Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Our Brain Wants to Learn

The brain is such an amazing organ that is composed of numerous areas that control our bodies from our physical to emotional state. Today in my psychology class we studied the frontal part of our brain, the one deep inside our upper foreheads known as the frontal lobe.The front lobe helps create better judgment and decision making. I found this very interesting because the front lobe of our brain does not fully develop till the age of 25. . I've noticed while growing and maturing that my thoughts and actions have become wiser and better over all. When I was a teenager, I didn't care about anything. Without thinking twice, I was able to make horrible decisions for myself as well as others around me. I was not a good friend, and I also surrounded myself with not so good people. On the news we hear about teenager’s texting, or driving under the influence leading into fatal accidents. We also hear about kids as young as 13 over dosing on drugs. I believe these types of decisions are made due to a strong and postive parental presence and their lack of a developed brain.  I found that it’s very important to have a solid ground of understanding that we all have the potential to be the best people we can possibly become. Having this understanding at a young age would greatly benefit our lives, others and ourselves. Nevertheless, our front lobe is still trying to grow which makes our brain very vulnerable to easy manipulation by others. Its very sad seeing homeless middle aged people beings lost and alone, never knowing what the day will bring them. This can come from many things but can also greatly be involved with the brain and the way it works. Maybe these people have lost hope? Maybe the way they thought as a child or teen carried on into their adulthood. There can be many reasons as to why people make the decisions they do. I believe the love of education, hope, faith and strength greatly needs to be passed through parents to their children. Children and teens can easily be manipulated into dangerous or life-threatening situations, the second you turn you’re back. I was blessed with a very caring family and strict mother, and I still was able to get away with making horrible decisions for myself. Thanks, to this study of the front lobe, I am now able to understand why young people act the way they do. For every action there is a reaction-thus, having a well develop brain you are going to get not so well reactions. This information is not necessarly bad, I find extreme comfort in the fact that I know I can only do better from here. I love learning, I have dreams and goals for myself. So, as i get older my brain is going to continue to better myself and make better decisions to help others in need.

21 comments:

  1. Interesting read, now I feel less bad about all the stupid stuff I did when I was a teenager. haha

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  2. that's freakin awesome. thanks for the info!

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  3. I don't know... i wouldnt like young people using this as an excuse to be irresponsible

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  4. Very Beautiful, and very true, got me thinking!

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  5. really interesting. I feel like I've had the same mindset since I was a little kid though.

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  6. I have a B.S. in Psych and this is all pretty accurate stuff. The brain is an absolutely amazing organ and we are learning new things about it every day.

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  7. Some interesting stuff here. I love the brain.

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  8. This would all go away if people were taught to slow down, take a step back and think for themselves kids are conditioned to impulsively think.

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  9. thrilling tale chap. actually, i think after 25 the frontal lobe of my brain started getting dumber lol.

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  10. A bit menacing to look at at first, because of the length, but it was definitely worth the read. I really like your outlook on the condition of the human mind.

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  11. This was like reading a TEDtalks. I really enjoyed it :)

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  12. you gotta take care of your brain by holding off on all the fun things like drugs and alcohol until 25... i couldnt do it

    randomramblingggg.blogspot.com

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  13. Really really good info, love it.

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  14. through parents, definitely though parents, I guess we repeat just patterns that are similar for us

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  15. interesting hypothesis

    i believe i agree to an extent, as i get older, and with no other distinct experiences occurring other than aging, i find myself making better and more mature decisions about my life and it makes sense that it is partly because our frontal lobe is not fully developed until around 25

    also, you wrote: "I believe these types of decisions are made due to a strong and postive parental presence and their lack of a developed brain."

    i think you meant "made due to lack of a strong a positive parental presence"

    :p

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  16. great post and interesting idea!

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  17. Thanks for the interesting post, I was also blessed with a wonderful family and that didn't stop me from making bad decisions but they've helped me grow and become the person that I am today

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  18. Interesting post, I've always been amazed by the complexities of our own brains.

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  19. nice info!!
    I love it..
    such an interesting post!

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  20. Great post here mate. Agree completely. I love learning and especially about myself.

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