Basal ganglia

Parkinson’s Disease: It is a genetic disorder that affects the central nervous system.This diseases’ common symptom is stiffness in the the body. People may experience trouble walking and moving. It often starts with tremors. It can also affect the voice and the eyesight. The self care way to help with this disease is to exercise and loosen up the body. Some medications include anti-tremor and a dopamine promoter. The anti-tremor works to stop and prevent tremors. Dopamine promoter is a…

As we know, Parkinson 's disease is a globally occurring mental defect that affects human 's central nervous system. Currently, there is no cure for the disease, and we can 't even diagnose the cause of this disease. DBS is still a developing technology being widely employed to fix neuropsychiatric disorders. It is a surgical therapy employed to curb this deadly disorder as well as essential tremor. The method involves the patients undergoing surgery. This surgery uses some high technology to…

Biological psychology aims to understand how our bodies are connected to our many behaviors and experiences. Today, biological psychology stands as the oldest perspective of the six modern perspectives. Through biological psychology we can divide the brain in sections the hindbrain, midbrain, and the forebrain. These sections all allow for us to mediate biological functions, helps us process visual and auditory information, and control our mental processes. The majority of the brain consists of…

Norman Doidge did a remarkable job on his book, “The Brain’s Way of Healing: Remarkable Discoveries and Recoveries from the Frontiers of Neuroplasticity". This is definitely one of the best books I ever read. Once I picked it up it was hard to put down. It left an impact on the way I look at psychology at a whole, and I have a greater appreciation to the field. I always looked at psychology as a “pseudoscience” and that there is no real treatment. Before reading this book I did not know anything…

Exploration Project #1 Make Observations: My Uncle developed Parkinson’s disease and it has had a huge impact on his life as well as his family’s lives. I became interested in this topic because I would like to have a better understanding of what he is going through. #2 Question: What causes Parkinson’s disease? #3 Hypothesis: I know that muscles control body movements and I know that Parkinson’s makes it harder to move. I also know that muscles need protein to work correctly. I hypothesize…

The second DNA sequence protein came out as alpha-synuclein which plays a role in Parkinson's disease. "Parkinson's disease is a progressive disorder of the nervous system that effects movement." (Mayo Clinic ) It effects the movement by making the body stiff or hard to move or to control. There are five different stages of Parkinson's disease. The first stage is the mildest form of Parkinson's disease, the symptoms are so minimal that they are often missed. Some of these symptoms in stage one…

“Parkinson’s disease is a progressive disorder of the nervous system that affects movement,” Mayo Clinic states. The most common or distinguished sign of the disorder is a tremor. The tremor usually begins in one of the limbs, most often the hand (Mayo Clinic). Another sign of Parkinson’s disease is a change in one’s speech. Someone with Parkinson’s might talk fast, quiet, with a slur, or there might be a slight delay before they begin to speak. Also, having stiff muscles is another sign of the…

The reminiscence of the previous day flashes in the brain, yet she knows nothing of the preceding day. Walking through an unfamiliar home and seeing all these photos of a familiar face amongst many unknown faces, this is what it is like to wake up as a person who has dementia. When people first started to recognise dementia they called it senility and then later on the name changed to dementia (“Types of Dementia”). Many people believe that they understand the definition of dementia, but the…

Parkinson’s disease is a slowly developing neurological disorder in which cells are lost in the brain. The fact that cells are lost makes it a progressive disorder of the nervous system. The National Parkinson Foundation states on their website that the most substantial area of degeneration is the Substantia Nigra in the brain which produces dopamine. Before symptoms occur, roughly 60%-80% of the neurons in the Substantia Nigra have diminished. Dopamine allows for communication between neurons…

There are many people who suffer from nervous system disorders. One famous person who suffered from a nervous system disorder is Bob Hoskins. He was a famous actor, who has stared in over 100 films during his acting career. He is most famous for his roles in Hook and Who Framed Roger Rabbit. On 28 October 2011, Hoskins was diagnosed with an aggressive form of Parkinson’s disease. Parkinson’s disease is a nervous system disorder that affects movement. Parkinson's disease symptoms change as the…