CHYS 1F90 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Omar Khadr, Prefrontal Cortex, Frontal Lobe
21 Jul 2015
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Entire assignment due thursday oct 24th / tuesday oct 29th in lecture. Instructions for completing and submitting will be posted on sakai (cover sheet, etc) 70 % of these are motor vehicle, accidental, homicide, etc. Looking toward the short-term benefits rather than the long term consequences. Built and launched an ied killing an american soldier. The cortex makes up 85% of our brain. Cortex is responsible for decision making, reasoning, etc. Adults use their pre-frontal cortex when making decisions (fmri) So, teen brains use the amygdala when making decisions (fmri) Seratonin has a calming effect that controls impulse levels. Dopamine has a feel good effect that can inhibit decision making. Neurons in frontal lobe are not fully myelinated until late adolescence. The human brain does not settle into its mature adult form until after the adolescent years. Due to neurological developmental patterns teens are prone to:
