"Methamphetamine has short-and long-term health effects including stroke, cardiac arrhythmia, stomach cramps, shaking, anxiety, insomnia, paranoia, hallucinations, and structural changes to the brain. Children of MA abusers are at risk of neglect and abuse, and the use of MA by pregnant women can cause growth retardation, premature birth, and developmental disorders in neonates and enduring cognitive deficits in children." (Anglin, M. D., Burke, C., Perrochet, B., Stamper, E., & Dawud-Noursi, S
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Since the beginning of sports and other social activities, competition has inspired relentless practice in desperate attempt for one to improve specific skills. Once a specific rhythm of movement is repeated enough, the motor neurons actively engaged in these movements communicate with the basal ganglia region of the brain, which is located just above the spinal cord and next to the cerebellum. This brain region is composed of hundreds of millions of specialized glial cells known as oligodendrocytes
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Carpal tunnel syndrome occurs when the median nerve that runs from the forearm into the palm of the hand will become squeezed at the wrist. The median nerve controls sensations to the palm side of the thumb and fingers as well as impulses to some small muscles in the hand that allow the fingers and thumb to move. The carpal tunnel is a narrow, rigid passageway of ligament and bones at the base of the hand. It houses the median nerve and tendons. It becomes thick from irritated tendons or other swelling
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In this episode of NCIS, called “Missing”, there were many symbols that emerged throughout the show. These symbols were used to help the audience predict what was to come in the rest of the television show. One of the main key points to notice were, what characters were introduced first in the show? Also, what items was symbolic in predicting who the murderer would be? All of these signs come together to create the mystery throughout the show. One of the first things to stand out to me, was the
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Tremor is a neurological disorder where there is involuntary rhythmic movement of different skeletal muscles in the arms, legs, trunk, and larynx. People who experience Tremor struggle because it causes many everyday tasks to become extremely difficult. Tremor can be easily triggered by movement, vocalization, and posture; Tremor may also be exaggerated by fatigue and emotional distress. Some Types of tremor include: Positional Tremor, parkinsonian tremor, orthostatic tremor, and many more. Laryngeal
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The typical human brain weighs nearly two percent of the body it is in. Albert Einstein's brain weighed about two and seventy-one hundredths pounds which is nearly ten percent smaller than the average human brain. The average brain contains about seventy-three percent of water. The latest experiment states that the average brain contains roughly eighty-six billion brain cells. Within every minute, seven hundred and fifty to one thousand milliliters of blood flow through the human brain. Typically
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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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Carrie Hubeny CJUS 3152 September 10, 2014 1. What purpose do synapses serve? Everything the human body does is controlled by signals. When you move your finger, your brain sends a signal that then tells your finger to move. A synapse is the site where the axon of the presynaptic terminal is close to the dendrites of the postsynaptic terminal. The synapse is there to transfer the information from one neuron to another, but the two neurons are not physically connected. To cross the synapse, the signal
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Neuroplasticity and mirror neurons kind of fit together due to the fact they are both involving the brain. Neuroplasticity is a more recent study that focuses on brain growth and development. It is a term used to discuss that the brain actually continues to change up through adulthood instead of only growing in early life then stopping. Neuroplasticity studies have shown that the brain continues to create neural pathways to help us adapt to new situations throughout life. The key word here is,
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In 1906 Dr. Alois Alzheimer (1864-1915) a German psychiatrist and neuropathologist described the first case of the form of dementia during a lecture at the German Psychiatrists conference in Tubingen, which is a traditional university town in central Baden-Württemberg, Germany. He was describing one of his patients, whose symptoms were memory loss, language problems and unpredictable behavior. After her death, Dr. Alzheimer noticed changes in her brain tissue, abnormal clumps and tangled bundles
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