PSYCH 250 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, Central Sulcus, Neuroplasticity
Document Summary
Increased influence in career and increased income. Accommodation of the eye (ability to focus an image on the retina) declines between 40-59. Weakening of muscle and growth in size of lens. Reduced blood supply decreases visual field, increase blind spot. 14%-25% of adults between 45 and 64 have a hearing loss. Also environmental conditions (being exposed to loud noises early in life) Starts with a loss at high frequencies (presbycusis) Men"s hearing declines earlier, faster than women"s. Middle-age spread: slowed metabolism, increase in body fat, loss in muscle. Men reach their sexual peak in adolescence/young adulthood. Billion dollar market for erection stimulating remedies. Women reach their sexual peak in early thirties. Defining marker for reaching menopause: not having menstruated for a year. Some women find sex better after 50. Clip 1: adult plasticity 1 - rewiring the brain. Mri - fmri - see what areas of the brain are involved in braille reading.
