Prefrontal Cortex & Math The Prefrontal Cortex makes me think of math, in the sense that whenever you think of a subject, it's most likely going to be math. Math is the CEO of subjects, just like the Prefrontal Cortex is the CEO of the brain. But, math is a challenging subject in which people have trouble in, which is another thing that the Prefrontal Cortex does, it's the last thing in the brain to mature. Meaning it can cause kids and teens to do the unexpected and get into trouble. Who knew? Amygdala & Art The Amygdala makes me think of art because the Amygdala is the part of the brain that controls your emotions. Art is a good way to set out your emotions using just a piece of paper and a pencil or paint. Basal Ganglia & Language The
Who suggested that “we feel sorry because we cry . . . afraid because we tremble”?
The prefrontal cortex (PFC) also controls behaviors that depend on context (Kalat 2004). For example, if my cell phone rings when I am at the mall or grocery store I would answer it. If it rings while I am at the movies or in class I wouldn't answer it. People with frontal lobe damage often exhibit inappropriate behaviors due to the inability to recognize context. Other studies indicate that the PFC is also responsible for regulating emotions and decision-making.
3. After her last drinking spree, Karen hid a half-empty liquor bottle. She couldn't remember where she hid it until she started drinking again. Karen's pattern of recall best illustrates:
The frontal lobe comprises a third of the brain and it enables us to engage in higher cognitive functions such as planning and problem solving (Jonides & Smith, 1999). The frontal lobe is divided into 3 regions, the motor cortex, premotor cortex, and prefrontal cortex. The motor cortex is located in the precentral gyrus and directs fine motor coordination. The premotor cortex is involved in planning, organizing, and integrating body movements. The prefrontal is involved in executive functions, including short-term memory, working memory, decision making, and prioritizing behaviors (Wilson, 2003). Some of the frontal lobe disorders than can cause brain damage and behavioral changes are Huntington’s disease, infection, stroke, tourettes, dementia, epilepsy, Parkinson’s disease, tumors, closed head injury and traumatic brain injury (Chow, 2000).
Damage to the prefrontal cortex is the damage to the frontal lobes. This sort of damage causes the inability to plan or behave in ways society says you should. When damage occurs in childhood, the individual who is affected may never have a real understanding or be able to grasp the concept of social norms. When you are older and the damage occurs later on in life, there is and understanding on how they should act, but they are just not capable of achieving normal behavior. Damage to the prefrontal cortex can also: suppress speech, lack empathy, antisocial behaviors, cause dishonesty, and difficulty with organization as well as impulse control. Researchers have linked that many of the worst criminals have damage to their prefrontal cortex,
Freedom is a concept that is held in high regard and cherished amongst a lot of people. The idea of “freedom” is to make choices based on your own decision with no external influences. But are you making the decision for yourself? The possibility that machines will be able to simulate the human brain is all over the news now a days. President Barrack Obama’s Brain Initiative program dedicates 100 million dollars to fund research for “how we think”. And in Europe the Blue Brain Project is attempting to recreate the human brain in all its minute details thusly engineering an artificial mind. The idea behind the Blue Brain Project is that if brains sustain thought then if we can deconstruct a brain and then put it back together inside a computer we could engineer and artificial intelligence with a conscience.
It is said that art is like a mirror to the soul, a way to see what
In “The Brain on trial”, David Eagleman (2011) recounts the horrifying events which occurred on August 1, 1966. Charles Whitman entered the University of Texas with a rifle and secured himself in the bell tower. He then proceeded to shoot and kill 13 people and injure 32 more. Whitman was also shot and killed; however, during his autopsy it was discovered that a tumor was pressing against his amygdala. According to Eagleman, “The amygdala is involved in emotional regulation, especially of fear and aggression” (2011). Therefore, Whitman was possibly experiencing a fundamental change in his emotions and personality due to the tumor. Though Whitman did not survive, his case still poses questions as to whether or not he should be held accountable for his actions; moreover, should Whitman have received the maximum punishment for the murder he committed? Charles Whitman may not have had control over the feelings of “rage and irrational thoughts” (2011) he was experiencing; however, the precision of the attack indicates he was well aware of the actions he was committing.
Using the principle “All learning engages the Physiology”, one can assert that all students have the capability to comprehend more effectively when learning involves an experience that requires them to use their senses and their bodies. One study claims that learning occurs through a learner’s engagement with object manipulation so that an accurate mental representation of the object can be formed (Koning & Tabbers, 2011). To this aid the classroom should always foster an environment where learning is hands-on and activity-based. For example, if a primary teacher is teaching her students about shapes, she might want to include an activity where students can get into groups and make the shapes themselves with their bodies. By doing this she is creating a mental picture in the student mind, one that will not be easily forgotten. According to Piaget, imitating a concept with one’s own body is fundamental to form a mental representation of the concept.
So it can show that the mind is one of the loneliest, scariest, and the most amazing places we can. escape to, and no one else can know what you are thinking. I have seen how to symbolise certain things by colours and shapes and how to give a certain impression and mood. I can see how amazing dreams and nightmares are because they are not in this world, but they are only true portraits of ourselves and our lives so anything is possible and even our darkest and saddest feelings that we bury away inside us can show and come to life in our dreams. I have learnt to make a straightforward piece of art turn into an emotional and deep feeling.
Most of the body’s functions such as, thinking, emotions, memories and so forth are controlled by the brain. It serves as a central nervous system in the human body. The mind is the intellect/consciousness that originates in the human brain and manifests itself in emotions, thoughts, perceptions and so forth. This means that the brain is the key interpreter of the mind’s content. Jackson and Nagel seem to resist identifying what we call “mental events” with brain events, for different reasons, while J.J.C. Smart takes the opposing view.
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The human body is divided into many different parts called organs. All of the parts are controlled by an organ called the brain, which is located in the head. The brain weighs about 2. 75 pounds, and has a whitish-pink appearance. The brain is made up of many cells, and is the control centre of the body. The brain flashes messages out to all the other parts of the body.
Paintings, like many forms of art, are very subjective—what one may find intriguing another may completely disagree. “Art is physical material that affects a physical eye and conscious brain” (Solso, 13). To glance at art, we must go through a process of interpretation in order to understand what it is we are looking at. Solso describes the neurological, perceptual, and cognitive sequence that occurs when we view art, and the often inexpressible effect that a work of art has on us. He shows that there are two aspects to viewing art: nativistic perception—the synchronicity of eye and brain that transforms electromagnetic energy into neuro-chemical codes—which is "hard-wired" into the sensory-cognitive system; and directed perception, which incorporates personal history—the entire set of our expectations and past experiences—and knowledge (Solso, preface)
The mind creates the emotions and ideals responsible for art. The brain is capable of imagining glorious things, and art is the physical manifestation of these ideals. These ideals are usually intense emotions with aesthetic power (Wilson, 220). Art organizes these emotions in a matter that can easily express the ideals to...