Posted by EngineeringProfit > 2024-08-19 13:57 | Report Abuse

Consideration 1: The control center of the brain undergoes significant changes from childhood to maturity, shifting in terms of the dominant regions involved in decision-making, emotional regulation, and behavior control.

Control Center Shifts:
- **Childhood**: The limbic system, especially the amygdala, dominates, leading to emotionally driven behaviors.
- **Adolescence**: The PFC begins to develop, but the limbic system still exerts significant influence, resulting in a mix of impulsive and reasoned behavior.
- **Adulthood**: The PFC becomes fully developed, taking over as the brain's control center, allowing for more rational, controlled, and mature decision-making.

This shift from limbic system dominance to prefrontal cortex dominance is crucial for the transition from the emotionally driven, reactive behaviors of childhood to the rational, controlled, and socially responsible behaviors of adulthood.

Posted by EngineeringProfit > 2024-08-19 14:08 | Report Abuse

Case study: Peter Pan Syndrome is prevalent in certain stereotypical communities can be linked to the failurre of shift to mature prefrontal cortex-based responsible rational decision-making from immature limbic emotion-based decision-making. The emotional control and dependency fostered by these environments seem to inhibit the development of mature cognitive functions necessary for adulthood.

Posted by EngineeringProfit > 2024-08-19 14:19 | Report Abuse

Clinical Trial report: Structural MRI studies have indicated that environments characterized by high levels of dogmatism or rigid belief systems is clearly associated with reduced gray matter volume in the prefrontal cortex. Studies have found that individuals from environments that demand gullibility and discourage exploration, skepticism and critical thinking exhibit alterations in the brain's prefrontal regions, which are crucial for mature reasoning and complex decision-making in the 21st Century of an ever-increasingly challenging era in humna history.

Functional imaging research indicates that individuals in highly fundamentalist settings may exhibit decreased cognitive flexibility. Studies by DeSoto et al. (2012) found that people with strongly enforced ideological beliefs, often associated with fundamentalism, show reduced adaptation and activation in the prefrontal cortex during tasks requiring cognitive flexibility.

Brain imaging research has shown that individuals exposed to environments with strong ideological constraints may have impairments in decision-making processes linked to the prefrontal cortex. Research by Paus et al. (1999) suggests that areas involved in executive functioning and decision-making are less active and less well-developed in those who have been socialized in environments that discourage skepticism, critical thinking and independent decision-making. They would naturally fall prey into 21st Century scammers with 1001 new modus operandi- political, business and investment scammers, etc etc

Posted by EngineeringProfit > 2024-09-17 15:17 | Report Abuse

Students need to be taught how to resist the influence of false claims and propaganda. This involves not only critical thinking skills but also an understanding of cognitive biases and the psychological factors that can lead people to believe in falsehoods. This skill is essential for navigating the complex information landscape of the 21st century.