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Assignment:
Group Activity: Dieting and the Brain
As you learned in the chapter, there are multiple neurobiological mechanisms that control hunger and eating. This activity will give you a chance to learn how various types of diets might affect the brain.
Internet search on the diet corresponding to Raw food diet. Use websites, news articles, and/or research articles as sources. In addition to Google may help to search Google scholar and www.pubmed.gov.
Briefly explain and describing how the diet affects one or more aspects of brain structure or function (e.g. hormone or neurotransmitter levels, activity in a brain area, performance on cognitive tasks). Show which website you use to gather this information and examples from either human or animal studies.
Group Discussion: The Testosterone Show.
This activity is designed to get you to think further about biological (hormonal) influences on psychological functioning. Respond thoughtfully to the discussion questions using the Group Discussion Board.
Work through all of the Sex and Hormones chapter materials on Blackboard. Be sure to also read through the textbook. Pay particular attention to the "Men are Men and Women are Women Assumption", "Gender Identity", and "Independence of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity" sections of the textbook chapter. Listen to Acts One, Two, and Three of the Testosterone episode from the National Public Radio show This American Life at: Take notes to help you reply to the discussion questions.
Based on what you heard on the show, what kinds of conclusions would you draw regarding possible differences in the way high testosterone-stimulated vs. low testosterone-stimulated individuals (i.e. typical males vs. typical females) experience the world? Be sure to cite examples from the show.
Describe something interesting or unexpected that you learned regarding the relationship between hormones and behavior/personality as a result of listening to this radio segment.
To what extent do you feel that your individual hormone levels determine your personality, behavior and/or abilities? Think about your specific personality and behavioral traits (e.g. abilities, interests, strengths, weaknesses). What might these things suggest about your specific hormonal makeup? Draw on information not just in the radio show, but also the chapter materials on Blackboard/in your textbook.