einsteins-brain
... – Axons were connected in unusual ways • “might have allowed for his brilliance and his ability to put spatial representations into mathematical concepts” ...
... – Axons were connected in unusual ways • “might have allowed for his brilliance and his ability to put spatial representations into mathematical concepts” ...
PPT Guide Brain Development
... Brain growth and development There is a fivefold increase in the number of dendrites in cortex from birth to age 2 years, as a result approximately ___________________ new connections may be established per neuron. This is called “___________________________” These connections are necessary because ...
... Brain growth and development There is a fivefold increase in the number of dendrites in cortex from birth to age 2 years, as a result approximately ___________________ new connections may be established per neuron. This is called “___________________________” These connections are necessary because ...
Marianne J. Legato "Designing Clinical Trials"
... Importance of Gender in Biology We are only beginning to unravel the genetic basis for the gender-specific differences in normal function and in the experience of disease. The story is far from complete but as data accumulate it will be apparent that the economy of genes in both health and disease i ...
... Importance of Gender in Biology We are only beginning to unravel the genetic basis for the gender-specific differences in normal function and in the experience of disease. The story is far from complete but as data accumulate it will be apparent that the economy of genes in both health and disease i ...
Evolutionary Psychology
... In 1990, psychiatrist Ernest Noble of UCLA and pharmacologist Kenneth Blum of the University of Texas find strong association between alcoholism and one version of a gene that makes the dopamine D2 receptor. this particular gene variation is called A1. In more than two-thirds of 35 deceased alcoholi ...
... In 1990, psychiatrist Ernest Noble of UCLA and pharmacologist Kenneth Blum of the University of Texas find strong association between alcoholism and one version of a gene that makes the dopamine D2 receptor. this particular gene variation is called A1. In more than two-thirds of 35 deceased alcoholi ...
Module 3 Nature vs. Nurture - Jackson Liberty Psychology
... neurotransmitters leading to depression. ...
... neurotransmitters leading to depression. ...
Sex chromosome abnormalities
... LH, etc. In males, trace levels of the same hormones lead to induction of secondary sex characteristics, (beards, voice, etc.). Adrenal hormones lead to puberty changes in females. Very few if any of the genes needed for sexual development/identity are on the sex chromosomes. After birth, it becomes ...
... LH, etc. In males, trace levels of the same hormones lead to induction of secondary sex characteristics, (beards, voice, etc.). Adrenal hormones lead to puberty changes in females. Very few if any of the genes needed for sexual development/identity are on the sex chromosomes. After birth, it becomes ...
The Brain - Central Connecticut State University
... cord enters the skull swelling slightly, forming the medulla. Here lies the controls for your heartbeat & ...
... cord enters the skull swelling slightly, forming the medulla. Here lies the controls for your heartbeat & ...
Key Learning Guide - City Vision University
... 2. The left side of the brain is the locus of ________________ thought. 3. The right side of the brain is the locus of ________________ thought. 4. Chemical messengers are called______________________. 5. Neurons have a central body with wispy tendrils called ___________________. ...
... 2. The left side of the brain is the locus of ________________ thought. 3. The right side of the brain is the locus of ________________ thought. 4. Chemical messengers are called______________________. 5. Neurons have a central body with wispy tendrils called ___________________. ...
9.01 - Neuroscience & Behavior Fall 2003 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
... stimulation of the hypothalamus? How can we be sure that the kind that corresponds to predatory aggression is not due to increased hunger? 6) Describe an experiment that indicates connections to the motor system by the hypothalamic neurons involved in attack behavior. 7) How critical is the hypothal ...
... stimulation of the hypothalamus? How can we be sure that the kind that corresponds to predatory aggression is not due to increased hunger? 6) Describe an experiment that indicates connections to the motor system by the hypothalamic neurons involved in attack behavior. 7) How critical is the hypothal ...
Lecture #13 Sex Differentiation
... B. With an abnormal complement, we may see Ovarian dysgenesis (XO) or Turner’s Syndrome in women or Seminiferous tubule dysgenesis or Klinefelter’s Syndrome (XXY) in men. In women may see superfemales (XXX or even XXXX) and men supermales XYY (I checked on this – it does exist). Or in the rarest cas ...
... B. With an abnormal complement, we may see Ovarian dysgenesis (XO) or Turner’s Syndrome in women or Seminiferous tubule dysgenesis or Klinefelter’s Syndrome (XXY) in men. In women may see superfemales (XXX or even XXXX) and men supermales XYY (I checked on this – it does exist). Or in the rarest cas ...
Alyssa
... -Sex/love: at the bases of many social interactions. At the bases of art production (literature, painting…) -Sexual behavior (sex) vs. sexual experience (emotion): two different (interacting) neural systems. Consequences: physical and psychological -sexually dimorphic behaviors: some difference ...
... -Sex/love: at the bases of many social interactions. At the bases of art production (literature, painting…) -Sexual behavior (sex) vs. sexual experience (emotion): two different (interacting) neural systems. Consequences: physical and psychological -sexually dimorphic behaviors: some difference ...
(Broca and Wernicke) were significantly larger in women This
... to dementia than men Although both may lose the same number of neurons due to the disease, males would be less affected since they have a larger number of nerve cells, ...
... to dementia than men Although both may lose the same number of neurons due to the disease, males would be less affected since they have a larger number of nerve cells, ...
Sexual Orientation
... Heterosexual males became aroused when watching Heterosexual sex Lesbian sex Nude females ...
... Heterosexual males became aroused when watching Heterosexual sex Lesbian sex Nude females ...
“Vestigial or not vestigial” that is the question?
... do have a function of their own. In the context of human evolution structures usually called ‘vestigial’ are largely entirely functionless but they may have retained lesser functions or developed new ones. But what about the organs that have never been considered to have a function in their own righ ...
... do have a function of their own. In the context of human evolution structures usually called ‘vestigial’ are largely entirely functionless but they may have retained lesser functions or developed new ones. But what about the organs that have never been considered to have a function in their own righ ...
Crossword Puzzle
... 1. located on the sides of the brain, these lobes contain the auditory areas, which receive information from the ears 2. situated between the frontal and occipital lobes, these lobes contain the sensory cortex 5. extension of a neuron that sends impulses to other nerve cells or to muscles or glands ...
... 1. located on the sides of the brain, these lobes contain the auditory areas, which receive information from the ears 2. situated between the frontal and occipital lobes, these lobes contain the sensory cortex 5. extension of a neuron that sends impulses to other nerve cells or to muscles or glands ...
The nerve fibers that connect the left and right hemispheres of the
... • In an experiment, the group that does not receive treatment ...
... • In an experiment, the group that does not receive treatment ...
Disorders of sex hormones (Carolina Gomes)
... • gonads can’t be detected, abnormal external genitalia and rudimentary ...
... • gonads can’t be detected, abnormal external genitalia and rudimentary ...
Lecture PowerPoint Presentation for Chapter 6
... External Factors Influence Prenatal Sexual Development • Environmental factors such as maternal stress or exposure to hormones and related chemicals and drugs can affect sexual development • Prenatal hormone exposure creates a predisposition that can be modified by social and environmental circumst ...
... External Factors Influence Prenatal Sexual Development • Environmental factors such as maternal stress or exposure to hormones and related chemicals and drugs can affect sexual development • Prenatal hormone exposure creates a predisposition that can be modified by social and environmental circumst ...
Complementarity in Marriage
... Rob Schwarzwalder Men and women are different. This self-evident and clichéd claim is no longer as uncontroversial as, historically, it once was. According to a 2011 report from the American Psychological Association, Gender identity refers to a person’s internal sense of being male, female, or some ...
... Rob Schwarzwalder Men and women are different. This self-evident and clichéd claim is no longer as uncontroversial as, historically, it once was. According to a 2011 report from the American Psychological Association, Gender identity refers to a person’s internal sense of being male, female, or some ...
answers to review questions chapter 6
... 1. Sex is expressed at the chromosomal level as inheriting XX or XY; at the gonadal level by developing ovaries or testes; at the phenotypic level by developing male or female internal and external structures; and at the gender identity level by feelings. 2. Genes in the pseudoautosomal region are t ...
... 1. Sex is expressed at the chromosomal level as inheriting XX or XY; at the gonadal level by developing ovaries or testes; at the phenotypic level by developing male or female internal and external structures; and at the gender identity level by feelings. 2. Genes in the pseudoautosomal region are t ...
the endocrine system
... Mood changes are strongly related to SOCIAL concerns THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM - regulates growth, metabolism, and sexual behavior and readies the body for action and primarily utilizes a feedback system. 1. The endocrine organs are called glands. 2. The glands secrete chemicals called hormones. 3. T ...
... Mood changes are strongly related to SOCIAL concerns THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM - regulates growth, metabolism, and sexual behavior and readies the body for action and primarily utilizes a feedback system. 1. The endocrine organs are called glands. 2. The glands secrete chemicals called hormones. 3. T ...
Behavioural Neuroscience Lecture 2: History
... went through brain • Survived but with profound damage to frontal lobe • Treated by John Harlow (physician) • Recovered and went home after 10 weeks • Experienced behavioural (personality) changes: proved that one part of brain controls certain aspects of a person • Went from “reliable and kind” to ...
... went through brain • Survived but with profound damage to frontal lobe • Treated by John Harlow (physician) • Recovered and went home after 10 weeks • Experienced behavioural (personality) changes: proved that one part of brain controls certain aspects of a person • Went from “reliable and kind” to ...
Nervous System
... body/intelligence, learning, judgment Cerebellum- located at back of the skull/ coordinates muscles so body can move gracefully Brain Stem-connects brain and spinal cord/regulates flow of information between brain and body Thalamus-receives messages from all of the sensory receptors in the and relay ...
... body/intelligence, learning, judgment Cerebellum- located at back of the skull/ coordinates muscles so body can move gracefully Brain Stem-connects brain and spinal cord/regulates flow of information between brain and body Thalamus-receives messages from all of the sensory receptors in the and relay ...
Bio 17 – Nervous & Endocrine Systems
... low levels; important for sleep and low levels assoc with depression Runner’s High = DECREASED GABA ...
... low levels; important for sleep and low levels assoc with depression Runner’s High = DECREASED GABA ...