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7. Data Analysis:
How did you analyze your data?
-I analyzed my data through research and observation
What were you looking for? (mean, mode, frequency, correlation, etc.)
-Correlation, based on my answers
What were your results?
http://www.human-memory.net/brain_parts.html#
My research showed me that The cerebellum plays an important role in balance, motor
control, but is also involved in some cognitive functions such as attention, language,
emotional functions.
So if that part of the brain is damaged all of the things listed would have more of a
chance of being affected. Through a lot of cognitive and physical therapy, that can be
improved through time but a brain injury never fully heals.
http://www.sciencemag.org/content/322/5903/896.short
Social information alters gene expression in the brain to influence behavior, and genetic
variation influences brain function and social behavior.
Even this shows that just through your genetics and brain influence, that affects your
social behavior. So when the brain is damaged, everything that controls who you are, that
can majorly affect your personality and social behavior.
http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/WhoAmI/FindOutMore/Yourbrain/Whatareemotions/W
hichareaofyourbraincontrolsemotions.aspx
Emotions enable us to react to situations - for example, anger or fear will set your heart
racing, and feeling happy will make you smile. One of the key areas of your brain that
deals with showing, recognising and controlling the bodys reactions to emotions is
known as the limbic system.
So say if the limbic system is damaged from a brain injury emotions would be a key point
affected. For example, my friend told me she had that part of her brain damaged and
sometimes she experiences uncontrollable laughter, anger issues, and even depression.
Now some of these things also may happen for people without brain injuries but it is
completely different. Like with the uncontrollable laughter, they might not even find what
was said or heard funny, but since that part of their brain is damaged it can happen at
very unexpected times.
Did your results prove or disprove your hypothesis? How do you know?
-It proves my hypothesis because everything that is involved in social interaction,
whether it is reactions, emotions, or physical representation, after a brain injury all of
those things are affected.
6. Reflection:
What was the most difficult thing about this project?
-Trying to describe a brain injury without actually having one. No matter how much
research I do, I can never fully understand a brain injury unless I have one.
If you could ask a different question or questions to improve your results what would it
be?
-I would ask how did you feel when you noticed you werent the same as you were before
the injury.
If you could do the entire project over again, what would you do differently?
-I would ask more questions to my friends about their brain injuries. I didnt do that now
because I do not have contact with them at the moment.
7. Documents:
Please attach a copy of your survey, interview questions, and explanation of your
observation or experiment. (whatever you did to collect your data)
Please attach a copy of the pieces of literature you found that related to your topic of
study (shoot for at least 3)
-By hanging out with my friends who have brain injuries I just observed what was
different from my other friends who do not have brain injuries. Such as their social skills
by talking, their change of mood, and their body language.
Links to the research I did on brain injuries:
http://www.human-memory.net/brain_parts.html#
http://www.sciencemag.org/content/322/5903/896.short
http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/WhoAmI/FindOutMore/Yourbrain/Whatareemotions/W
hichareaofyourbraincontrolsemotions.aspx