there 's no such thing as true love, but merely a "micro-moment of positivity resonance" a neurobiological response. Fredrickson is referring to a charge of emotional electricity between two people, whether it is romantic, friends, relatives or even strangers. In her book, Love 2.0: How Our Supreme Emotion Affects Everything We Feel, Think, Do, and Become, Fredrickson argues that scientific evidence argues love is not what we think it is.…

Memory is defined as “The mental capacity or faculty of retaining and reviving, facts, events, impressions, etc., or of recognizing previous experiences.” Many people rely on their memories and are convinced their memory is always correct. Scientist have tested memory multiple times and found that memory is not all that reliable. Memory has been found to be affected by many factors such as emotions, verbs, selective attention, and many more. The following article explores the ways memories are…

activity (Satel & Lilienfeld, 2013, p. 57-8), is detrimental because it downplays the significance of other etiological factors that are important to effective treatment. As Satel and Lilienfeld (2013, p. 57-8) argue, treating the psychological and social factors associated with one’s addiction has been found to be an effective form of treatment, as demonstrated by programs like Alcoholics Anonynomous; however, in a neurocentric view, these factors would be ignored. Therefore, an increase in…

Navon (1977) has shown that the global characters are reacted to faster than local ones. However, this study will focus on how we perceive local characters when they are same as the global ones, and when they are different. It is based on Navon’s experiment 4 from 1977 but with the attention of the study being shifted from global characters to local ones. The participants (first year undergraduate psychology, C81MPR students) had to press the button on the keyboard as soon as they identified the…

is successful in a community, the technique could be altered to implement the use of bed nets to prevent malaria. Furthermore, to find the right techniques for stimulating change, researchers look at models such as the health belief model and the social ecological model. New interpretations and applications of these models will enhance public health as a whole since these models are…

Virtual Child has been an incredible learning tool especially when it comes to all the different milestones children achieve throughout their life. The most important childhood developments are their sleeping, health, eating, and motor development. My own virtual child, Delilah, experiences all of these adaptions that a usual child at eighteen months would up to that point. At the age of eighteen months, her sleeping and eating have regulated to the point where she gets regular sleep and enjoys…

Trapshooting improves lifelong skills Trapshooting can improve skills ranging from mental skills to eyesight. Trapshooting is good for many of lifelong skills due to the concentration involved in the process of shooting a clay. First trapshooting improves your eyesight because while you are actively looking down the rib of the shotgun searching for the target, your eyes are developing concentration which improves the way you see the target (Tomas, profession in Ophthalmology). Furthermore…

Thank you for sending Renee back to see me just over two years since the last appointment. When last reviewed, Renee trialled modafinil, reaching a dose of 200mg bd, but struggled with it due to nausea and what she believed to be increased somnolence. She did not attend for a follow-up appointment and has battles through with the symptoms over the last couple of years. Her sleep patterns are similar to before in that she is achieving typically eight hours of sleep and is consistently waking…

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