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score for each individual and found a non-significant p-value. To quantify this, I ran 5 partial correlations, one for each region of interest and how they compared to total CTQ score. The resulting p-values between the amygdala, hippocampus, nucleus accumbens, rostral anterior cingulate, and ventral medial prefrontal cortex and the total CTQ score were all found to be

In a survey study most people stated that their investment in music derives from its ability to convey emotions(Gebauer, Kringelbach and Vuust 2012.) Studies have implied that music can elicit basic emotions such as happiness (Gebauer, Kringelbach and Vuust 2012.) Music with a fast tempo and major mode are considered and reacted to as happy music, while music with slow tempo and minor mode are deemed sad(Gebauer, Kringelbach and Vuust 2012.) This effect was shown through fMRI imaging while listening

A movie is on. The characters are exchanging dialogue, while a tune is subtly playing in the background. One can assume the emotion felt by the character based on the music accompanying the dialogue. The role of the music is to help enhance the emotional experience while viewing the movie. Sounds trigger the emotions deeper than just words can trigger. When a deeper, more suspenseful sound takes over the scene, it is inevitable for a viewer to grow anxious for what is to come. Music is a tool. It

example, there is a network between two parts of the brain, the hippocampus and the nucleus accumbens. Have you ever gotten the feeling that if you do something longer, such as working, will give you a greater reward? That is what goes on between those two brain parts. These two parts interplay with each other to make critical decisions about time, the hippocampus takes charge of memory and planning while the nucleus accumbens takes charge of the feeling of pleasure. These two parts have a network that

Moreover, nicotine stimulates brain structures that are involved in production of rewarding sensations, such as thalamus, amygdala, and nucleus accumbens. The activation of these specific neurotransmitters and brain structures aids the individual by targeting the symptoms of a mental illness, thus giving an incentive to those individuals for further consumption of nicotine. Consequently, the brain

What is online gaming and why is it addictive? Online gaming is a booming market. In 2012, more than one billion individuals played computer games, which was an 8% growth of the computer gaming industry compared to the previous year (Kuss, 2013) and this number has been growing since. With this huge player base, there are different types of online gaming, to please everyone interested in gaming. Massively Multiplayer Online games (MMOs), offer the possibility to play together with many other players

BIOL 376 Samuel McCaffrey 43671462 (Word Count=1650) Liraglutide is a new drug for weight management presently in clinical trial. Explain the proposed mechanism of the drug and briefly report the outcome of the clinical trials. Introduction Liraglutide is a glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1), which is synonymous with the naturally occurring human peptide GLP-1 produced in the colon and solitary tract of the brain (Baggio and Drucker, 2007). The drug was developed recently for weight

to digital recordings of laughter. Preliminary results indicate that the humor-processing pathway includes parts of the frontal lobe brain area, important for cognitive processing; the supplementary motor area, important for movement; and the nucleus accumbens, associated with pleasure (1). Investigations support the notion that parts of the frontal lobe are involved in humor.

Neuroscientists divide love into three phases: lust, attraction and attachment. During the lust phase, hormones flood the body with feelings of intense desire. Adrenaline and norepinephrine make the heart race and the palms sweat, while the brain chemical dopamine creates feelings of euphoria. The brain releases dopamine in response to other pleasurable stimuli too, including drugs, which explains the so-called lovers' high. as morphine: the opioid system. This part of the brain is responsible for

Substance use disorders and addiction are affecting Americans at an alarming rate. People of all backgrounds, cultures and socioeconomic status have suffered the impact this epidemic is causing on loved ones, friends or maybe even themselves. Some individuals seek treatment and with the help of a support network they can change their life. Others are not so lucky. It is estimated that 62,497 Americans died from drug overdoses in 2016. That is more casualties than the Vietnam War (Lopez, 2017). This