https://padlet.com/andrewzei5323/8vm1o6ay7yq8 en-us 2016-09-16 14:40:10 UTC 2025-09-28 21:02:46 UTC hello@padlet.com andrewzei5323 https://padlet.com/andrewzei5323/8vm1o6ay7yq8/wish/124365953 -In order to retake a test, you must show evidence of relearning through notes and restudying. You must also write a written petition in order to show the teacher that you reviewed the material and are ready to retake the test.
-You have until three days after the test to submit the petition and until a week after that to retake the test in the testing center.
- Test corrections are completed by retrying each in correct question, finding what you did wrong, and what the correct answer is and why
-There is one side that is arguing that addictions are caused genetically and that if an addiction runs in the family then one is much more likely to fall victim to that addiction as well
-Another view on addictions is that they are shaped by environmental factors. One example is that the culture that you are raised in will have a large effect on your perception of drugs. ]]> 2016-09-16 14:41:13 UTC https://padlet.com/andrewzei5323/8vm1o6ay7yq8/wish/124365953 andrewzei5323 https://padlet.com/andrewzei5323/8vm1o6ay7yq8/wish/124756158 -We filled out a diagram in the packet, which helped with the visualization of the neuron and its smaller parts as well as functions
-We also made our own model as shown below to help reinforce the diagram
-Also filled out a bunch of definitions to make sure that we knew what each part of the neuron is responsible for and how it can affect other parts of the neuron
-Lastly, we came up with our own example of how neurons can malfunction such as multiple sclerosis because of the myelin sheath degenerating ]]> 2016-09-19 14:18:43 UTC https://padlet.com/andrewzei5323/8vm1o6ay7yq8/wish/124756158 andrewzei5323 https://padlet.com/andrewzei5323/8vm1o6ay7yq8/wish/125088918 Acetylcholine (Ach)- Is excitatory, controls movement, attention, memory, Too much Ach leads to spasms, Too little Ach leads to paralysis
Dopamine- Inhibitory or excitatory(depends on which neuron it is in), controls emotions and pleasure, Too much can lead to Schizophrenia, Too little can lead to Parkinson's
Serotonin- Inhibitory, controls activity level and sleep, Too much leads to euphoria, too little leaders to depression, SSRI's allow a person to get the neurotransmitter that they aren't getting
Norepinephrine- Excitatory, controls arousal and wakefulness, Too much can lead to anxiety, Too little memory impairment 
Endorphins- Inhibitory, control pain messages, Too much leads to no pain, Too little leads to increase in pain
GABA- Inhibits neurons from firing, Increases sleep or relaxation, Too much leads to shortness of breath, Too little leads to seizures, anxiety
When neuron is ready to fire it's polarized, when it fires it becomes depolarized
Agonist molecule is a drug that mimics a neurotransmitters, fitting into and exciting the receptor site
Antagonist molecule- blocks neurotransmitters, paralyze you by not allowing any neurotransmitters to work]]> 2016-09-20 14:19:28 UTC https://padlet.com/andrewzei5323/8vm1o6ay7yq8/wish/125088918 andrewzei5323 https://padlet.com/andrewzei5323/8vm1o6ay7yq8/wish/125407696 -A CT scan shows many different angles of brain structures, but it can only show structures, which makes it less useful
-An X-Ray is used to examine bones in the head. It can only show images of bones in your head, which makes it kind of useless for trying to see possible activity in the brain
-An EEG is a graph representation of activity that was measured in the brain. It is helpful for seeing activity, but you can't see the actual brain through an EEG
-A PET scan is very helpful in that it can show energy and activity that is going on in the brain. It can also help find tumors in the brain that can help catch cancer before it becomes too advanced to stop
-An MRI shows a side view of the brain and all the structures within it. It helps show structures and any possible damage, but can only show a side view and structures (shown below)
-An fMRI is the most useful scan by far. It not only shows all the structures in the brain, but it also helps show all the activity going on in the brain along with the structures. It helps combine the best of the other scans into one.]]> 2016-09-21 14:05:58 UTC https://padlet.com/andrewzei5323/8vm1o6ay7yq8/wish/125407696 andrewzei5323 https://padlet.com/andrewzei5323/8vm1o6ay7yq8/wish/125732027 How does the findings of Jim's scans and the mind reading discovery help answer theoretical questions in ways that existing measures cannot?
-Psychopathic killers often have damage to their judgement
-There is too much serotonin where you become insensitive to serotonin leading to way too much aggression and violent thoughts being exhibited
-Often a traumatic experience seen at a young age can lead to this later behavior
-Jim has a large history of violence and killing in his family tree, which may have an effect on him
-There must be a perfect storm where the timing and the experiences line up to create this killer
-Jim found out that he has the gene and obviously the answer to the question is that he saw that there could be a genetic component with the passing of the psychopathic gene throughout the family
-We also reviewed where structures in the brain are located and what their functions are to help to give us a better visual of what the brain is like]]> 2016-09-22 14:19:46 UTC https://padlet.com/andrewzei5323/8vm1o6ay7yq8/wish/125732027 andrewzei5323 https://padlet.com/andrewzei5323/8vm1o6ay7yq8/wish/126381298 We learned about how the brain can be compared to broccoli. The top of the broccoli is representing the brain while the stem of the broccoli is representing the brain stem. The red gummy bear is representing medulla which controls heart rate and breathing. The white gummy bear is representing the cerebellum which is in charge of coordination and movement. Lastly, the gummy worm is representing the Reticular Formation, which is in charge of alertness.]]> 2016-09-26 14:20:33 UTC https://padlet.com/andrewzei5323/8vm1o6ay7yq8/wish/126381298 andrewzei5323 https://padlet.com/andrewzei5323/8vm1o6ay7yq8/wish/126671251 Being human is the ability to consciously empathize with others and help work together. It is also the ability to think about others and consciously share experiences with others. They must have conscious feelings about themselves as well as others whatever those feelings may be.
-The gummy worm in the orange is a corpus callosum which is used to connect the two hemispheres
-The orange represents the cerebral cortex which is the center of the whole diagram. The split in the middle of the orange represents the two hemispheres
-The orange gummy bears are representative of the occipital lobe which control visual processes
-The red gummy bears are the frontal lobe which is responsible for the judgement and coordination of the body]]> 2016-09-27 14:15:35 UTC https://padlet.com/andrewzei5323/8vm1o6ay7yq8/wish/126671251 andrewzei5323 https://padlet.com/andrewzei5323/8vm1o6ay7yq8/wish/126966747 The endocrine system is a series of glands that help regulate normal bodily processes.
The glands secrete hormones that act as chemical messengers of what they want the body to do.
There are major glands such as the hypothalamus, Pituitary, and the reproductive glands that have major jobs in the body.
Hypothalamus gland- stimulates or suppresses hormones released by the brain
Pituitary gland- The "master gland", controls and releases hormones
Reproductive gland- gland that allow the body to reproduce
Without endocrine system, there would be major problems with how the body functions and what it can do
For example, if there was too much growth hormone produced then one would grow extremely tall, which could lead to possible health problems
Drugs have a huge effect on the brain as they interfere with the neuron communication, and can act as neurotransmitters in the brain.]]> 2016-09-28 14:05:47 UTC https://padlet.com/andrewzei5323/8vm1o6ay7yq8/wish/126966747 andrewzei5323 https://padlet.com/andrewzei5323/8vm1o6ay7yq8/wish/127264044 1. The researchers severs the corpus callosum, which acts as a connection between the two hemispheres allowing them to communicate to each other
2. Since the hemispheres control the opposite sides of your body it makes it difficult to do two different things at once. They also both have different functions that they are responsible for. The motor messages confuse each other which cause the difficulty in drawing the different shapes
3. I would rather have my left hemisphere as i would need it in order to speak as well as analyze logically. I don't need the creativity as much as I need the logic and the ability to speak]]> 2016-09-29 14:15:35 UTC https://padlet.com/andrewzei5323/8vm1o6ay7yq8/wish/127264044 andrewzei5323 https://padlet.com/andrewzei5323/8vm1o6ay7yq8/wish/127533600 1. We sleep in order to help growth and recuperate the body. It is the body's time to reset and recuperate the neurons in the brain.
2. The full sleep cycle is stage 1, stage 2, stage 3, stage 4, stage 3, stage 2, stage 1, REM. The cycle is 90 minutes long. Each time one goes through a cycle the REM stage lengthens and becomes bigger. The longer one sleeps, stage 3 and 4 begin to disappear in order to make sure one awakes during stage 1. 
3. We dream in the REM stage. It also called paradoxical sleep.
4. Manifest content is the actual content of what is in your dream. The latent content is what your dream means and why you're having this dream.
5. Is it possible to stop sleep walking or control it by yourself?]]> 2016-09-30 14:14:56 UTC https://padlet.com/andrewzei5323/8vm1o6ay7yq8/wish/127533600 andrewzei5323 https://padlet.com/andrewzei5323/8vm1o6ay7yq8/wish/127886140 We reviewed diagrams and what the functions of each part of the brain are. 
For example, the occipital lobe helps one process visual informaton
Stage 1- transition to sleep, brain waves change from beta to alpha to theta 
Stage 2- heart rate drops, body temp drops, sleep spinals and small bursts of activity happen
Stage 3- Long brain waves, enter deep sleep
Stage 4- Long brain waves, enter deep sleep, sleepwalking can occur
REM- dreaming occurs, deep sleep]]> 2016-10-03 14:17:44 UTC https://padlet.com/andrewzei5323/8vm1o6ay7yq8/wish/127886140