Thalamus

it stimulates responses that are reflexive such as coughing, sneezing, vomiting, and salivating. Some sensory information is passed through this area of the brain from the cranial nerves and then relayed to higher structures of the brain like the thalamus. If this part of the brain does not function properly than the results could be fatal (Klein & Thorne, 2007). During fetal development in humans, divisions that give rise to the hindbrain occur at just 28 days post conception with more specific…

The Monistic Nature of Fear Fear is an emotion experienced in most all living creatures; this emotion is experienced precisely because it is a survival mechanism developed to protect an individual during dangerous or uncomfortable situations, combining physical and psychological aspects together in the uniformity of monism. Comparing studies between one concerning a lessened neurological processing of pain in fearful subjects that are administered light shocks and a separate study concerning…

swallowing was considered to be controlled by the pons and medulla of the brain stem. However, recent fMRI and PET scan studies during swallowing have revealed numerous cortical areas also are involved in the regulation of swallowing, including the thalamus, sensorimotor cortex, supplemental motor cortex, insula, basal ganglia, putamen, globus pallidus, and anterior cingulate gyrus. In addition, several cranial nerves are involved in swallowing, including the trigeminal, facial,…

The Phantom limb is a sensation experienced by someone who has had a limb amputated that the limb is still there. People who have had their limb or some other part of their body part amputated, still experience this. They still feel pain and experience the sensation that it is still attached to the body. The explanation for the phantom limb pain range from injured nerve endings where the limb was lost to changes in the brain areas connected with the missing limb. Phantom limbs also allow us to…

the brain is connected with the mind and consciousness, it is possible that it can exist without both. After all, there are animals that have a brain, but possess no awareness. The brain controls the limbic system, which includes the hippocampus, thalamus, amygdala, and hypothalamus, interconnecting for cognitive processes and emotions. The developing brain starts formation from the first trimester of a pregnancy and continues through to the mid-twenties. Any maltreatment can impede growth…

Gender identity affects many aspects of a person’s life. Shaped by genes, physiology, socialization, and environment. Gender influences how people present themselves to others, appearance, social partners, activities, etc. Although traditionally thought to pertain to male or female, gender identity exists across a continuum and can change throughout a person’s life. Sex differentiation helps explain why traditionally, people were classified into two separate genders. Sex differentiation is…

To Be A Human I Am Human I am human I am the melody I hear Harmonious and bright I am the paintbrush Painting a canvas of life I am the painting that stretches along the cave wall Delicate and unique I am the gentleness of a calm breeze Charming and Soft To be human To feel Anger through happiness To have a conscience To be unique and diverse I have a soul I am human To be human means to have individual thought processes, be unique, making rational decisions and feeling anger, happiness,…

to and from the brain.Upon my research, there were many important information being taken to consider the fact that if phobias do affect a person. Though, I learned that the amygdala is responsible for sending data to two routes of the brain, the thalamus and the medial prefrontal cortex(“The Amygdala: The Body’s Alarm Clock System”). The first route is considered the shorter route, which prepares for the situation immediately even though it hasn’t occurred. The second route is the data being…

Obsessive compulsive disorder(OCD) is anxiety disorder that people have unwanted thoughts, ideas, or sensations(obsessions) that will make them want to something repetitively. Some common compulsive disorders are double checking things to see if they're good or checking in on loved ones to see if they are safe. A lot of people do these things but to be classified as having Obsessive Compulsive Disorder the patient compulsions need to be so extreme that it interferes with there important actives…

1 Central Nervous System Communication As stated by the website, umaine.edu, agenesis of the corpus callosum is a rare birth defect, a lifelong brain abnormality, in which there is a complete or partial absence of the corpus callosum. This occurs when the corpus callosum, which is the band of white matter connecting the two hemispheres in the brain, fails to develop normally, typically during pregnancy. The types of behavioral changes that would occur because of this failure to develop are…