This patch lies in the brain's central lobe and appears as a dark mass on X-rays. ... (Allan Hall, 5th of February 2013) There are also cases where a criminal acts in such ways as a result of a tumor or an injury in his brain's central lobe; however, after an operation to remove the tumor, that person was completely normal again. ... Another theory is the Eysenck's Theory of Personality and Crimes, which suggests that "criminal behavior is the result of an interaction between certain environmental conditions and features of the nervous system" (Bartol & Bartol, 2005)....

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On the other hand sociologists argue that individuals are a product of their environment and that socialisation is a central factor in determining the role of the woman. ... As the activity of hormones and the nervous system is closely linked biologists claim that hormones affect behaviour, personality and the way we express emotions. ...

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Autism "Autism is defined as the brain disorder that begins in early childhood and persists throughout adulthood. It affects three areas of development: verbal and nonverbal communication, social interaction, and creative or imaginative play." (NIDCD) It is a severe disorder of communication a...

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A society's legal system is based on this premise, and therefore a violation of acceptable conduct is a violation of the laws of that society. ... As Eysenck and Gudjonsson (1989) stated: "What is inherited are certain peculiarities of the brain and nervous system that interact with certain environmental factors and thereby increase the likelihood that a person will act in a particular antisocial manner in a given situation" Eysenck believed that he could measure the three character traits using a personality questionnaire, designed to identify individuals with particular tendenc...

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A very large brain characterizes man, and it is reasonable to believe that the central nervous system, especially the forebrain, is the location of the ability to symbol. ... The advance from instinctive behavior to learned and freely variable behavior, patterns of which may be acquired and transmitted from one individual and generation to another, and finally to a system of things and events, the essence of which is meanings that cannot be comprehended by the senses alone. This system is culture, and the species is the human. ... The function of this external, man-made environment is to make ...

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