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D128N Mutation in GFAP gene As it has already been studied that mutation occur at various locations on the GFAP gene, it depends on the specific point where it occurs that could result in severe consequential neurodegeneration. The mutations on the GFAP gene has already contributed for about 96% of all the cases of Alexander’s. Various other side effects that could be seen with the onset of Alexzander’s disease are GFAP aggregation, astrocyte degradation, glial injury etc. This specific…

1. The three treatment options function synergistically to benefit the patient with prostate cancer. The ionizing radiation causes single and double stranded breaks to the neoplastic cells DNA, this halts replication and cell function until it can be repaired. Etoposide is a podophyllotoxin that inhibits topoisomerase II, the enzyme responsible for unwinding the DNA. If the DNA cannot unwind, the cell will be unable to replicate, transcribe mRNA, or repair itself. If the cell is unable to repair…

The Chemistry of Emotions Even though we often think of our emotions as part of our own conscious, they are simply chemical reactions to stimuli in the mind, and depending on the event and who we are the chemicals released and emotions we perceive as result are always different.The emotions in our brain our vital to our survival. Emotions are simply the quickest way to get our body to react with the environment around it. For example, if we feel fear we are able to react to the oncoming…

Many teenagers have had lots of challenges, I for one have. As a child I was very stressed out a lot, mostly because I was thinking about things too much in-depth. With that stress I also went to see a counselor and she helped me realize a little bit about myself. It was a hard time and it still is with high school and college coming up. Teachers and parents trying to get you do show off to colleges when that is hard to do. All of the stress and problems that I have faced all started when I…

The Beauty of the Human Brain Everyone somewhere down their lifetime has been able to remember or memorize basic information, whether it is for pure enjoyment or as an obligation. For instance, if they remembered a book they read maybe as a kid or an activity somewhere down their life. All of these are some of the many ways we use our brain, which comes with memorizing or just simply as memories we obtain. The human brain is basically the command system in the body, it tells every muscle how to…

reaction time was .4491 sec, and the average female reaction time was .7418 sec. Second trial was with rulers. Male- .1778 sec, and female- .1950 sec. Which body parts are correlated to Reaction Time? The different body parts include: Brain Cells. Axon, Ions, Dendrite, Myelin, Neuron, Neurotransmitter, Receptors, Synapse, Synaptic Transmission. A person’s nervous system allows people to react to different stimuli. Reactions can be voluntary or…

what if it isn’t? That does not mean that an 18 year isn’t capable of making sound judgements or have self-control. One of the final steps of brain developing an adult brain is myelination (Wolfe 2015). Myelin is known for increasing the speed of axons and sending signals to both parts of the brain. When the brain functions as a whole, you are obviously thinking with a straight head. Even though the brain still changes and develops after 18, it is matured copiously to make life altering…

It seems as though humans have always been fascinated with how the brain works and how well we are able to process information and for good reason too. Higher intelligence has been found to be associated with greater success in both academia and work, and may even have links to health and longevity. One particular area of interest within this subject is the heritability of intelligence. This is essentially an estimation of how much genetic variance can account for the variations of cognition…

a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. According to “Brain Basics”, neurons are specialized to pass on messages onto the next in order for us to function. When a neuron receives a signal, an electrical impulse travels down the axon to terminal branches at the end of the cell (Myers 56). From here, neurons send messages across the synapse, the junction between neurons, onto the next through chemical messengers called neurotransmitters (“Brain Basics”). Once this process is…

Pediatrics should not recommend changing the time from two hours to four hours due to synaptic pruning. Being online while synaptic pruning is happening can cause the teen brain to lose important skills teens need as a human. The space between a neuron’s axon and another neuron’s dendrites is called a synapse (Scholastic). If a synapse is not being used it is pruned or gets removed through synaptic pruning (Scholastic). That energy being used on that synapse is re-directed into a more active…