affects the brain cells. It is NOT a normal part of aging and it is also not something that happens inevitably in later life. The disease was named after Dr. Alois Alzheimer, a German physician in 1906, after he had performed an autopsy on the brain of a dead woman who had experienced severe memory loss, confusion and difficulty understanding questions and found dense deposits around her nerve cells. It is the most common type of dementia, which is a progressive dysfunction of the brain which results
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Multiple Sclerosis MS “is one of the most common disabling neurological conditions affecting young adults” (MacLean, 2010). Since MS is a neurological disease it slowly attacks the body’s immune system. This disease over time effects a person everyday functioning such walking and seeing properly. People who have MS experience problems in all aspects of the 5 domains. However, with proper treatment these domains can be restructured in a person’s life. For example, when helping someone with MS a Recreational
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Informative Speech Tanja Leonard Speech Title: “Just A Headache?” General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: To inform my classmates about the cerebral aneurysm Thesis: Cerebral Aneurysms start with just a headache. Organization: Topical Pattern I. Introduction A. Has anyone ever had such a pounding headache that they felt that they were going to die or know anyone that has? Headaches are not something that should be taken lightly if they are not suppressed with over the counter
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Memory is the faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information. An example used to describe memory in this video is about a girl who is exhausted and rushing to get home from work. During her drive home, the driver of a fruit truck was pushed down by a shadow figure who ran off with a crate of bananas. Bernice, the girl who saw while stopped at a stop sign, called the police and described this man; a few days later, she was asked to come back to the police station to identify him. At his
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The researchers included Figure 2 in the paper for the purpose of accentuating to the reader that when MFB stimulation is paired with place cell activity, it does in deed create a goal oriented behavior, as the researchers predicated. With a quick glance, the figure visually demonstrates that the spatial behavior of the mice show a clear preference for the area that has been associated with the MFB stimulation. Figure 2 accomplishes this by starting off with a diagram of occupancy maps that allow
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Sleep is one of the body’s most imperative biological rhythms, that must cycle daily for the human body and brain to function seamlessly. In fact, the body has two forms of sleep rapid eye movement or REM sleep, and non-REM (NREM) sleep. In short, REM sleep is considered active sleep where most people’s dreams take place, but the muscles are subdued meaning you are less likely to slap or kick your significant other out of bed. On the other hand, non-REM is a more restful type of sleep, but look out
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Synesthesia is a condition that causes different senses to blend with each other. Nearly 4 percent of the population experience synesthesia. Whenever someone with synesthesia receives stimulation from one of their senses it causes an involuntary experience in a second sense. A synesthete, or person who has synesthesia, might see sounds or taste words. If they smell cinnamon, it might cause them to also feel as if something is brushing up against their leg. There are many different types of synesthesia
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“Inside Out” is the story of an 11-year-old girl named Riley, the generally joyful daughter of two loving parents, who is struggling to cope with a difficult transition from Minnesota to San Francisco and the often unstable emotions of youth. The neat part of this movie is that us watching are invited to experience a conceptual version of Riley’s mind to better understand who she is and how she processes the world. Pixar got really creative to do this, we are introduced to Riley’s emotions, Joy
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It is commonly known that caffeine, a nitrogenous organic compound generally found in coffee, tea, and cacao, has immense effects on the heart rate of living organisms. Similarly, it is known that those effects - such as a higher alertness, decreased fatigue, anxiety, jitteriness, etc. - are both pros and cons of caffeine consumption. While caffeine can have a slightly different effect depending on the organism that consumes it, the outcome of intake is primarily identical. Caffeine mimics some
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The Invisible Parts The brain is so complex that it is incapable of understanding itself. No neurosurgeon, no psychologist, and certainly no other mere mortals have ever been able to understand this organ—and by extension, themselves. Do not be fooled by those who go out into the world to try and find themselves; How could one ever find themselves out there when all they really need is already inside their skull? This double-fist-sized mass that weighs about as much as a bag of sugar contains vast
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