Unit 7 Assignment: APA Style In-Text Citations and References (PSY101 Fundamentals of Psychology)

PSY101 TERM 2 UNIT 2 DB 1

PSY101 Term 2 Unit 2 DB

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What are three (3) facts you learned about the brain that you didn't know before?

While in this PSY101 course, there are some facts about brain I have learned that I did not know before. The first fact is on the weight of the brain where I have learned that brain weighs roughly 3 lbs. (1.4 kilograms) and that it makes up about 2% of human body weight. For instance, if a person weights 50 kilograms; 2% of the overall weight comes from the brain mass something that proves how weighty brain is. The second fact is that I learned is that the brain has over 86 billion nerves cells also known as neurons that make up the gray matter. The third fact I learned is that contrary to what many people believe that the brain can multitask, the brain does not have ability to focus on two different things at the same time. It switches from one thing to the other a situation that creates reasons for error and delays.

Why do you personally think that learning more about the brain is helpful in studying psychology?

Studying more about the brain is critical in studying psychology because the brain controls the nervous system which determines behavior. It is what one thinks, interprets, and reacts that is applied in psychology. This is everything done is psychology surrounds the brain as the command center of the body.

If you could choose any nervous system disorder to study, which disorder would you choose, and why? Look up three (3) facts about your chosen disorder to share with your classmates.

I would choose to study and understand migraine because it is one of the most common neurological disorders affecting at least one in five women. The understanding would hence have a higher impact on the society since many people suffer from it. Three facts about migraines are that; migraines are highly preventable and secondly stress is the main trigger of migraine with over 70% ability to cause the disorder. According to Al-Karagholi, et al., (2021) many people suffering from a migraine first goes through an aura (seeing dark, light or zigzag spots, or losing vision in the center or sides or feeling like pins are being stuck into your arms, legs or sides).

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Al-Karagholi, M. A. M., Ghanizada, H., Nielsen, C. A. W., Hougaard, A., & Ashina, M. (2021). Opening of ATP sensitive potassium channels causes migraine attacks with aura.  Brain,  144(8), 2322-2332.