Wk 4 - Summative Assessment: Functions of the Human Nervous and Endocrine Systems [due Mon] Exam Co ...
Wk 4 - Summative Assessment: Functions of the Human Nervous and Endocrine Systems [due Mon] Exam Content Neuropsychology looks at the link between the brain and behavior. Understanding neuropsychology allows a person in the field of mental health to understand how damage or illness to the brain impacts behavior and allows for insight into working with individuals who may have had a traumatic brain injury or stroke. Review Ch. 7, “Movement” and consider how the brain functions in individuals diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease or Huntington’s disease. Select either Parkinson's disease or Huntington’s disease as your topic and research information about the disease. Create an 8- to 10-slide presentation in which you describe how the human nervous and endocrine system function in the disease you selected. Be sure to clearly distinguish the functions of the human nervous and endocrine system. Imagine you work for a neuropsychologist with patients who have been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease or Huntington’s disease. You have been asked to develop a presentation to educate the patients and their family members about the diseases Complete the following in your presentation: Describe the disease. Describe the roles and functions of the human nervous and endocrine systems in relation to the disease. Explain why the disease interrupts an individual’s ability. Describe the behaviors that are typically exhibited following the onset of the disease. Describe the deficits typically seen because of the disease. Describe treatment options available for individuals with the disease. Explain the current research findings related to outcomes of the disease. Use the Wk 4 Summative Assessment Presentation Template to complete your assessment. Write a response to each prompt in the template. Support your response with relevant details or examples. Include relevant tables, graphs, and charts as needed to support your ideas. Include detailed speaker notes on each slide. The slide count does not include the title, conclusion, or reference list slides. Cite at least 2 scholarly sources in addition to the textbook and include a slide with APA-formatted references. Submit your assessment. Cydney Welch Hello Class,Sleep is a state that the brain actively produces, characterized by decreased response to stimuli (Kalat; 2024). Same as adults, infants wake up during the night and sleep all day depending on their diet and environment. I believe for infants their Circadian rhythms are off and on same as an adult.Melatonin could be an issue developing in the brain of the infant controlling how the child sleeps and awakes. As our text reads the suprachiasmatic nucleus regulates waking and sleeping by controlling levels in other brain areas that includes the pineal gland (Ashton-Jones et al., 2001; von Gall et al., 2002). The pineal gland releases the hormone melatonin. With melatonin it regulates sleep and wakefulness. The circadian rhythm regulated by neurotransmitter like melatonin is still developing in infants which controls their sleep. Infants also have issues with their sleep in Rapid Eye Movement (REM) sleep.According to Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (2024), parent should always monitor how their infant child sleeps. If an infant sleeps consistently and suddenly is waking there could an issue with the child's health. Some sleep disturbances could be due to change in development or because of overstimulation. External stimuli, such as noise, light and feeding can affect infant sleep patterns that may be interacting with neurotransmitter systems.Kalat, J (2024). Biological Psychology, (Fourteenth Edition) - Cengage Learning Zakia Williams Hello Class, ~Infants take short naps throughout the day in the very beginning. One of the most notable features of the first year is the rapid transformation in size as the average neonate triples their weight, increases brain volume by 100% and becomes fifty percent taller. It is not merely a time to grow bigger, but to establish the functional anatomy to last an individual's lifetime, as many body systems are being established. It is a critical period for growth in brain, bone, fat and lean tissues when significant tissue sensitivities occur, and deficits can ensue, that are not likely recoverable. The rapid growth that takes place occurs with significant variability in the timing of changes in size both within and between individuals as infants adjust from the dependent prenatal environment to independent functioning and express unique, personalized growth pathways. These paths form developmental histories for lifelong health as infant physical growth follows fundamental principles of cell biology under the guidance of chronobiology (Benson & Lampl 2020). A Baby’s brain is still developing in which it is processing patterns and learning how to differentiate patterns such as day and night. Reading also suggests that circadian rhythms are endogenously generated, and not simply a reflection of daily changes in light and darkness, ambient temperature, or patterns of rest and activity. Causing daily changes in the body's development, circadian components of many physiologic and behavioral rhythms can be affected by things such as ambient light, activity, sleep-wake state, food intake, postural change, and emotional state (Duffy & Czeisler 2002). ReferencesJanette B. Benson, Michelle Lampl (2020), Infant Physical Growth, Editor(s): Encyclopedia of Infant and Early Childhood Development (Second Edition), Elsevier Duffy, J. F., & Czeisler, C. A. (2002). Circadian Rhythms. In D. J. Ekerdt (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Aging Macmillan Reference USA. https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CX3402200070/GIC?u=...
