THE USES OF REASON by Jonah Lehrer The summer of 1949 had been long and dry in Montana; the grassy highlands were like tinder. On the afternoon of August 5—the hottest day ever recorded in the area—a stray bolt of lightning set the ground on fire. A parachute brigade of firefighters, known as smokejumpers, was dispatched to put out the blaze. Wag Dodge, a veteran with nine years of smokejumping experience, was in charge. When the jumpers took off from Missoula in a C-47, a military transport plane
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ADOLESCENCE AND THE AGONY OF DECISION MAKING Adolescence and The Agony of Decision Making A Research on Adolescence and The Agony of Decision Making Mylene C. Malbas Department of Liberal Arts and Sciences Visayas State University Kristine Gil T. Belarmino Instructor ADOLESCENCE AND THE AGONY OF DECISION MAKING Abstract To date, analyses of differences between adolescents and adults have emphasized age differences in cognitive factors presumed to affect
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shrinkage. In the 1990’s studies started showing a correlation between type 2 diabetes and dementia, when a fasting glucose test is performed up to 75% had dementia type symptoms. The majority of the insulin receptors in the body are located in the cerebral cortex, hypothalamus, cerebellum and choroid plexus- all areas in the brain that work on memory and logic. When Insulin crosses the blood brain barrier it stimulates the neurons in the brain to function by a reaction causes by enzymes (acetylcholine)
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et Intégratives d'Aquitaine . The decision making process was thought to usually involve the orbitofrontal cortex. This article discusses the new discover that the thalamus also plays an important role in these decisions. I will be discussing the cerebral cortex, thalamus and neurons. “Neurons are the basic information processing structures in the central nervous system”(Anatomy and Physiology, the unit of Form and Function,7th edition, Saladin). The function of a neuron is to receive information
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The Brain and Behavior Essay The Brain and Behavior Essay The temporal and frontal lobes are only two of the four lobes that make up the neocortex. Both have very specific responsibilities within the brain. The frontal lobe of the brain deals with executing behavior. This behavior ranges from individual muscle control, to complex abstract planning about what to do ("Examining The Brain’s Four Lobes: Frontal, Parietal, Temporal, And Occipital", 2015)
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the temporal and frontal lobe seems to be quite interesting. Temporal lobe is one of four major lobes of the cerebral cortex. This particular lobe is responsible for the retention of the visual memories, processing sensory, comprehending language, storing and emotions. The frontal lobe is located in the front of the brain. It contains most of the dopamine sensitive neurons in the cerebral cortex. It has similarities of the temporal lobe. Some of the behaviors that the frontal lobe is responsible
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Psychological Development of Albert Einstein Erica Hopkins PSY 300 Psychological Development of Albert Einstein Albert Einstein was one of the most intelligent, driven and moral minds of the 20th century. His early preparation in education and wonder greatly contributed to his eventual success and scientific advancements for the world. Einstein had a great support system around him at all times it seems. He was born on March 14, 1879 as the first child to Hermann and Pauline Einstein in Ulm
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Dania Pulido Mary Kennedy Human Origins Anthropology 102 September, 24 2015 Why are you a Primate? Humans are Primates. We share more DNA with monkeys than other mammals. Primates have excellent visions. I have forward-facing eyes that sit close together. By it being shaped this way it allows me judge the distance of objects their size and height and to see things in three dimension. This lets me see how far a soccer ball it is its hight and size and at what pace the soccer ball is coming
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Visual Information Processing Brenda Upsey Psycho/640 Dr. Samatha Hickman Visual Information Processing A person eyes and brain is the key to help express or interpret what they see. Our eyes and brain are an important part of our daily life and we need our eyes to see the world and to express what we see. The brain and eyes work together to help processing information through our vision. The brain stimulates our five senses, such as touch, smell, sight, taste, and hearing however, most stimuli
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Television technology The technology that I’ve chosen to write about is the television. (Oxford University, 1997) defines television as a system for transmitting visual images and sound that are reproduced on screens chiefly used for broadcasting programs for entertainment, information, and education. In 1927, the beginning of television, the pictures presented on screen was only shown in black and white. Television eventually evolved into color pictures in the early 1940’s. Over the next
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