Brain Drain Essay

Various studies have revealed that specific interventions and therapies after a spinal cord injury can lead to the recovery of movement, even after severe paralysis. When the spinal cord, a thin bundle of nervous tissue, is damaged, signals from the brain that usually travel down the nerves spinal cord to the muscles are interrupted. The nerve fibers in these descending pathways are broken or destroyed and they undergo reorganization to regenerate essential pathways such as those involved…

Spina bifida is a type neural tube defect where the bones of the spine don’t form properly around part of the baby’s spinal cord. There are three types of spina bifida: spina bifida occulta, meningocele, and myelomeningocele. Spina bifida occulta is the mildest and most common form of spina bifida. It is also called hidden spina bifida. There is usually a small gap in the spine, but no opening or sack on the back. It can be recognized by a tuft or clump of hair, a dimple, or a birthmark where…

Along with Steinert, Batten and Gibb were the first to report on what is now known as DM1. Batten and Gribb describe two cases of what they termed myotonia atrophica. Patient 1 was a 37-year-old male while patient 2 is a 56-year-old male. In both cases, the authors note wasting of the sterno mastoids, vastus internus and forearm muscles. Both showed a weakness of the orbicularis paperbarum and stiffness in the jaws and tongues as well as initiation of walking. There was lack of or sluggish…

(AD). Physiologically, AD involves damage to brain cells and their eventual death. It is a progressive and irreversible disorder with no identifiable treatment or real understanding of the mechanisms and molecular determinants involved in the disease process. A majority of the destruction that occurs in AD takes place in parts of the brain that are vital for memory, such as the cortex. In addition, AD is characterized by additional changes in the brain. These include the formation of tangles and…

Rebecca’s eyes stayed focused on Brian whom rage was evident. In fact, his conduct metamorphosed from civil to combative. "You have a date? With who? You don't know …" All of a sudden, realization dawned on him mid-sentence. "Roberto." He uttered infuriated. I smiled. "Yes." "Your taste in men has turned out to be less refined." He added, seeking to ridicule my choice of men. "Oh…I see. You presume I am going out with Roberto." I laughed. "Even though I don’t owe you and explanation, I…

Ch. 4—6 On Memory: The Lost in the Mall Study The power of suggestion is quite useful, partially because of just how untrustworthy our mind can be. No memory is stored in just one place, instead, it is a wide brain activity, giving room for error. Due to its widespread nature, no one type of memory exists. Subsequently, the categories, in the most basic manner, are episodic and procedural. Episodic for example, is remembering a present given to you. It is a singular event that holds personal…

Mariela Campos Brain Theory: Stroke of Insight by Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor is a brain scientist that ended up getting a stroke and became paralized. She grew up wanting to study the brain because of her brother that suffers from schizophrenia. While growing up she noticed the many differences between his and hers comprehend of the world. Thats how she got involved in wanting to know more about how the brain functions with mental disorders. But suddenly she had a stroke and…

Medicine were able to determine that a group of cells found in the adult brain remain highly active by transforming into insulating nerve fibers. These nerve fibers then formed scars that contributed to tissue repair when they were artificially inserted into a group of mice. Their work brings to light how these multifunctional cells communicate with one another in the central nervous system (CNS), also known as the brain and spinal cord. The removal of one of these special cells, known as…

patient was admitted to OLOL Hospital with an admitting diagnosis of Encephalopathy and Alcohol intoxication. Ecephalopathy states that “Encephalopathy is condition caused by diseases that affect large portions of the brain. The disease may affect the function and/or the structure of the brain leading to a wide range of physical and mental symptoms. An altered mental state, such as confusion and sudden mood changes” (Woods, 2014).…

Once upon a time there was this magical scientist named Patchy McGee. He hated how much cheese was in the world. He hated the taste of it, the smell of it, the looks of it, and the feel of it. He thought cheese was as smelly as garbage that had been sitting in the sun with sour cheese and spoiled salmon. He wanted nothing to do with cheese and he wanted all of it gone. Patchy wanted to create something that could eat up all of the cheese. He went into his lab and started to make something…