Human Brain Scientific and Psychological Factors

Preface

The Role of Brain on Learning

Emre Tokgoz, Sophia Marra and Percin Karakol

Psychological Factors Driven by Correlation of Brain with Anger

Emre Tokgoz, Sophia Marra and Percin Karakol

Impact of Brain and Psychology on Social Belonging

Emre Tokgoz, Percin Karakol and Sophia Marra

Learning Mathematics and Brain

Emre Tokgoz, Percin Karakol and Sophia Marra

Alzheimer’s Disease

Sophia Marra, Emre Tokgoz and Percin Karakol

Autism Spectrum Disorder

Sophia Marra, Percin Karakol and Emre Tokgoz

Intellectual Disabilities

Sophia Marra, Emre Tokgoz and Percin Karakol  

Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

Sophia Marra, Percin Karakol and Emre Tokgoz  

Psychological Mechanisms of Addiction

Nicholas B. Wells, Sophia Marra, Emre Tokgoz and Percin Karakol

Brain Chemistry in Common Neurological Disorders

Nicholas B. Wells, Emre Tokgoz, Sophia Marra and Percin Karakol  

The Brain on Controlling Attention and Managing Anxiety

Percin Karakol, Ceren Comert, Sophia Marra and Emre Tokgoz  

Brain and Body Perception of Beauty

Emre Tokgoz, Percin Karakol, Bilge Kaan Kilicoglu and Sophia Marra 

Brain’s Perception of Gender Reassignment Surgery with Psychological Changes Based on Pre- and Post-observations

Percin Karakol, Mehmet Balci, Emre Tokgoz and Sophia Marra  

Adaptation of the Brain After Limb Amputations

Percin Karakol, Huseyin Ulas, Emre Tokgoz and Sophia Marra

Index

Biography

Emre Tokgoz is a Professor at the State University of New York’s Farmingdale campus. He completed two PhD degrees in Mathematics and Industrial Engineering along with four master’s degrees in computer science, mathematics, engineering management, and biomedical engineering. His focus areas include integrating mathematics, industrial engineering, and computer science concepts along with their applications in biomedical engineering. His other research interests include computer security, rocket engine design and optimization, nonlinear optimization, game theory, artificial intelligence, facility allocation problems, vehicle routing problems, systems’ design and improvement, network theory and analysis, and inventory systems.

Sophia Marra attended medical school at the Frank H. Netter School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University. She is interested in pursuing a career in psychiatry/neurology. Sophia went to undergraduate school at Wesleyan University where she majored in Neuroscience and Behavior and Chemistry, as well as played varsity ice hockey. In between undergraduate school and medical school, she did clinical research in the areas of PTSD and ALS at the Veterans Affairs Biorepository Brain Bank.  

Percin Karakol began her medical studies in 1993 and specialized in plastic, reconstructive, and microsurgery. Her clinical practice focuses on war-related surgery, acute trauma, and limb replantation procedures. She completed her doctoral research on cellular therapies and traditional treatment modalities. Her academic interests remain deeply rooted in exploring the possibilities of the human brain, which continue to be a source of enduring curiosity and excitement in her scientific work.