Groupthink
Groupthink is a psychological phenomenon that occurs within groups of people when the desire for…
MCAT® Outline
Group Polarization
Group polarization is the tendency for groups to make decisions that are more extreme than…
Brain Areas That Control Language and Speech
Several areas of the brain must function together in order for a person to develop,…
Influence of Language on Cognition
Language and cognition tend to interact in a dual and cyclical relationship, a theory known…
Theories of Language Development
Humans, especially children, have an amazing capability to learn a language, and several theories exist…
Pulmonary and systemic circulation
The pulmonary circulation takes place from the heart to the lungs and then back to…
Role in thermoregulation
The circulatory system helps in thermoregulation by vasoconstriction and vasodilation of blood vessels. Thermoregulation is…
Functions: circulation of oxygen, nutrients, hormones, ions and fluids, removal of metabolic waste
The cardiovascular system includes the heart, blood vessels and blood. All these are involved in…
Shock Waves
Shock waves are a constructive interference of sound created by an object moving faster than…
Ultrasound
Any sound with a frequency above 20,000 Hz (or 20 kHz)—that is, above the highest…