It’s a human tendency to understand the surrounding through his/her touch, taste, smell, vision and auditory system. It seems so natural and effortless to be aware of the environment that we take our senses for granted. Senses, taken as a whole, are an information seeking system. They interact with, and are stimulated by the environment, and in turn, transmit signals to the brain. All the five senses have different significances for exploring
The theory of ‘brain plasticity’ has first been proposed in 1890 by William James, in his seminal work The Principles of Psychology. There he noted that: “Organic matter, especially nervous tissue, seems endowed with a very extraordinary degree of plasticity.” However, this theory was almost neglected until the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Most neurologically focused scientists started to view the brain as “plastic”, which means it can be modified physically by learned experiences
Are serial killers genetically predisposed to commit murder or is it their upbringing that drives them to become killers? Humans have been killing for many years, but ever since the judicial system has been around there have been punishments created for such actions.This is where the science steps in. Are serial killers genetically predisposed to commit murder or is it their upbringing that drives them to become killers? How is a reckless killer made? In this essay I will be covering the topic