“Juggling tasks can make our brains lose connections to important information.” Let's say you are sitting in your room after school on your phone, switching between your email, Facebook, Snapchat, and even more. You then even get to doing some homework, and a message pops up on your phone. You stop your homework to look at that message, but then your attention shifts to changing the music on your phone because it’s not the mood you’re in. And trust me, i know the problem, but i’m here to tell you
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switching back to cocaine. This also caused the illegal manufacturing of methamphetamines to grow. The manufacturing of meth is very dangerous because of the toxic and flammable fumes and residue. Meth is structured so it can easily cross the blood-brain barrier. While amphetamines have some medical uses, meth is used only as a club drug. While amphetamines and methamphetamines are stimulants, alcohol is a
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individuals are diagnosed with the disease. Scientists are coming closer and closer to completely understanding the disease and developing a cure. Recently, a new experimental drug called aducanumab dramatically reduced the toxic plaques found in the brains of patients with Alzheimer's disease, a team reports in the journal Nature. Results from a small number of patients who received a high dose of the drug hint that it may also be able to slow the loss of memory and thinking. Although it will take much
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When I was in the seventh grade I woke up one morning and the right side of my face was completely paralyzed. I could not blink, raise my eyebrow, or fully smile. The right side of my face would droop down, my eye would become dry because I could no longer blink, and I could no longer taste anything that I ate. I was diagnosed with having Bell’s Palsy and the only treatment was that it would get better on its own over time. So for 8 weeks I walked around with a droopy face, having to blink my eye
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Vocal loudness greatly impacts communication in Parkinson’s disease (PD) patients. PD is a progressive condition in which the neurotransmitter dopamine has been depleted. Dopamine, produced mainly in the substantia nigra, is largely responsible for muscle control. Without dopamine, the muscles of the speech mechanisms are restricted in amplitude, range, and flexibility (Duffy, 2013). According to Fox and Ramig (1997), approximately 75% of PD patients exhibit voice and/or speech deficits. In the majority
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experiences within the brain. Clinical music therapy can be used as a vital tool, for improving the quality of life in individual's suffering from deficiencies in cognitive, motor, emotional and social behaviors. Music affects many parts of the brain. The auditory cortex disseminates volume, pitch, speed, melody and rhythm. Lyric memory and sounds, along with imagery associated with sounds, and
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body gets influenced by vibrations and sounds which in then causes our body to respond to the sounds in a positive way. The brain will begin to synchronize itself to the sound or impulse which will cause the body to relax and become in sync. Binaural beats are used to trick the ears and cause a frequency that will affect the brain in a positive way. Delta waves help the brain relax, theta waves are used for creative purposes, alpha waves help the
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CAFFEINE By: Muhammad8B2 Before I start this report, I would like to ask you guys a simple question. Does Caffeine benefit you in anyway? You might be thinking, “How can it simply harm you if your parents drink it every day.” Well after this report, you shall go home and tell your parents to not drink a lot of coffee. Description-Type Caffeine is a common drug used in
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Preface The Importance of Reading about Fibromyalgia and Neurological Disorders A neurological disease is a condition that impacts the brain, spine, and nervous system. There are more than six hundred diseases that fall into this group, including fibromyalgia (FM). It is important to be aware of how these diseases can impact daily life. Diseases such as FM cause significant changes in health. Education is one of the most powerful tools available. The importance of reading about health and neurological
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The Alzheimer’s disease is a diseased named after Alois Alzheimer, who ironically died of the disease, and the disease is a senile Dementia. A simply definition of the word would be memory loss. Alzheimer’s is incurable, unstoppable, inevitable, degenerative, and a terminal disease. It is most common in people over the age of sixty-five, but there are rare occasions where it can occur in younger ages. The effect of this disease is still unknown today. Alzheimer’s bears a great burden on not only
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