...Left Versus Right Brain And The Impacts Learning Human brain has two hemispheres with different function and each has an impact in human learning. The left hemisphere The element of human linear reasoning and language is performed by the left hemisphere. This means that it is the part of the brain responsible for things as grammar and vocabulary (Kalat, 2009). With linear reasoning, this simply gives an added advantage of numerical computation to the persons with the left brain part being dominant (angelfire, 2011). The difference in students’ ability to solve mathematical calculations is visible as students with dominant left hemisphere are associated with accurate and precise calculations when it comes to solving calculation issues (Paradiso, Bears & Connors, 2007). When it comes to numerical comparisons, and estimations, such students are also observed to have a higher hand in accuracy and exactness.In addition, where the left brain hemisphere is dominant, the student is characterized by better memory and retrieval of direct facts (angelfire, 2011).This means even in exams and tests based on curriculum, such people are in a better position to pass as they can fully and clearly understand instructions as well as retrieve what they have learnt easily and accurately (Paradiso, Bears & Connors, 2007). Talking of accurate calculations and estimates means better reasoning and number skills. Most of the time, such persons are good logical or sequential thinkers full...
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...Maren J Lee English 27/10/2014 – 11/11/2014 Brain Washing – Brave New World Brain Washing is an interesting concept. Manipulation can be use to inspire or as a powerful weapon. The United States of America uses soft power and propaganda commercials to promote patriatism. One nation for one purpose. On the other hand, Hitler brain washed the citizens of Germany, making them believe that he was creating a better society. In this situation, brain washing becomes a weapon. Alclous Huxley brings brain washing to the extreme in his novel Brave New World. Citizens of this world are taought to think less. Ignorance is Bless. Huxley Creates a wrold with a few powerful people have complete control of the whole nation. In this essay, I want to discuess the brain washing technique they use, and how they maintain the power. Huxley’s Brave New Wrold setting is at year 2050. Children are made in a science lab with no parents. Ever since the children are born, the government natural condition them: “Family is a horrible idea.” “Everyone belongs to everyone else.” “Ending is better than mending…” (p.43) Many different unique concepts are constantly reminded in this soceity. Saying any idea millions time and listen it millions times would make it true. The governemnt of Brave New World reinforces each concepts into a human’s mind from the moment they are born. As the children in brave new world grow up, each individual is assigned to one specific job that he/ she is design for...
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...study the process of recovery after neural damage biological correlates of fear, anxiety, and other forms of stress; subjective and dependence-producing effects of psychotropic and mechanisms that control eating and other motivational processes. To create an animal model of depression, anxiety, posttraumatic stress, obsessive-compulsive disorder, alcoholism, autism, schizophrenia, anorexia, drug addiction, or spinal cord injury, a facsimile of the conditions of the disorder or disease is induced in an animal. This is accomplished by manipulation of the animal’s behavior and environment, invasive procedures to the brain and body, or genetic engineering. Animals are subjected to food, water, and sleep deprivation, sensory deprivation or overload, long-term physical restraint, social isolation, maternal separation, electric shocks, limb amputation, and brain damage and manipulation through the use of electrodes surgically implanted into the brain. To study behaviors and experiences, psychology research typically requires animals to be conscious and aware, and as such may be considered the cruelest of animal experiments due to the high degree of pain and suffering involved. Animals can remain in distress for a long length of time, since they are often subjected to invasive procedures that they then must recover from...
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...to look broadly at the biological and cultural evolutionary trends that have led humans to modern times. This essay will show that the manipulation of our environment for our benefit, and usually its detriment, is evolutionary. The human story begins when the common ancestor we share with chimps stood up. While chimps and gorillas may also stand on two feet, they spend most of their time of all four (Diamond 1992). The remains of our ancestor, which...
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...consciously subscribing to society or subconsciously subscribing. In my opinion, everyone should be well educated on the purpose of both paths in order to choose their own. Instead of someone in aryl heights acting as if they know what’s best for every single soul on this earth. This tedious game has not been playing fair, psychologically or physically and I’m disgusted by it. Life has evolved into a monopoly and no one seems to understand, we’re the property being sold. However, the only way to break the train, is knowing the ledge….knowledge. Allow her to uncondition our brains so they may properly train and operate again. Over the years, I have slowly come to the conclusion of actually overstanding her thoroughly. She is all about transforming once foolish minds to wise minds, because she knows how effortless it is for one’s mind to adapt to any manipulation. Yes, I said manipulation….. because there is someone operating the control panel and they intentionally pressing buttons compelling you to make every decision, you think made alone. Psychologically speaking, if one doesn’t control their mind, he is weak both mentally and physically. But the one who overstands the mind is the most...
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...cones/ if miss L, then can’t tell red from green Blue/yellow: (s-s+m/2) Explicit: conscious Episodic/semantic Implicit: skill memory LTP: stronger synaptic connection Long term: grow more receptors on post synapse anatomical Short term: amount of neurons Turing machine Single vs double dissociation Single: one manipulation Double: two manipulations Visual angle Grandmother cell a lot of cells respond for Halle Berry Do not respond only to Halle Berry Math: impossibly large number of neurons Only 100 images do not necessarily show that those cells only respond to one concept Size constancy: If no depth cue/ with out size constancy; then same visual angle same proximal size and same perceived size. s Alternative: different difficulties of those 2 tasks Mediate by separate part of brain regions Color constancy Binding: different percepts What is intelligence? (Cartesian) Dualism, identity theory, functionalism The Turing test (and objections to it) Aunt Bertha machine Linear vs. exponential scaling Dualism: mind is nonphysical substance Identity theory: same mind state means the same brain state Problem of strict...
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...about privacy and consent in neuroscience research. The use of advanced technologies to monitor brain activity raises questions about who has access to this information and how it is used. Without proper safeguards in place, individuals' privacy could be compromised. The ethical implications of using such technology without consent are profound. It raises questions...
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...(artificial intelligence) as compatible source for understanding the way of thinking and let alone machines is practically irrelevant according to John R. Searle (Searle 372). In terms of thinking and the aspects of a machine is far more complex than that of an ordinary strong AI. Machines in general have a great deal more going on than just a symbol manipulation system such of that as a strong AI. Ultimately the strong AI would then be incapable of being able to help understand machines and the aspect of thinking. Furthermore, the definition of “machine” needs to be reiterated in a simpler term to help explain this issue....
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...But she was not backward this time. She begged to see. Tom said: "Oh, it ain't anything." "Yes it is." "No it ain't. You don't want to see."” Throughout the story, Tom shows that he can obviously control people by manipulation. This is just another example of how he can sway what people think. Tom happens to use reverse psychology in this quote from the book along with the first quote that was listed. "A thought shot like lightning through Tom's brain. He sprang to his feet and shouted – "I done it!"The school stared in perplexity at this incredible folly. Tom stood a moment, to gather his dismembered faculties; and when he stepped forward to go to his punishment the surprise, the gratitude, the adoration that shone upon him out of poor Becky's eyes seemed pay enough for a hundred floggings.” Again, Tom uses manipulation to his advantage. However, Tom is sacrificing himself to save Becky and to win her back. His usage of manipulation is in order to get what he wants,...
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...In Brian Donnelly, “Iteration” firstly, we visually compared images, breaking them down to simple forms to study their similarities and how design has brought fundamental changes in communication and is an art of extremely fine differences. On page 20, we analyzed “On great sea of graphic art” by O.K. Schenk (fig. 1) with Allan Fleming’s “Leo Lionni’s Graphics”(fig. 2) on a formal level, they both look simple and virtually identical that comprises of a few lines of text, two-color print, second color form the background covering 2/3 of whole and an illustration but they did not feel/read the same. Comprising of wavy text and silly illustration, “great sea” (fig. 1) looks more playful and absurd in contrast with the “lion” image (fig. 2), that is well structured, organized and logical; and with the absence of decoration and unnecessary elements and rational thinking the “lion” image closely associates with modernism that we define today. Interestingly, in- class, we argued the exact opposite, “the great sea” looked more modern with its loose text and playfulness and the white space, than the “lion” image that used an old-fashioned font and illustration. This shows how all our verbal associations with visual imagery are constantly changing with our culture and provide them with context by referring them with our history. Nothing about these images have changed, just the system around it. In the other counter-example...
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...the article “Bionic Brains and Beyond,” the author describes the case of a child that got a brain implant to treat seizure disorder and ADHD. She becomes a spelling prodigy in addition to the intended effects of the implant and went on to win the National Spelling Bee. This patient received a treatment but in addition was also enhanced in the process. She is no longer on an even playing field as other children in her age group, but she had been at a disadvantage prior to receiving the implant. Brain implants that can treat disorders and restore people back to a normal level of functioning should be allowed. A person is defined as having a malady in the Culver et al. article “if and only if he or she has a condition other than a rational belied or desire, such that he or she is suffering, or at increased risk of suffering, and evil (death, pain, disability, loss of freedom or opportunity, or loss of pleasure) in the absence of a distinct sustaining cause. A person that has a panic disorder, based on the above definition, has a malady. Having a brain implant that will rid them of panic disorder is a treatment for the malady that they are suffering. There is a line between treatment and enhancement, however, because to treat the malady would be restoring them to “normal” functioning, which in this case, would be to eliminate panic disorder. I do not think there is anything wrong with treating this malady. I do, however, have concern if the brain implant were to go beyond...
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...His conclusion is that brains are doing more than just shuffling symbols, and any computer that wants to implement strong AI must do more than just formal symbol manipulation. But if we are machines operating on symbols, as when we are reading for example, and we have no problem imbuing these symbols with meaning, how is it proposed that other machines cannot also perform this function, if they are machines just like us? Machines must run in some predetermined, mechanistic way, just as a program operates. Searle claims that ‘brains cause minds’, and if he is claiming the mind is doing more than physical processing or manipulation of information, he is opening the Chinese Room up to all of the criticisms associated with...
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...the universe. As significant as those insights will undoubtedly be, the revolution I have in my mind from this article is taking place within brain imaging centers across the world. Its insights are about us what it means to be human, to have a feeling, to make a decision, to live with others, and to construct social and moral orders unlike anything seen in the history of life. Mind is as a form of energy quite apart from the electrochemical exchanges that drive the brain, yet able interface with them on behalf of higher functions of the personality. According to the article, the legal and moral new field of neuroethics threaten took place into every part of our lives. With rapid advances in pharmacology and in brain imaging, it will soon be possible to monitor and control impulses and behavior. Researcher has investigated these problems with something quite unexpected began happening a few years ago. Our individual and collective decision making to underlying brain processes. In so doing, she is uncovering the clues that tie together brain, mind, and society and are creating the foundations of a new understanding of ourselves and society. By a Brave Neural World, in which social policy, social institutions, and enterprises are informed and influenced by the insights of this new brain science. In fact, there is a potential torrent of brain science findings regarding responsibility, and the...
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...The life that an individual lives and the destiny that they come to could be determined by the sex of the person. Two perspectives that can show this are essentialism and social constructionism. The essentialism view looks male and females brains and how the structure of the brain are slightly different from one another. Along with that, the way the brains are ‘wired’ are different, male’s brains are better with “logic and visual spatial manipulation” which allows them to find jobs as “scientists, mechanics and pilots.” Whereas female brains are more adapt to having “empathy, intuition and language skills” which leads them to service jobs. Looking at brain studies of different sexes is not the only thing that the essentialists look at. Sociobiologist...
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...Is it ethical to use brain and psychological data to try to alter consumer behavior? Marketing is centered on the idea of influencing consumers to purchase products or services. Marketing in our day and age has developed more effective strategies and utilized better consumer data-collecting technology than ever before. However, not many people think about the consequences that these improvements may have on the consumer. Is it ethical to use brain and psychological data to try to alter consumer behavior? Let’s first look at the job of a marketer: to get inside their customers’ heads and make them want to buy products. One of my favorite advertising strategies that accomplished this was the 99 cent KFC Snacker television ad in 2009. The ad had a hidden image, a tiny dollar bill, located in the lettuce of the Snacker (approximately 50 times smaller than the sandwich itself). Its purpose was to subliminally express to the minds of consumers that the sandwich held many times greater value than a dollar (associating size with value when the two were compared). Think about it this way: one tiny dollar for one large sandwich. This ad, due to a value-association strategy that KFC subliminally introduced, garnered lots of attention. Marketers like KFC want to influence you into selecting their products, but is it possible to take go too far? If one markets a product and the consumer behavior is altered to impose upon free will, then it is NOT an ethical practice. In contrast to...
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