Posted Long Term Memory Storage and the Amygdala to Section 24 PSY 1001pub
The Amygdala plays a key role in fear, excitement, and arousal; being located in the Limbic System. Under this description, it is the Amygdala that is activated in fight or flight situations as well as any other emotionally arousing...
Posted The Bystander Effect from a Personal Experience to Section 24 PSY 1001pub
After our most recent subject of learning, I now know what the bystander effect is and some of the possible reasons for why humans act as such; but I didn't always have this knowledge. When I was about 9...
Posted Speak Your Mind! to Section 24 PSY 1001pub
A little lie here.. A little lie there.. It will never hurt anybody right? Well, no one can guarantee its effects on others, but you can be sure you are hurting yourself; physically and emotionally. Telling lies makes a person...
Posted American Children, Outdoor Play, and the E-Media Flood to Section 24 PSY 1001pub
Childhood obesity rates in this country are astonishing to say the least. In no way can we blame this entire epidemic on the rise of electronic media but it is fair to attribute this rise as a leading cause. Post...
Posted Underrated Disorder: Sleep Apnea to Section 24 PSY 1001pub
Growing up, my house shook with my father's snoring each and every night; Loud enough to wake me up on the other end of the house, (on a far, too regular basis). Like with any stimuli with highly repeated exposure,...
Posted The Amygdala and Long Term Memory Storage to Section 24 PSY 1001pub
Located in the Limbic System, the Amygdala, by definition "plays a key role in fear, excitement, and arousal." Under this description, it is the Amygdala that is activated in fight or flight situations as well as any other emotionally arousing...
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