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It is surprising that music is not used in more medical treatments, there are many things that we as a public are uninformed of, and one is that music can really improve our heath.Music is wired to the motor areas of the brain. The motor is the same part of the brain that helps us move. When we hear music, part of the signal flows up the motor cortex and creates a connection. Playing music has more of an impact than just listening to it. Levitin says there is a relationship between learning in general and exposure to music at a young age. Playing music has a greater impact than merely listening. "Learning an instrument helps people to pay attention better to everything in their intellectual
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Bipolar Disorder, also known as manic depression, is a depressive disorder (Buchana, 2007). Bipolar Disorder is a mental illness describes as a deep or persistent reaction of despondency or despair, as the loss of interest in areas of life that was once appreciated. Bipolar disorder is distinguished by mood swings from deep depression to intense euphoria, with some phases of normalcy. An individual suffering from bipolar disorder may display additional symptoms associated with progressive brain disorder. During the manic state, a persons mood is raised significantly, expansive, or are extremely irritable. This type of behavior may cause an up-roar in ones professional and social
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Cigarettes and Their Destruction of the BrainSmokers generally feel more comfortable after that especially important first cigarette of the day. Within just a few seconds of 'lighting up,' smoking activates mind-altering changes. Smokers are well aware of the long-term risks of their habit: such as lung cancer, heart disease, emphysema, and other deadly illnesses. However, smokers are attracted by the immediate effects of smoking: 'a stimulant that makes them seem to feel more alert, clearheaded and able to focus on work.' Smoking however, does not really have these effects; what the smoker perceives is an illusion. Nicotine begins to act on brain cells within ten seconds of inhalation
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Write a 350- to 700-word response to the following: Explain the communication process of neurons in the brain. List some common neurotransmitters and describe their effect on behavior.The information transmitted between the brains neurons is passed by the synapse. The synapse bridges the gap between neurons. A single synapse contains presynaptic ending where the neurotransmitters, cell organelles, and mitochondria work in harmony. Receptor sites for neurotransmitters are in the postsynaptic ending. The synapse also contains synaptic cleft this is a space separating the presynaptic and postsynaptic endings. The synapse can be considered a messenger between neurons. The potential for actions
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Markov assumption = given the state, you dont need to know the pastRepresentationsDifferent degrees of specialization-Some neurons good at specific recognition, some better at generalIf you have neurons that combine and spread out, synthesis of neurons, not a separate neurons for each specific feature in the world-smaller amount of neurons to avoid exponentiallyBINDING PROBLEMMinimize connections in the brain-Modularity-Related areas are next to each otherMANY LEVELS TO THE BRAINWhat/where pathwaysSensory motorBrocas and Wernickes regionsHow memory worksDisruption of memory of letters by counting backwardsTransfer of info from STM to LTMHow emotion ties to different parts of the
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In Hilary Putnam's, "The Nature of Mental States", he deals with the question of whether or not pain is a brain state or "Is the property of having a pain at time t a brain state?" (Putnam). Throughout the article, Putnam goes on to argue that to claim pain as a brain state is not an identity claim. This can only be accurate if the specific pain is a specific brain state, or "being A is being B" (Putnam). He suggests that this is not an empirical reduction, or based on sensory experience, but rather the question can only be answered through knowledge that has been independently justified independently of experience. Putnam comes to conclude that functionalism, any view which analyzes
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acuity and coordination evolve for years. This makes a long series of challenges for adults raising future adults.The researchers also found, however, that the mental neighborhood responsible for reasoning was the last to mature. Eureka! This explains age 15.At that point, or slightly before, parents observe a vast void developing within the thickening skull of their new teenager, as if the brain were shrinking. The inner space seems to contain vast galactic clouds of behavioral gas swirling in unpredictable cyclones of emotion and hormones, producing pouts and worse. Communicating across this void of reason can involve lapses in time and patience requiring louder repeat transmissions. Come
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Hendricks 1About 570,000 people die annually due to drug use (National Drug Intelligence Center 2010). Unfortunately, people view addicts as lowlifes with no intentions other than taking drugs every day. However, I firmly believe that others should not unfairly judge people suffering from drug addiction.Many people do not understand why individuals become addicted to drugs or how drugs can change the brain to foster compelling drug abuse. They mistakenly view drug abuse and addiction as a social problem and may characterize those who take drugs as physically and mentally weak. The drug is an addict's life, therefore they base all their plans and mental habits around it. Many people believe
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Parkinson's disease is a progressive neurological disorder that over a million people in the United States have been diagnosed with. This disease is a result of degeneration of nerve cells in a region of the brain that controls movement. Parkinson's disease degenerates dopamine which is a neurotransmitter causing impaired movement. fifty thousand people each year are diagnosed each year and the numbers are expected to rise.The symptoms of Parkinson's disease are numerous. The first which is usily the "tip off" is shaking of a limb especially if the body is at rest. Other systems are sleep disturbances, slow movement, not being able to move, personality changes, rigid limbs, speech
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Dyslexia, common in children, is a learning disorder in which an individual has difficulty reading despite having had adequate access to education and sufficient intelligence. There is a difference in the brain architecture that causes a certain part of the brain of a person with dyslexia to have trouble decoding the written word. There are over 20 million children in the United States between the ages of 5 and 9 and as many as 1 to 2.4 million of them could have dyslexia.Dyslexia can be caused in two ways, by inherited factors and by hearing problems at an early age. There are 2 factors in inherited factors ; ectopic cells (bunches of cells beneath the surface of the brain) and the magno
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One possible cause of dyslexia is that it emanates from neurological (brain) factors. This is a biological explanation. There is some evidence that dyslexic people share a group of genes on part of chromosome 6 which is close to the MHC genes that control the immune system. This idea is supported by the evidence that dyslexics often tend to suffer from disorders of the immune system such as asthma and rhemutoid arthritis.One theory which attempts to explain how dyslexia may be caused by problems in the brain is Gerschwinds theory. He claims that high testosterone in the foetus could lead to damage of the left hemisphere of the brain, which ultimately may cause dyslexia to arise. There is
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well on a verbal test have a lot of intelligence, but they are affected by their abilities to perform verbal tasks. In laments terms, if you scored well on a verbal test, you studied and have the brain capacity to understand and comprehend the material.Howard Gardner on the other hand has a different point of view on intelligence. Instead of one main intelligence to focus on, he has seven. "Verbal, Mathematical, Musical, Spatial, Kinesthetic, Interpersonal, and intrapersonal functioning's" (Wilderdom, 2003). While these are all forms of intelligence, they function separately he argues. Gardner goes a different route than Spearman basing he theories on biological facts. "Premise 1: If it can
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Alzheimer's is a very serious degenerative brain disease. It is a genetic illness that not only affects memory, but behavior and motor functions, as well. Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia. Dementia is the loss of memory, reasoning, judgment, and language. Dementia is diagnosed as a brain disorder that seriously affects a person's ability to carry out daily activities. Alzheimer's begins slowly and gets worse over time. Although symptoms can vary, the first problem many people notice is forgetfulness. Other symptoms are confusion, getting lost in familiar places, misplacing things, and having trouble with language.Alzheimer's Disease affects especially the
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Encoding, Storage and Retrieval: The Processes of MemoryMemory is very complex and a little mysterious. There is a lot to know about the way one can organize a lifetime of memories. Research has helped clarify several missing elements in the traditional three-stage memory model. One can now understand the way information is changed as it is encoded, stored and then later retrieved. These three processes can be described similarly to the memory of a computer.The first step to remembering a piece of information is encoding. It is the process of translating information into neural codes that will be retained in memory. In other words, it is first getting the information into one's brain. The
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The respiratory system is oxygen inhaled into the body and oxygen exhaled from the body. The oxygen is carried throughout all the body systems by blood through the blood vessels. The blood is then pumped by the heart. When a person is resting the blood pumps 5 liters of blood, when the person is exercising the heart pumps 7 times the amount of blood.The amount of air you breathe depends on how active you are. When you start to move around and exercise the muscles in your body send messages to your brain telling you that they need more oxygen. Your brain will then send signals to your muscles that control breathing so they can relax and you take fewer breaths and you can get less tired
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SchizophreniaSchizophrenia is a chronic, severe, and disabling brain disease. Approximately 1percent of the population develops schizophrenia during their lifetime. Althoughschizophrenia affects men and women equally, the disorder often appearsearlier in men.There is no known single cause of schizophrenia. Many diseases, such as heartdisease, result from a mix of genetic, behavioral, and other factors, and this maybe the case for schizophrenia as well. Schizophrenia runs in families, and if you aredirectly related to a person with this disease, you are at a high risk of contracting it.Anti-psychotic medicine has been available for a long while, since the 1950s. Theyhave greatly improved the
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syllogistic sumary of computer's abilities well done.Can Computers understand?1) Thinking is the hallmark of understanding.2) Only special machines can think.3) If something can think it can understand.4) Only special machines that can think can understand.5) "Mental" states and their resulting actions are products of the center of activity (brain).6) To understand, thoughts must be produced by the brain.7) A computer's mental states and events are controlled by a program.8) The program is not a product of the computer.9) A computer does not produce "thoughts" in its brain.10) A computer cannot understand.John Searle addresses the point of the ability of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to
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marijuana tax act took effect, which effectively killed the hemp industry. Knowing all this, marijuana should be legal for industrial use.Marijuana should also be legal for medical research. Researchers do not fully understand all side effects of T.H.C. (tetrahydrocannibinal) which is the chemical in marijuana that makes it a drug. They know that T.H.C. is a chemical that is naturally produced by the brain in humans during infant years. Smoking marijuana is known to burn away the brain stems in the center of the brain which may cause trouble with some hand eye coordination. Fortunately, they do grow back but it also causes short term memory loss that may not fully go back to its original
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NERVOUS SYSTEM
The Nervous system receives sensory input from the internal and external environment. It then integrates the input in the sensory centers of the brain and responds to the various stimuli with a motor output, which can be converted by the organs to some form of energy ie. movement, release of hormones, changes in heart rate. The response is not always conscious, for instance if you were climbing a mountain and the air became thinner, you would start breathing deeper and quicker. Was this response voluntary? Of course not, the nervous system assessed the situation and responded accordingly.
The Endocrine System
Some animals have a second response system, the endocrine system
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, which weread in class, particularly persuading towards a monist's position. He claims that "there is nodoubt at all that physical matter exists, while spiritual matter remains a tenuous hypothesis."Plus, he goes on to make the point that a neuroscientist these days can tell us so much aboutwhat the brain can do, but what can the dualist tell us about spiritual substance? He or shecan't tell us about the internal constitution of mind-stuff, or about anything that makes it up,or explain connections between the mind and body. "The fact is," says Churchland, "thedualist can do none of these things, because no detailed theory of mind-stuff has ever beenformulated." Another good point that he makes
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tells the readers that their minds are being compromised to a more impatient and more dependent thinker. The Internet gives people faster and more efficient answers; therefore making peoples brain accustom to faster thought processes so people will not read and concentrate on longer articles. Carr talks about how this alteration in peoples minds make it harder for them to focus and comprehend some material they could before. Carr talks about how the human brain is just a outdated computer that needs a faster and bigger processor. Google recognizes the change our mind has made and is now trying to make an artificial intelligence, or artificial brain to help us catch up to the speed of the
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To me, ?Applying Bloom?s Taxonomy? is just a checklist for teachers. This checklist helps teachers to find out different words to better explain a concept for students. Teachers could also use different words to help individual students get the concept they are trying to portray, and therefore guiding the student in the assignment they are supposed to complete.I can see many ways in which I can use this checklist in my lab now. When a student doesn?t understand an assignment, instead of racking my brain on trying to figure out how to explain something to them, I can refer to the taxonomy checklist. I am thinking I may do jut that. I will print this out, make me a better copy of it, and
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Causes and Consequences of Brain Drain on Third World CountriesThe movement of intellectuals like University lecturers and researchers from one national setting to another, ranging from permanent relocation to short-term visits or exchange programs, facilitates the dissemination of knowledge and the broadening of cultural horizons. However, when one nation becomes a substantial net exporter of academic talent, a "brain drain" condition is said to occur. The presence of this condition suggests that the provider nation is at risk of depleting its natural supply of intellectual talent.Education seems to play a key role influencing rural-urban migration in the third world countries. Numbers of
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Each year a number of children are born with biological defects that impair normal function. For THREE of the following conditions, discuss such aspects as the biological cause, the methods of treatment and possible means of detection and/or prevention.One lethal disorder inherited as a recessive allele is Tay-Sachs disease. This is caused by a dysfunctional enzyme that fails to break down brain lipids of a certain class. The symptoms usually become manifest a few months after birth. Some symptoms are seizures, blindness and degeneration of motor and mental performance. Death is the result of this disease, in children. With Tay-Sachs disease, the brain cells of a baby are unable to
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aspects of genetic, environmental, and physical factors to cause the onset of the disorder, no final result has yet been established. Similar to many other disorders, the cause of ADHD is presumably due to a combination of factors (National Institute of Mental Health, 2011).There is strong evidence to support that genetics may be a fundamental factor in the cause of ADHD in young children. Statistics say, if a parent has the disorder, there is up to a 40% chance the child will also develop it (NWHRC Health Center, 2006). The most prominent research to support the hereditariness of ADHD is associated with gene continuation, the transfer of brain functions and features from relative to relative
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excessive and unreasonable amount of fear in social situations. People with social anxiety disorder may be anxious about a variety of things, including: eating in front of others, being the center of attention, interacting with others, and speaking in front of groups. There are two categories regarding the causes of social anxiety. One being biological causes and the other being psychological causes. Biological causes are thought to be related to abnormal functioning of brain circuits that regulate emotion and the "fight or flight" response center in the brain. Genetic factors may also contribute, since social anxiety may be somewhat more likely to occur when it is in a first-degree relative. The
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before and after a heart transplant is done. First of all, in order to receive a new heart, patients have to register on a waiting list. The waiting list for hearts may take up to 1.3 years on average, because out of all the people who die, less than 1% of them are potential donors. In other words, less than 1% of the people who die are brain dead. A person who is brain dead means he/she has an irreversible damage in the brain, causing the brain to lose its functions. There are two definitions of death in Australia. One of them refers to brain death, and the other is defined as, "Irreversible cessation of circulation of the blood (cardiac death-the heart stops forever)".Before a heart may be
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the others being true. The three maintheories are: 1. Thought doesn't exist; enough said. 2. Thought does exist, butis contained wholly in the brain. In other words, the actual material of the brain iscapable of what we identify as thought. 3. Thought is the result of some sort ofmystical phenomena involving the soul and a whole slew of other unprovableideas. Since neither reader nor writer is a scientist, for all intents and purposes,we will say only that thought is what we (as homo sapien) experience.So what are we to consider intelligence? The most compellingargument is that intelligence is the ability to adapt to an environment. Desktopcomputers can, say, go to a specific WWW address
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Ever wonder why do we dream? What is the purpose? Some people think our dreams are meaningless, but yet why do we dream? There isn't a human being who haven't dreamed before. Everyone dreams some point in there life, some more than others but it still happens. During my research I established that dreams are controlled by the brain, by our surrounding or emotions. For instance, brain experts would tell you that we dream because our need constant stimulation. In other words, while we are awake we get this stimulation from what goes on around us; but when we are sleeping, the brain has no stimulation. Moreover, our surrounding while sleeping deals with the mood of the room and at times you
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, East Asian countries and Europe showing that natural selection has acted upon these different groups of people for better adaptation. It explains a possible reason for their color of skin, appearance, and overall body structure. Also, studies have shown that the evolution of the human brain is still undergoing beneficial change. Scientists make their claim based on the recent evolutionary history of the microcephalin gene that appears to regulate brain size. However, as the brain increases, it does not make a person more intelligent, but merely on the basis for survival.Recent studies have shown that the characteristics of primates have increased in body mass in many of the primate lineages
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taking a closer look at the origins of order, the natural and mental orders, the steps in organizing, and the methods of using orders, one can better understand how to organize their thoughts. As a result, a person's critical thinking skills will improve.Some philosophers believe that human minds are born with some instinctive abilities. Though this is difficult to prove, it is known that there are specific portions of the brain that store date and where certain processes take place. Kirby and Goodpaster (1999) state "Our brain is prepared to receive and store sensory data, to retrieve that data, and then to process and interpret that data in a higher, symbolic manner of language." By
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Speech Emilio MunozUniqueness of Left handed peopleSpeechEmilio MunozHave you ever thought about how unique being left handed is? Left-handed people make up about ten percent of the worlds population, according to MedicalDaily.com. In this society, being right handed is typical more dominant than being left handed. Many people don't realize how much being left-handed effects everyday life. Throughout this paper, I will discuss how left handed people's brain work, next, how studies show the several advantages and disadvantages to left-handedness, and finally, the famous left handed people.The way the brain works is complicated. The left and right side is organized differently. The right side
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What is love? Is it a complicated blend of brain chemistry that is created in such complex ways that people don't know how to control it, or is love simply put an emotion. Who really knows the answer? Whether it's a feeling created in your brain or an emotion that derives from the heart, it is a very powerful sensation to any human. Many people have the chance to love in their life time, but many people experience it in different ways. You can have love for so many different things sports, cars, books, but there is only one thing that a person can be in love with and that is another person. For those fortunate or unfortunate people who have experienced this wonderful creation of happiness
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the electrodes in contact with the inmates skin reach 1900 degrees celcius, and the brain (heavily sheilded and seperated by the blood-brain barrier) reaches boiling point -- such findings are leading doubts as to the humanity of electrocution. An alternate method which has not been recently employed, yet remains oficially a meathod of capital punishment in the united states, is by hdrocyanic gas. Death by inhalation of toxic gas was first used in Nevada in 1924, since then the gas chamber has been much improved, valve control allows the odorless and colorless gas to disperse in a air tight chamber where the inmate is secured on a gurney. Death in a gas chamber takes somewhere between five
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by reducing it to its components and it is merely a simplistic way of defining the actual and potential patterns of behavior. The emergent view on the other hand sees the mind as existing on a higher level of reality and that its properties cannot be reduced to simple physical structures. Even though there are relationships between the physical structures and the mental processes that take place, emergentists argue that by reducing the mental phenomenon to physical phenomenon the mental processes will not be fully understood.While both theories may agree on what composes an entity, such as the brain, the main difference is in whether or not the brain can be reconstructed solely from its
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strong - "cloud of fire" (l.8) -, beautiful - "Like a rose embowered" (l.51) -, artistic - "Like a Poet hidden" (l.36) -, bright - "Like a glow-worm golden" (l.46) - and, overall, these similes are very numerous. The sky-lark already appears like something which can't be surpassed and it is testified by the use of the comparison "Higher still and higher" (l.6).Then, the poet emphasizes the fact that the bird has got a brain - something which is normally more related to human being. Furthermore, the sky-lark is seen as a teacher - which is actually related to human being - and the poets places himself as a pupil through these two apostrophes : "Teach us, Sprite or Bird, what sweet thoughts
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Suraj ReddyAtkinsENGWR 101 MW9.11.13Response 2(B): "Watching TV, Thinking Outside"According to Stephen Johnson, the "sleeper curve" is popular media growing and becoming more complex every year with a lot of violence, is actually nutritional and instead of being the evil in our society, is making us smarter. Johnson thinks it's important because it helps the mental development of young people today by enhancing our cognitive faculties. Johnson thinks that television gives us cognitive benefits in paying attention, making inferences and tracking complex social issues. Johnson's general view of television is that watching shows that make us think is good for our brain and makes us common
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cause severe brain damage? It can reduce brain capacity and its ability to function. Alcohol causes users to use poor judgment, which can lead to several people getting hurt or even dying. And believe me, it upsets to hear that a loved one has died because of a drunk driver.Just by writing this paper, I remind myself even more of what a good decision I made that night, to not drink, and I hope others find it salutary and choose to not use alcohol. The results have shown that by my wise decision-making, the outcome of that situation turned up positive. To those who have used or abused it, I strongly encourage them to quit, before it becomes too late.
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1. The difference between EPSP and an IPSP is that EPSP helps a postsynaptic neuron's ability to reach an action potential and IPSP reduces the ability to reach an action potential. In determining which will be generated at the postsynaptic membrane, the axon hillock counts the number of EPSP and IPSP. If there are more EPSP than IPSP, enough to reach threshold, you will get an action potential. If on the other hand IPSPs dominate the count hyperpolarization will occur.2. Lateralization of cortical functioning is that both hemispheres of the brain have their own seperate abilities. Each hemisphere is better than the other at some functions, but neither side is better at all
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BIOLOGICAL LEVELS OF ORGANIZATION
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molecules
(made of Protons, neutrons, electrons) --- smallest part of an element
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Smallest part of an compund
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(Carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, nucleic acids) --- polymers of biological molecules
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Group of similar
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Tissues organized into brain, heart, lungs, stomach, etc.
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Organs working together
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Individual living thing (person, dog, plant, etc.)
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group of one kind of organism (species) in an
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we lack the linguistic sophistication to do so). However, the ability to describe the mental in terms of the physical is usually held by physicalists, and accordingly many arguments focus on this. The motivation behind this assertion of the describability of the mental in terms of the physical is clear: without it, a physicalist conception of mind would be scientifically useless, a conclusion unpalatable to physicalists - especially given the close ties between physicalism and neuroscience. For the purpose of this paper, we may consider an attack on describability an attack on physicalism in general. The basic expression of physicalism is that of mind-brain identity, which suggests that a
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receptors help with determining when contact with another object occurs. Like all receptors, they are more localized in certain areas of the skin, where more contact is common, than other more non-exposed areas. This allows the brain to differentiate between exactly what part of the body is in contact with an object. This proves to be very important with animals because this sensitivity to touch may be the difference from escaping from a predator or not.Along with the common sensations, brain impulses can also cause a reflex, a specific sensation. The body completes a reflux to an effector, which is the final step in the general reflex arc that occurs for most reflexes. This arc is similar to
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: Cognitive psychologists are interested in investigating the thought processes that occur in the brain. Also, they examine how the information is gathered, encoded and stored. Some of the concepts that are studied under cognitive psychology are perception, memory, imagery, concept formation, problem solving, reasoning, decision making, and language. Not only that, cognitive psychologists explain that a human mind works like a computer that sequentially takes in information(gathers), processes it( encodes), and then produces a response, hence called the information-processing approach.Neuroscientific/Biopsychological: This school of thought emphasizes on the role of biological factors on
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actually making educated predictions of the history of a species. The history of a species includes the geographical distributions and the species population over time.All of the information that follows is valid in that it has genetic and fossilized evidence to prove its merit. Some of the most important aspects that make a human different from its ancestors are the development of communication, brain function, and the ability to walk upright, which frees up the hands to embark on other tasks. Language is considered by many to be the most unique of all the human attributes.As strange as it may sound, genetically we are the most similar to that of primates as any other known living creature on
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Listening to music 61Listening to musicOutline Essay question: Is listening to music helpful in study progress?IntroductionThe music is present in all spheres of life, from birthdays to weddings, from education to hobbies, even it is a funeral.Thesis statement: Music can affect people's brain works, and students can use this benefit in their favor.BodyA. Negative effects of listening to music on study progress.B. Listening to music helps to learn.C. Classical music has positive influence on learning process.ConclusionBased on the research discussed it can be reasonable argued that students can increase their study progress by choosing the right music.As the famous Russian composer Sergey
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intelligent than its creator. And so, too, will the intelligence that we are creating come to exceed the intelligence of its creator; the Law of Accelerating Returns predicts it.Alan Turing, a British mathematician who helped crack Germany's Enigma code during World War II, was on the forefront of artificial intelligence. He devised a test, duly called the Turing Test, in which a human judge interviews both a computer and one or more human foils using terminals. If the human judge is unable to reliably unmask the computer, then the computer wins. In Turing view, thinking involves conscious intentions.The human brain has about 100 billion neurons. With about 1000 connections between each neuron
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Schizophrenia is a disorder that can affect anyone. It is the greatest disorder that effects teenagers. There are one million to two million people have long-term schizophrenia, and 100,000-200,000 people become schizophrenic every year. In addition, about fifty percent of people in hospital psychiatric care have schizophrenia.There are many possible causes for the disorder, and many doctors believe that there is more than one cause. What is thought to be the main cause is a chemical imbalance in the brain. This could be an imbalance in the number of neurotransmitters and/or an imbalance in the amount of dopamine. The exact cause(s) of schizophrenia remains unknown at this time. However
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Anthropology - Lucy in Hadar In a search to find our ancestors, several anthropologists have found evidence to support their conclusions. In the films about Don Johanson's discovery of Lucy in Hadar, one may be very intrigued by the first film but very disturbed by the second film. I was very intrigued by the findings of the Australopithecines. The idea that Lucy, the skeleton found in Hadar, Africa, was closely related to the human species was amazing. Lucy was bipedal and her brain was smaller than that of modern humans. Lucy resembled an ape and was able to make tools to find food and weapons. Hadar, Africa was believed to be a heavily vegetated area but had evolved into a dry and
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Where am I?Dita woke up from what felt like an eternity of horrid dreams. Cold sweat ran down her face as she pulled the covers over her moist flesh. The screeching of a record player could be heard in the distance. The memories of the dreams drifted away slowly as Dita got out of bed. She put on a pair of slippers. They had never been worn. The whole room around her looked a bit strange, but familiar. In fact, she could not remember anything but this room. Is this her home? Her brain tells her that this is where she belongs. Home. The brain releases endorphins.On the other side of the wall, Jack Cane debates with his supervisor, Mr. Wanly."Sir, these people...they aren't living. They have
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comes the chorus that will always bore us,"Open your books to page three-fifty-fourFor twenty pages of homework you've been waiting for."After, or before, this amazingly sad boreThe word "project" comes to mind;Yet another way to put your brain in a bind."And look out, students! Tomorrow is dueThat huge project you've been putting off for a month or two."In third period, they may feel a bit muddy,Although it is no part becauseOf that test for which they did not study.But the third period teacher allows a respiteFor this particular teacher does not bite;His tests are challenging and his assignments fun,Making it seem that as if in a dream the school runs.Fourth period comes,And students
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