adjustment, and self-worth (“11 facts,” 2014). Another study found that students in elementary school who participated in music integrated into daily curriculum showed more improved cognitive development such as enhanced spatial and temporal reasoning, improved mathematic reasoning, constantly increase in positive self-concept and confidence, improved literacy and performance on the SAT exam, and enhanced English fluency for non-native speakers which connects back with the unified classroom of…
The executive functions involve various neurocognitive skills such as cognitive flexibility, working memory, inhibition control, reasoning, and planning (Carlson et al, 2003). It is a hierarchical model which governs the control and coordination of information processing. The executive functions emerge from infancy and develop swiftly during the preschool years. Dynamic brain changes within the prefrontal cortex (PFC) are consequently closely associated with the development. Throughout the essay…
Visual Prosthesis: Selling a Dream to Visually Impaired (A literature review of advancements in the field of Visual Prosthesis) Abstract Visual prosthesis is by far the best bet to restore vision in a patient suffering with visual loss. This paper provides a literature review of the various technological advancements made over time and how these advancements have proved noteworthy in fields of visual prosthesis. To develop a basic understanding about the visual prosthesis, the anatomy and…
is being studied. The most documented study is the “Mozart effect.” It states that listening to Mozart’s music while studying may generate a short-term enhancement on the performance of specific mental tasks. It has been proven to enhance spatial temporal reasoning and an sharpen cognitive state. When studying, listen to a song and then listen to the same song right before the exam. This helps to remember what was studied. Music benefits students while studying by relaxing and clear the mind of…
Mathew Issac Issac 1 Professor Batorsky WRT 101 11/30/2016 Brain Development Does the question " Why is he/she smarter than me? " brush through your mind whenever you see that someone always gets better grades than you do? Brain development is affected…
Time travel, please note that they are not this paper’s central focus. Rather I will spend most of this paper focusing on explaining the logical impossibilities of Time travel through more concrete examples I have created and subsequent logical reasoning. The concept of…
A look at Alzheimer’s disease One of the things that terrify people the most about aging is no remembering your loved ones or forgetting the great adventures you had in your youth. Unfortunately there are many cases of people who establish a disease called Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s is taking the lives of many people and directly affecting their families. People who have never heard of Alzheimer’s have many questions, they want to know what Alzheimer’s is , what causes it,…
James B. Hetrick Professor Joy Cooney English 1010 22 Apr 2015 Public School Music: Are We Preaching to the Choir? Words can often fail us when we want to convey our emotions. In fact, words can even be our downfall in certain situations. What do we use when we have no words? One of the most commonly used ways is through music. Music serves as an outlet to express our feelings and just escape from the trying times we might be facing. . Unfortunately people within the education system are…
Dementia affects an estimated 3.8 million people around the world. It is most common in the ages of sixty five-years and older. It is also the sixth leading cause of death in people of the United States, and the fifth leading cause in people over the age of sixty-five. Dementia can start early, and be a very slow process that is evident throughout the rest of the patient’s lives. There are currently no cures for dementia, but there are treatments to help some of the symptoms that go along…
In Pennsylvania, students may not be introduced to the concept of culture until after fifth grade, as the state and national core curriculum shies away from the general topic until middle school. More specifically, the Wallingford-Swarthmore School District specifies that between kindergarten and fifth grade, the children will “explore the themes of neighborhoods and communities,” and then “learn about United States geography and history” (Curriculum & education). Thus, even though…