IS THE BRAIN IS SIMPLY A COMPUTER MADE OF MEAT? The brain is simply a computer made out of meat. First and foremost, what is a brain, and what is a computer? Chambers dictionary (Chambers 21st century dictionary, 1999) defines the brain as \"a highly developed mass of nervous tissue that coordinat...

The mental ability of humans is a characteristic unparalleled in the natural world. We are alienated from other organisms by our complex and multifaceted thought process. In fact, humans are so unique in the animal kingdom that our greatest intellectual rival may be a nonliving object of our ...

There is a common myth that distance learning is some how inferior to in-class learning. However, the quality of education can be quite high as shown in Part I. In an online environment, the instructor takes a back seat and students are empowered to learn o...

Essay – Computer games (4-1) Would you like to go on a rampage through downtown New York driving a stolen car, shooting people with an Uzi out you window? If you can see it, you can shoot it, steal it, and run it over, crash and it much more! Anything is possible with Grand Theft Auto ...

In "The Intimate Machine," Neil Frude introduces the idea of using a computer as a companion instead of a tool. Throughout the story, he explains that the computer makers need to begin building computers that are "softened" and "humanized." Frude believes that by giving the computer "a personality...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is an area of research that goes back to the very beginnings of computer science. The possibility of building a machine that can perform tasks that require human intelligence is an incredible one. Artificial Intelligence was once something that people thought could only ...

Technology has advanced rapidly over the past decade and has changed the way that we live our lives. The introduction into our world of pcs, the internet, and mobile phones has greatly influenced the way that we live. Communication with people all over the world is a simple key press away. These...

Functionalism is defined as an inherent monist theory of the mind. Functionalism rejects classic dualism due to the interaction problem (Pojman 1998). Functionalists believe that we will be able to understand the brain on the nature of the theoretical interface between neuroscience and psychology (...

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE What is artificial Intelligence? Are machines intelligent? And if so, are machines capable of consciousness, emotion, or even aesthetics? For several years now, there has been an ongoing debate as to whether computers are intelligent or not. Currently, no computers exhibit fu...

Graphics & Multimedia What is graphics and multimedia? First of all, graphics software pertains to any computer device or program that makes a computer capable of displaying and manipulating pictures. For example, laser printers and plotters are graphics devices because they permit computer to...

Cognitive science is a multidisciplinary field, comprising cognitive psychology, artificial intelligence, linguistics, neuroscience, and anthropology. In recent years, cognitive science has become a predominant paradigm in studies of the mind. Cognitive science incorporates concepts and methods fr...

The contribution of cognitive psychology to the scientific study of behaviour Cognitive psychology examines the way the mind processes information; this is studied to determine behaviour. Most psychologists are interested in finding general laws for behaviour and then using them to predict behavi...

People seek words and phrases that convey their ideas, to have an impact or to alter in some way the listener's minds or even the trend the world is taking. However, I feel that once the words are free from being restricted in one's mind and are expressed, they are never able to so vividl...

Epistemic actions are defined as actions taken to alter the world so as to aid cognitive processes as opposed to pragmatic actions which alter the world in order to reach a desired goal. Epistemic actions are considered by many to be in itself cognitive despite the fact that they are external or ext...

I'm sitting down at a computer that has very vast capabilities. It is capable of almost any application, but it being only the size of my history textbook, leaves it fragile and vulnerable. With a few light slams, or the pass of a powerful magnet, it's very existence could be destroyed. Ancient ti...

Tom NicholsonFilm 202 Blade Runner is a movie based on the future. Harrison Ford is an officer that is in charge of destroying robot humans, replicas that have gone bad. The style of the movie is one of the last movies that didn't use computer graphics. This is a big hurdle to overcome for the d...

The last decade has witnessed an enormous increase in research examining the effects of mindfulness meditation. One of the basic assumptions guiding this research is that meditation ultimately makes people happier (Choi, Karremans, Barendregt. 2012). According to Barongan, findings support that the...

The Necessity of Animal Experimentation For the past few decades, there has been a heated debate on the topic of animal rights. Many different opinions have been expressed supporting and opposing the use of animals in laboratory experiments. On one side, scientists and researchers believe that a...

AbstractThe reaction time for subject with increase complexity is the focus of this study. The ten respondents were randomly selected on the campus of University Wisconsin at Milwaukee. Ten subjects reaction time was evaluated with a computer simulation program using one, two, or four choice trails,...

There are many skills that help a person in their career, but are not commonly taught in many of today's schools. Some seem outmoded in the modern world of computers and the Internet, such as shorthand. Shorthand used to be a staple of most clerical workers for note taking and transcribing, but to...

The traditional classroom is a one person show. Sitting still in one place, listening to a teacher lecture is very rarely interesting. Students are expected to accept what the professor says to be true. This is memorization and not learning. The traditional approach to teaching leaves little room fo...

There are many different methods of learning. Many people think that books can teach a person everything they need to know, through thoughts and words. Sanders, however, thinks that the best way to learn is not from books, nor computers, not even teachers, but from hands on experiences.Experience ...

There are many different methods of learning. Many people think that books can teach a person everything they need to know, through thoughts and words. Sanders, however, thinks that the best way to learn is not from books, nor computers, not even teachers, but from hands on experiences.Experience ...

Lee D. is a young male in his early twenties; he is of Cape Verdean ancestry, a country that greatly differs from the United States. He has extreme authoritarian parents who implemented various forms of what Americans would define as abuse but in their culture is okay. He is the first-born; his si...

I believe the purposes of education are necessary for the child to live a successful life. Not only do children learn mathematics, science, history, or english at school, they also learn the social economics and the development of speaking. Everything taught in school will someday benefit the chil...