The basic conclusion among those who study such things in a rigorous and controlled (intellectually responsible) way is that consciousness is
based upon brains.
Watching pornography
calls upon brain regions associated with reward, sensory interpretation, and visual processing.
The effects of nicotine
upon brain regions involved in addiction mirror those of cocaine, according to new neuroscience research.
And beyond issues related to justice, psychologists are only just beginning to grasp the full impact of
pornography upon our brains and how those effects are creating sexual and relational dysfunction.
One experience may leave its
mark upon the brain which then in turn affects a later dominant occasion.
In my case, when I hear an E and
call upon my brain to reproduce it, my brain commands my voice to produce a G sharp.
Neuroscience, he says, has shown the dependence of conscious
experience upon the brain but it has not reduced consciousness to observable states of the brain.
The study's conclusions are based
upon brain activity in modern individuals taught to create two types of ancient tools: simple Oldowan - era «flake tools» — little more than broken rocks with a jagged edge — and more complicated Acheulian - era hand axes, which resemble a large arrowhead.
Identify strategies that
draw upon brain research to engage the adolescent learner in avoiding risk behaviors
Indeed language itself witnesses to this: the external sounds or written formulations are arbitrary, and so «not determined in a programmed way by the environment
acting upon a brain» — and this itself indicates the existence of the soul in man; at the same time in all the variety of sound between the different languages, we find that a unity of meaning is expressed through those sounds and forms.
And even materialistic philosophers say that however much mental states may depend
upon brain states, what makes something the belief, say, that the cat is on the mat is not the brain's satisfying a certain physical specification, but the belief's arising from our seeing the cat and its resulting in our stepping carefully round the mat.
This famously arrogant direct quote is
burned upon my brain, as I, for example have only been watching Arsenal for a mere 60 years, compared to his 21 and a half.
To further probe the links between the endocrine system and aging, he focused on the effects of
hormones upon the brain.
Collectively, these findings demonstrate that even a brief period of immune system activation during critical periods of early development can leave a long - term
signature upon the brain.
As Enrique Cobos del Moral, one of the authors and a researcher at the University of Granada Institute of Neuroscience, explains, opioids are basically «centrally - acting» drugs; that is, they act
directly upon the brain and the spinal medula.
It is also thought to have a neuroprotective
effect upon the brain cells and other bodily processes, possibly reducing signs of aging.
Unfortunately, while fear - learning generally happens early in life, with emotional memories that are powerful and persistent, unlearning fears depends
upon brain maturation that happens only later, and requires active work and evidence - based treatment.
The safe and effective delivery of genetically modified hematopoetic stem cells represents biological innovation by demonstrating that genetic modification of cells in the myeloid compartment has a profound
impact upon the brain.
Remarkably, understanding such a sentence literally calls
upon brain areas that control the arms (to simulate steering), vision (what tractors look like when moving), and more.
For instance, when a person sees a clock, only a small number of neurons become active, enough to do pattern matching that
draws upon the brain's memory of a clock and compares it with the object's basic features — its round shape, the presence of numbers — to draw a conclusion that this thing is a clock.
The learning of academic material and self - responsible behavior is assured because teachers utilize methods
based upon brain - compatible learning, multiple intelligences, cooperative learning and social development research.
This master of the inventive and hypnotic (Brand
upon the Brain!
The Forbidden Room may forego the hypnotically autobiographical thrust of recent efforts like My Winnipeg and Brand
Upon the Brain!
Film Value: This makes Guy Maddin's second entry into the Criterion Collection in addition to «Brand
Upon The Brain!»
Guy Maddin's BRAND
UPON THE BRAIN!
Canadian filmmaker and writer Guy Maddin's Brand
Upon the Brain!
Brain injuries can be mild, moderate or severe, usually depending on the nature and location of the forces or impact
upon the brain, whether the person lost consciousness (and if so, for how long), age, sex and general health of the individual, and the post injury course of care and treatment.