human brain. A brain is like a sponge it absorbs everything that it sees and does on a regular basis. The brain is the most important part of the human body. The brain controls heart rate, body temperature, eye sight and the feelings on the skin and inside the body. Keeping your brain healthy is important because it keeps the rest of your body functioning properly. Addiction is a really serious illness that can have major affects the brain is in many different ways. Drug use affects the brain stem
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The Investigation of the Response time of the Dominant and Non-Dominant Hand Introduction: The nervous system is made up of the central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system which work together to enable the body to respond to environmental stimuli, this response is done by motor control. Specialised receptors transform the stimuli to which they are specific to into electrical nerve impulses. Specialised cells known as nerve cells or neurons form the central nervous system, these cells
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Tay-Sach’s Disease is an autosomal recessive disorder that is fatal within the first two or three years of life. Although this disease can affect anyone at any age, it is most common in children. This disease is unable to produce an enzyme called hexosaminidase-A (Hex-A) that is necessary for fat metabolism in the nerve cells. The more this happens, the more progressive damage occurs to the cell. When the lipids or fats build up in the brain’s nerve cells, it leads to a slow degeneration of the
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is both the perception of the object that physically constitutes a picture, i.e., the picture’s vehicle, and the perception of the object of such a picture, the picture’s subject, in such a way that the overall brain activation occurring in a pictorial experience is different from the brain activation occurring in the perception of the picture’s subject taken in isolation. In the hypothesis Matthen (2005) and Nanay (2010) put forward, the ventral system is activated twice in a picture perception –
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INTRODUCATION It is know that caffeine is a supplement, which is used in a wide range of products (tea, coffee, soft drinks, chocolate etc.), to increase body functions such as heart rate and respiration rate (Addicott et al., 2010). The effects of caffeine on performance have been studied through many experiments (Spriet, 2014; Duncker & Bache, 2008; Goldstein et al., 2010; Graham, 2001; Wasserman et al. 1973). The impact that caffeine has on pulse rate and respiratory rate during exercise may
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We are each unique in the ability to learn, process and perform. Everyone may learn the same information, but processing and retention come from the learning styles each person utilizes. Multi-tasking encompasses my learning style and attention span to meet the challenges of day to day requirements. The insight of multi-tasking, this writer submits the necessity to include my overall learning process that leads to effective multitasking. The learning styles I utilize; auditory, kinesthetic and visual
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What is Spondylolysis Spondylolysis is defined as a defect in the pars interarticularis of the vertebral arch.The great majority of cases occur in the lowest of the lumbar vertebrae (L5), but spondylolysis may also occur in the other lumbar vertebrae, as well as in the thoracic vertebrae. Signs and symptoms Spondylolysis pain can lead to reduced mobility and inactivity. Inactivity can result in weight gain, loss of bone density, and loss of muscle strength and flexibility of other areas of the body
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Neurofibromatosis is a typical noncancerous condition that causes benign tumors to form in the brain, spinal cord, and nerves that encompass the body. There are two distinct types of neurofibromatosis, each resulting from a different genetic mutation, and each with potentially fatal symptoms. Symptoms may include difficulty with balance, hearing and vision loss, bone deformities, and chronic pain throughout the body. There is no cure for this condition however there are treatments that are able to
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2016 Neuroanatomy 555 Professor Bottenberg Assignment #2 A Breakdown of Neural Activity I would like to start this assignment by posing a question. Do you know how many neurons are in the brain alone? Well, according to the National Institute of Health, there are approximately 100 billion neurons in the brain. Every action, thought, and feeling a living being has begins with the neurons. In this assignment, we will discuss the breakdown of the neuron activity, the neurons action potential, and the
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class we had discussed the famous Phineas Gage. Who became known for his case as the first patient that had showed a connection between brain trauma and a change of personality. In the article “Frontal Lobe” it states, “Damage to the frontal lobe can create changes in personality” such as something Phineas Gage had experienced after his injury. Before his brain trauma Phineas was a nice guy he wasn’t violent and didn’t have savage like behavior. However after his accident he was reckless and had
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