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discusses the applications of brain plasticity. Some of these include restoration of vision, recovery from brain injury and working of Brain Computer Interface and sensory prostheses implants. Plasticity could also provide more information on Phantom Limbs, effects of meditation and veracity of claims of brain apps. APPLICATIONS OF BRAIN PLASTICITY On-going research has very well established that neural connections…

1) The theories that are more general in nature and can be used for a diversity of clients are the intentional relationship model, the model of human occupation, and the medical model. The intentional relationship model is the therapeutic relationship between the client and the therapist. As a therapist, it is imperative to build a relation to each client that you treat (Kielhofner, 2009, p. 129). According to Kielhofner (2009), the client occupational engagement the to the process of relating…

In all of Flannery O'Connor's short stories she has at least one protagonist who is diseased or has a disability. She writes about characters who reject God and individuals who are in need of grace. At a young age, she got diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus, like her father. Nonetheless, she did not let this get in the way of her writing, and ultimately decided to base a handful of her characters and stories off of her experience in life and what she has seen. Rufus Johnson is a…

We use our hands for touching, grabbing, holding, feeling, manipulating, and caressing. Whether we acknowledge it or not, our hands are constantly making precise movements to allow for things like writing, art, or even things that give us pleasure like sports. Our hands are also capable of heavy labor, things such as lifting heavy objects, digging, or even to hold things. We even use our hands while talking to help further express our selves (Smith 2006). Over 25,000 people each year in the US…

Methods Participants The participants were 29 college students, and there were both traditional and nontraditional students. They were enrolled in an Experimental Psychology course at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. The participants completed the experiment as a learning exercise for the course. Materials A SMI iView X RED eye tracker (SensoMotoric Instruments, Berlin, Germany) with a video-based infrared camera was used in the experiment. There were four pictures that were used, a man…

Introduction: Upper limb ischemia presenting in the neonatal period is exceedingly rare1. Limb ischemia occurring in utero has three main causes: thrombosis, embolism, and in utero compression2. Neonatal arterial thrombosis and embolism are serious conditions that often result in high morbidity and mortality.3,4 Approximately 90% of neonatal arterial thromboembolic (TE) events are linked to iatragenic causes, including catheterization.4,5 TE events occurring in utero are especially rare, and can…

Paresthesia is not a disease, but a symptom of a condition that may be temporary or long-lasting. Paresthesia is a common symptom that refers to a prickling or burning sensation in some parts of the body, usually the arms, hands, legs, or feet. These can also occur in other body parts of the body. This unusual sensation, often happens without warning, and is typically painless. It may occur suddenly or gradually, but sometimes it may come and go. Other descriptions for paresthesia include…

A Fallen Limb A Catholic school is nothing more than just a routine. I put on the same uniform, sat in the same classroom, and was taught by the same teacher, every day. It was a place where our biggest worry was who had to serve at Church that day. Little did I know, that school and that Church would make me into the person I am today. I attended St. Clement from kindergarten until the eighth grade. In the eight years I was there, I had a total of just four teachers. It was a pretty small…

In his novel, Machine Man, Max Barry creates a dystopian society within a science laboratory complex, Better Future. Brilliant ideas involving technical advances and future high-quality technologies will arise from the science district. Now, for most people, developing technologies to improve the quality of daily life is not morally wrong; however, when developing technologies sail too far to the point where the technology will compel people to create and alter themselves into “biologically and…

What TMS can tell us about Stroke Recovery According to the World Health Organisation (2004) stroke is the second most common cause of adult mortality and the third most common cause of chronic disabilities in adults. Di Pino, Pellegrin, Assenza and Copone et al (2014) discussed stroke affects to the blood-oxygen supply to the brain disrupted synaptic transmission, observed as the lack of electrical activity in the penumbra after the stroke. More research has focused on how the rehabilitation…