is vulnerable to the most damage from alcohol use, I believe the worst effect of alcohol lies in its damage to the brain. Alcohol inhibits the neural communication pathways of brain, and can negatively affect the way the brain appears and functions. This damage, while great, is in relation to what I would label the adult brain. Excessive alcohol use is far more detrimental to a brain
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POTS is decreased blood volume among standing, resulting in little blood being supplied to the brain, ultimately leading to fainting. Daily I deal with dizziness, fainting, fatigue, heat flashes, brain fog, weakness..ect. I have a hard time getting through my day without having an episode or having to pause what i'm doing, which makes it incredibly draining, both physically and
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Dopamine & DAT (Dopamine Active Transporter) The central dogma of biology involves the transcription of DNA to mRNA and the subsequent translation of the mRNA to protein. This experiment focused on identifying the Dopamine Active Transporter, commonly abbreviated as DAT. DAT is a consists of 12 transmembrane domains. It is responsible for mediating the reuptake of dopamine from the synaptic cleft back into the cytosol. With dopamine being one of the key neurotransmitters, it is associated with a
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Q: Summarize the ways in which the brain develops in adolescence A: When we became teenagers, we slowly were becoming adult members of society. This gives us a greater sense of independence and intelligence; during these years the mind develops significantly. Nerve cells continue to grow and their interconnections become richer and more complex allowing us to think more critically and widely. The mind actually over produces the gray matter needed in the brain (which is reduced later in life). Here
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A class of drugs that is known to activate the sensorimotor system is known to us today as psychomotor stimulants. Psychomotor stimulants are comprised of cocaine, amphetamines, as well as other drugs with similar chemical compositions. What we know today about psychomotor stimulants is that they tend to bring about increased feelings of alertness, arousal, and behavioral elation. It is apparent that this class of drugs brings about both physiological and behavioral effects. In particular
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The brain is a beautiful, mysterious, and vital key to the human body. Most people don’t even give the brain a second thought. Though, there are people in this world who see it in extra detail. Those with synesthesia, like the scarce amount of people who have Ordinal Linguistic Personification, see the world in high definition. “Synesthesia is a perceptual experience in which stimuli presented through one modality will spontaneously evoke sensations in an unrelated modality. The condition occurs
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If the gut is linked to the brain, then it will have effects on your behavior. This has brought attention to scientists in the last couple of years linking a number of effects that the gut actually has on your behavior. Taking what we know from lecture content, Adenosine Triphosphate commonly known as ATP, is the source of usable energy for the cell. Being the best-known nucleotide, breaking it down to adenine, ribose, and phosphate groups. Contributions from five nitrogen bases include; adenine
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by no separation in the brain, absent midline structures, and possessing only one ventricle (the lateral and third ventricles are not present). A dorsal cyst is also present in individuals with alobar HPE,
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actions. The previous understanding our teenage brains was that it was fully developed and young people were just rebels without a cause; however through more recent advances in neuroscience and technology to help understand our brains, we can now see that the brain development is much different than our previous beliefs. Not that we are any less intelligent, on the contrary we are more intelligent than ever before; however our teenage and young adult brain is still developing
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Human psychology and the human mind can work in mysterious ways such as, in the case of criminal and violent minds compared to the average. Interestingly enough, the differing factor in that of a violent mind than in the average mind can stem from a multitude of reason but the majority can be traced back to one time period in the individual's life, their childhood. Instances in childhood such as abuse and trauma whether stemming from parental cause or other factors deeply impact the impressionable
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