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Their brains reflect the major centers that control these functions. The human brain is over and above those animals, such as advanced cognitive skills.
What about the mathematical and scientific abilities of the geniuses? Do their unsurpassed talents have something to do with their brain development? Some studies say that the capacity of learning is greatest when we are young, and as we grow older, it diminishes. Various results of studies suggest that the mathematical abilities result from the integration of two non-numerical circuits in the brain. It is said that the left frontal lobe of the brain controls the linguistic representations of exact numerical values. The other involves the parietal lobes, which is responsible in the control of visuospatial representations of approximate quantities. These lobes are part of the neural circuit that also controls hand shapes and finger movements. There is a possibility that these brain regions contribute to finger counting and finger calculation as the universal stage in the learning of exact arithmetic. On the other hand, do the teaching methods in school have in some way affect our mathematical prowess?
In a way, the brain functions while doing mathematics may have implications for how mathematics is taught, leading to a new and improved ways of teaching arithmetic to those who struggle with numbers. Most mathematicians say that they rely more on mental images than words to arrive at new insights. Research findings suggest that understanding relationships among numbers involves some sort of spatial tool such as visualizing a number line, which are important sources of mathematical intuition.
Another main function of the human brain is its ability to store, retain, and subsequently retrieve information. In other words, it has a capacity to store up memory. but, have you ever imagined yourself when you were a student? The more you studied your lessons, the more you retained nothing new? Our brains have the capability to detect our interest on the subject matter. There are also other factors that might affect the human memory such as insufficient sleep, excessive consumption of alcohol and tobacco. When we feel...
It is also good to consider the age factor in assessing the brain's capacity to restore memory. In Gloria Lau's Keep Your Brain Active, it was mentioned that "as people age, their brains shrink."
The cognitive and motor functions deteriorate and the links between neurons weaken. With this, we need to stimulate our brain through talking, reading, performing some kind or arts, and listening to lectures and music.
Almost all of us have experienced dreaming, but, what are dreams all about? Oftentimes, we have trouble remembering those night-time story lines of our brains. Others even try to interpret the meaning of their dreams. According to Obringer, "when we sleep, we go through five sleep stages. The first stage is a very light sleep from which it is easy to wake up. The second stage moves into a slightly deeper sleep, and stages three and four represent our deepest sleep. Our brain activity through these stages is gradually slowing down so that by deep sleep, we experience nothing but delta brain waves - slowest brain waves. About 90 minutes after we go to sleep and after the fourth sleep stage, we begin rapid eye movement (REM), which is primarily characterized by movements of the eyes and is the fifth stage of sleep" (2005). This is the stage at which most dreaming takes place. These stages happen throughout the night several times.
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Discovery Channel (September, 2007). "Development >> How Does the brain develop?" http://dsc.discovery.com/video/player.html?bctid=16927418,Retrieved12 Apr 2008.
Enchanted Learning. (2008). "The Brain." http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/anatomy/brain/index.shtml. Retrieved10 Apr 2008.
Gloria Lau. "Keep Your Brain Active." Media News and Journal (2007). Investor's Business
Daily, 05 June 2007. http://www.bookrags.com/news/keep-your-brain-active-moc/.Retrieved10 Apr 2008.
Obringer, Lee Ann. (2005). "How Dreams Work." 27 January 2005. HowStuffWorks.com. http://health.howstuffworks.com/dream.htm
The frontal lobes rely on processing of internal information, including memories, in order to guide behavior, while the parietal lobes specialize in processing of externally-based sensory information, in order to guide behavior. Both sources of information are needed to self-regulate one's own behaviors but internal mnemonic sources are crucial to resist enslavement to external and salient events (p. 72)." While McNamara has explained the technical functions taking place in the
Left Brain, Right Brain The human brain is one of the most complex organs of the body. In vertebrate animals, it is the central focus of the neural system and is responsible for the control and interpretation of the senses = of vision, bearing taste and balance. The brain helps us maintain balance, allows us to think past the "now," and to positive probably futures and ways of reaching that goal.
Mind Body Connection The human brain is one of the most complex organs within the human body -- indeed, one of the most multifaceted mysteries in the universe. Within this organ we have the basis for cognition, brain chemicals only now being unraveled and the Mind-Body connection that acts as a template for every aspect of the individual. Indeed, even in the 21st century, science is just now beginning to understand
The organs developed in the first semester grow bigger, even though the seeds of development have been sown and "except for certain parts of the brain and lungs, all the cells the baby will ever have are there" by now (Bontragaer 2005, p.5). The third trimester, which takes place between 28 and 32 weeks, is a process of maturation: "In the first two trimesters, most fetuses are pretty much
When the behavior is followed by a favorable consequence, the behavior is more likely to recur over and over. However, if the behavior is followed by a negative consequence or a painful consequence, then the behavior is less like to happen again. The third type of learning is Motor Learning. Carlson says that motor learning is "the establishment of changes within the motor system." (433). He claims that this type
The research also showed that these discoveries hold enormous promise for helping educators formulate improved methods of delivering educational services, a fact that has not been lost on mathematics teachers in particular. This is not to suggest, though, that the human brain has been completely investigated and is now thoroughly understood. To the contrary, the human brain can be likened to the bottom of the world's oceans where less