Essays on Brain Page 7

While syntactic theory is generally concerned with creating models to explain the syntactic phenomena observed in language use, this indirect explanation of syntactic structure and rules is only part of the explanation. Insight from other sources, especially the mind and brain, should also be considered part of syntactic inquiry. By using modern functional neuroimaging methods,…

Before I even begin to explain what is widely known by everyone on Earth except for Bill Russell and Randy Horick, I must ask if you have ever watched a women’s basketball game. I don’t mean just passing by it on TV or attending a game because someone asked you to. I mean watching it…

Resilience is how an individual reacts and adapts to a traumatic event, usually bouncing back to their prior level of functioning before the traumatic event. There are those who can to take a difficult event and somehow find the opportunity to improve and even excel to their prior level of functioning. In the book Understanding…

College students across the globe display a constant complaint of sleep deprivation and a lack of concentration. A 2010 ​Journal of Adolescent Health​ study reports that 60% of college students lacked good-quality sleep, in accordance with the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, and in fact, consumed prescription drugs in order to assist in the effects of…

After all, it is only by comparing that we can judge, for our knowledge rests entirely on the relations that things have with others that are similar or different, and we should realize that if there were no animals, the nature of man would be even more incomprehensible. – G. L. Buffon, Historie Naturelle Already…

There are a number of prominent theories regarding Autism. Research indicates that autism may be a disorder of the cortex area of the brain which controls reasoning, problem-solving, memory, voluntary movement and sensation. The autistic brain functions differently than an average brain. The structural differences in the brain, such as mini-columns with numerous small brain…

In order for something to spark my curiosity, it has to be by a significant event, usually over time. Many people question my love of neuroscience, because of my other traits. They think I can publicly speak so well, that Im so well versed in politics, or clever about the fluctuations of the stock market,…

 ssA white crystalline powder, soluble in water or alcohol, that has a bitter taste, can turn one’s life around in just few hours. Methamphetamine (Meth) is a central nervous system stimulant and has a high potential for abuse and dependency. Meth releases very high levels of dopamine in the brain. It stimulates brain cells and…

Senator Pinochet has a complex medical history, but the main active medical problems at present are diabetic peripheral neuropathy and recently progressive cerebrovascular brain damage. The diabetic neuropathology is contributing to difficulties in walking and to the observed tendency to postural hypertension. The diabetes will also have predisposed to arterial disease as will a past…

Creativity and Innovation has been a new topic for me and it’s been quite interesting to learn about new things. Creativity and innovation have helped me to gain knowledge on the pattern of how things work in actual business world. Despite coming from different learning environment, it wasn’t difficult for me to adapt here. This…