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…. Alternatively, Howard Gardner (1983), after encountering Norman Geschwind's research into the consequences of various forms of brain damage which indicated that a patient could lose the ability to read words but could still read numbers, name objects and write…

…, what would you call this? Your sensing provides the general information to your brain and then perception gives meaning to the general information. You perceive a table as the result. Humans need to organize stimuli, in part, because it then allows…

…on this research, music increases neurotransmitter levels. Soft or mellow music has a tendency to promote tranquillity, while music with tempo sometimes distracts. Human memories can be cued by music, and music can promote improved learning. The brain is a two…

…stimuli", by sending signals along nerve cells to the brain, where they are processed and generate further [internal] signals, which are accompanied by conscious perceptions. Our mechanisms of perception are the outcome of the accidents of evolution…

…marijuana is smoked, THC goes quickly into the blood through the lungs. It then goes to the brain and this is when the "high" is felt. This can happen within a few minutes and can last up to five hours. Why people use marijuana: Most people who use marijuana…

…now than ever. In Jay Gould's book The Panda's Thumb, an overview of and an argument for Charles Darwin's evolutionary thinking is conducted with flowing thoughts and ideas. This essay titled 'Natural Selection and the Human Brain: Darwin vs. Wallace…

…this disorder from war would be seeing your friend being killed, being in the trenches too long, and possibly the constant artillery bombings. This entire trauma that they experience will have a dramatic effect. (SourceBook) "The amygdale, a structure in the brain…

…they've tried X in the last year. Ecstasy is supposed to bring about a feeling of euphoria. It shuts off parts of your brain and supplants an extended dose of adrenaline and seratonin (that stuff in chocolate that makes you feel good) so you're happy…

…is like a machine. The mind and body are distinct. This can be seen by noting that the mind is indivisible while the body is divisible. The mind is effected only by the brain, so all signals from the body must travel up into the brain. Signals travel…

…more and more evidence that ADHD does not stem from home environment, but from biological causes. In the article ADHD Decade of the Brain, scientists find, "Not all children from unstable or dysfunctional homes have ADHD. And not all children with ADHD…