Adult and Pediatric Neurology? Neurology involves the structure, functions, and organic disorders of the brain and nervous system. Neurologists are medical doctors who have specialized training in the diagnosis, treatment and handling of dysfunctions of the brain and nervous system that can cause physical and psychological symptoms. Brain development starts in pregnancy and continues evolving through infancy. The vast majority of brain cells are created before birth, but the massive numbers of connections
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Science Daily for my anatomy and physiology in the news assignment due to its mention of anatomical terms neurons, cortex and thalamus. This article entitled “Decision making involves a little known brain region in the thalamus” was developed by scientist from the Institute de Neurosciences Cognitives 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
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Left Brain vs. Right Brain “According to the theory of left-brain or right-brain dominance, each side of the brain controls different types of thinking.” (Cherry 2012) From books to television programs, you've probably heard the phrase mentioned that people are either right brained or left brained thinkers or perhaps you have gone online to take a test to see which one you are. Psychologist have been researching the brain to try and understand learning capability’s that can help with such things
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hyperactivity, inattention, and impulsivity (Rodriguez, 2010). In order to treat such a disorder, cognitive stimulants are used to counteract the symptoms and calm the patient in order to for them to focus. However, these medications have a paradoxical effect on people who do not suffer from such a disorder. This has caused many people, mostly college and high school students, to use them for cognitive enhancement rather than to treat a condition. A study completed by DeSantis and Hane (2010) surveyed
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According to Kahneman, our brains are comprised of two main systems: one that has the ability to think fast and another that thinks slow. Naturally, the first system acts on impulse. This part of the brain operates automatically and almost effortlessly, controlling our involuntary actions such as reacting to a dangerous incoming object or telling our hearts to keep beating. The second system, however, acts in a more methodological manner - it processes inputs and information instead of acting purely
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lifespan development did not originate solely from developmental psychologists (Baltes, 1987). There are three relevant areas in lifespan development: physical development which looks at the ways in which the body’s makeup determines behaviour, cognitive development which looks at how growth and change in intellectual capabilities influence a persons behaviour and lastly personality development which is the “study of stability and change in the enduring characteristics that differentiate one person
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Cognitive Development Development in old age is marked by some cognitive change. Some aspects of the physical structure of the brain deteriorate with old age. Some older people then experience a loss in cognitive functioning. Normal aging does not lead to dementia, but may be caused by accidents or illnesses, most commonly cerebrovascular incidents or Alzheimer’s disease. Dementia is marked by memory loss, inability to relate with others, and an inability to manage everyday activities. With Alzheimer’s
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with memory loss especially in the standpoint of cognitive psychology. Current research based on previous research carried out and memory tests revealed that memory is not only the single factor affecting the memory dysfunction. Aging and various other factors and conditions have detrimental effect on some specific memory types than others. Five memory systems which process different kinds of information that intervene by various areas of the human brain is at risk to aging, semantic, working and episodic
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Prognosis of Adolescent Traumatic Brain Injury It might appear that with as many deficits and injuries that Judy sustained, recovery of any functionality would be unlikely. However, slowly and steadily, Judy did regain functions in regulating the mesolimbic system and was able to become well integrated into society once again. Treatment of PFC injury, and as is the case with many regions, has proven affective due to practitioners’ focus on neuroplasticity of the brain. Neuroplasticity refers to the
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Abstract 2 Introduction 3 Method 4 Participants 4 Equipment 4 Stimuli 5 Procedure 5 Results 6 Discussion 7 Conclusion 8 References 9 Abstract Studies on memory span have gained prominence over the years as specialists explore how the human brain stores information. This report shall give details of an experimental research that was designed to explore whether the length and type of stimuli affects one’s ability to recall items within a short period of time. The items used to carry out the
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