Southwest Medical Center
San Antonio, Texas 78229
Initiated by External or Internal Stimuli, Respondent by Action or Reaction or brought about by antecedents or consequences > all behavior manifestations begin within the brain.
(EBA) is a noninvasive method to excite neurons in the brain. The excitation is caused by weak electric currents induced in the tissue by rapidly changing magnetic fields (electromagnetic induction). This way, brain activity can be triggered or modulated without the need for surgery or external electrodes. Repetitive electromagnetic magnetic stimulation is a powerful tool in research and diagnosis for mapping out how the brain functions, and has shown promise for noninvasive treatment of a host of disorders, including depression and auditory hallucinations as well as multiple others we have mentioned such as ADD, Overanxious disorder, Pervasive Developmental Delay and Autism.
Relevant Organic Geography
Varying parts and responsibilities of the brain
Cerebral Cortex
Frontal lobe - The frontal lobe is involved in motor skills
(including speech) and higher cognitive functions.
Parietal lobe - The parietal lobe receives and processes all somatosensory input from the body (touch, pain).
Temporal lobe - The temporal lobe processes auditory information from the ears and relates it to areas of the parietal lobe and the motor cortex of the frontal lobe.
Occipital lobe - The occipital lobe receives and processes visual information directly from the eyes and relates this information to Wernicke's area in the parietal lobe and frontal lobe.
1. The BRAIN STEM CONNECTS the BRAIN to the SPINAL CORD.
2. THE BRAIN STEM, WHICH MAINTAINS LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CONSIST OF THE DIENCEPHALON, MEDULLA OBLONGATA, PONS, AND THE MIDBRAIN.
3. THE BRAIN STEM CONTROLS VITAL BODY PROCESSES.
1. The CEREBELLUM is the SECOND LARGEST
part of the Brain, and is located at the back of the Skull.
It coordinates muscle movements.
2. The Cerebellum CONTROLS BALANCE, POSTURE,
and COORDINATION
Of additional high import relating to influence of Behavior would be the following three (3) sub-locales.
Limbic System – emotional expression, particularly the emotional component of behavior, memory, and motivation
Amygdala – attaches emotional significance to information and mediates both defensive and aggressive behavior
Hippocampus – involved more in memory, and the transfer of information from short-term to long-term memory
Pictograph Examples
Increased basal ganglia activity is often a finding we have seen with anxiety disorders. When there is increased activity on the left side it is often associated with anxiety and irritability (expressed anxiety) and when there is increased activity on the right side there is often anxiety, social withdrawal and conflict avoidance.
Increased cingulated and left temporal lobe activity 28 year old female who has become aggressive while driving on many occasions. Of interest, hyperactivity in the anterior cingulated gyrus has also been noticed in oppositional defiant disorder and violence.
The first evidence for the brain being under stimulated was introduced with the use of more advanced electroencephalograms (EEG or brainwave studies) by Joel Lubar from the University of Tennessee. He demonstrated that when ADD children and teenagers performed a concentration task there was an increased amount of slow brain wave activity in their frontal lobes, instead of the usual increase in fast brain wave activity that was seen in the majority of the control group.
