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Environmental Influences on the Brain
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Commentary from scientists, dramatic reenactments, and graphic illustrations show the consequences of prolonged stress on health. Animated diagrams show the brain releasing hormones, followed by a role-playing situation illustrating on-the-job stress... that may set this process in motion. Researchers explain how low-level stress leads to the breakdown of frontal lobe functioning.
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March 9, 2010 at 08:29 PM
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Ages: 16 - 18
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The classic rat experiment described by Dr. Jay Weiss of Rockefeller University, New York, is presented in this module. Two rats are connected to a stressor — an electric shock to the tail. One rat is able to turn off the stimulus by turning a wheel,... while the other receives the stress stimulus regardless of what it does. The rat with more control is shown to suffer fewer deleterious health consequences.
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March 9, 2010 at 08:30 PM
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Ages: 16 - 18
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This module presents some startling and significant findings relating to the effects of sex hormones on brain development. Beginning with in utero photography and then visiting an animal laboratory, this module shows how Dr. Marian Diamond’s ground-b...reaking research has revealed structural differences in the brains of men and women, as well as factors influencing these differences.
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March 9, 2010 at 07:56 PM
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Ages: 16 - 18
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Shifting from the biological focus of the previous module, this segment shows how social factors affect gender-specific behaviors. Mother-child interactions are shown, illustrating typical differences in how male and female children are treated, and ...how this treatment affects gender identity, roles, and expectations, and perceived differences in ability.
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March 9, 2010 at 07:58 PM
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The issue of cultural bias in testing is explored in this module, presenting Judy Kearins’s work with Australian children. White and aboriginal children are shown to perform differently on visual/spatial tasks, and use different methods to arrive at ...solutions to the problems presented. Theories of cultural influence on cognitive processing and the shaping of the brain are suggested as explanations for tested differences in ability.
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March 9, 2010 at 07:59 PM
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