Essays about: "neurobiology"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 21 essays containing the word neurobiology.

  1. 1. Relationship between exposure to traumatic stress and mental illness : A study on flood victims in Nepal

    University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskap

    Author : Emelie Zakariasson; [2020]
    Keywords : Traumatic stress; PTSD; depression; anxiety; coping self-efficacy; neurobiology;

    Abstract : Traumatic experiences, such as natural disasters, do not only cause people to suffer from material and financial losses, but they can lead to a maladaptive regulation of the stress response and to the onset of stress-induced psychopathology. Traumatic stress has been shown to alter brain structures and functions involved in the stress response. READ MORE

  3. 2. Cyclical Women : Menstrual Cycle Effects on Mood and Neuro-Cognitive Performance

    University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskap

    Author : Juliana Borgström; [2019]
    Keywords : menstrual cycle; estrogen; progesterone; cognition; mood; neuroscience;

    Abstract : During roughly forty years of a woman’s life-span, the fertile female human body prepares itself monthly for the possibility of pregnancy. Science has shown that the fluctuation of the sex steroids progesterone and estrogen have a crucial role in the female body's physiology, determining the menstrual cycle and its general phases. READ MORE

  4. 3. Sex differences in neuronal differentiation of human stem cells

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

    Author : Olga Doszyn; [2019]
    Keywords : stem cells; neural stem cells; embryonic stem cells; sex differences; neuronal differentiation;

    Abstract : Sexual dimorphism has been long noted in human neurobiology, apparent most notably in sex-biased distribution of multiple neurological disorders or diseases, from autism spectrum disorder to Parkinson's disease. With the advances in molecular biology, genetics and epigenetics have come into focus as key players in sexually dimorphic neural development; and yet, many studies in the field of neuroscience overlook the importance of sex for the human brain. READ MORE

  5. 4. Who am I? : The Neurobiology of the Big Five

    University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskap

    Author : Yen Nhi Huynh; [2019]
    Keywords : personality; Big Five; neurobiology; outcomes;

    Abstract : Personality is something that sets every human being apart, yet it is something that has been quite hard to pinpoint. Recently, neuroscientists have begun pinning down the neural correlates of personality traits – with focus on the Big Five, sparking a whole new subfield within personality research, known as personality neuroscience. READ MORE

  6. 5. Psychedelic agents : Changes induced in subjective experience and brain activity

    University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskap

    Author : Louise Andersson; [2019]
    Keywords : psychedelic; hallucinogen; subjective experience; phenomenology; brain imaging; electroencephalogram; magnetic resonance imaging; positron emission tomography;

    Abstract : This thesis combines phenomenological and neuroscientific research to elucidate the effects of psychedelic agents on the human brain, mind and psychological well-being. Psychoactive plants have been used for thousands of years for ceremonial and ritual purposes. READ MORE