Premotor cortex

These regions included clusters in the motor and premotor cortex, the middle occipital region, and the cuneus (which is in the occipital lobe). The strongest correlation, however, was found in the other two regions, which were the dorsal medial prefrontal cortex and right temporal-parietal juncture. What these findings point to is that theory of mind can come with the maturation of the dorsal medial prefrontal cortex and right temporal-parietal juncture (Sabbagh, Bowman, Evraire, &…

basal ganglion regulates muscle contraction, muscle force, multi-joint movements, and movement selection and action. This works by the putamen receiving information from the premotor and motor cortex, which it passes on to the globus pallidus. The globus pallidus then sends output signals to the motor areas of the cerebral cortex to initiate the movement1. The Motor Loop does not interact with the lower motor neurons, it only acts on upper motor neurons and descending tracts to facilitate small,…

What is Hyper Empathy? Empathy is the capacity someone has to relate or share the emotions experienced by another. Before someone can demonstrate compassion or sympathy, a certain degree of empathy must first be experienced. But, it is possible for someone to have too much empathy? What are the differences between empathy and sympathy? Sympathy and empathy are two very different ways of approaching the emotional challenges faced by other people. Sympathy puts another person’s problems at a…

While the modern vision of scientific civilization, developed by Sir Francis Bacon in 17th century England, and the ways science is actually practiced in the world today both pursue objective truth, the modern vision and today’s scientific practices differ in their methods of pursuing truth. The modern vision and the ways science is actually practiced today both pursue objective truth in order to benefit humanity. The modern vision of science pursued truth using experience, which differed from…

Important Vocabulary (highlighted in the handout): Stimulus, neurons, dendrites, neurotransmitters, axon, myelin, action potential, graded potential, transmembrane potential, neuroglia, cerebrum, spinal cord What is the central nervous system? It’s a system which consists of the nerves in the brain and spinal cord. This system only makes up about 3% of a human’s body weight but serves a vital function, gathering information about and reacting to its environment and any stimulus. Don’t Shoot the…

Emotions, Inside Out No matter where you are from, whether it be from New York city or a small tribe in the amazon forest, we all experience the same 6 universal emotions. The emotions we experience are happiness, sadness, anger, surprise, fear and disgust. These emotions are beneficial because they allow us to have feelings and have the ability to categorize events with tags. For example, how we always remember the good events in life when we feel happy and we remember bad events when we feel…

The treatment of Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, ADHD, is a controversial issue between healthcare professional, patients, and parents. As of today, the most common treatment is stimulants. When prescribing stimulants, doctors have to create a specific plan for each patient. They do this because every Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity case and every patient is different. One patient’s symptoms may be completely different than those experienced by another patient. Patients who have…

The model showed that some women could become attracted to the same sex if they keep having positive same-gender experiences with that person. More attention to affection bonding process may help us understand sexual orientation better, Diamond concluded. She thought that more attention to these processes would help us understand how and why people show separate patterns of desires, and love for same-gender and other gender partners over their lifetime. (2003) Dr. Doreen Kimura (1996) thought…

Studies show that musical training at a young age greatly aids brain development, specifically with regards to linguistic processing and mathematical analysis. According to Ewa A. Miendlarzewska, and Wiebke J. Trost, neurological scientists and coauthors of the study How musical training affects cognitive development: rhythm, reward and other modulating variables, musicians have increased functional connectivity in motor and multi-sensory areas of their brains (Miendlarzewska). Students who…

HAPTER 3: PUBLISHED SCHOLARLY LITERATURE REVIEW Introduction The previous chapter covered the type of research and the type of perspective undertaken in order to find correlations between a leader’s emotions and their ability to influence people. Unfortunately, the topic of Emotions within the context of leadership was not thoroughly studied up until the recent re-introduction during the middle of the 1990s by previously mentioned Psychologist and writer Daniel Goleman, who is famous for…