Brain damage

dementia, Kuru. The native tribes' traditional practices include eating the brains of their dead relatives. The Fore tribe has developed resistance to Kuru, due to their cannibalism culture. Kuru is a prion-based disease, similar to viruses found in cattle (Mad Cow Disease) and sheep (Scrappie). According to Science World Reports, this prion bacteria eats up brain neurons, that will later cause severe loss of memory and brain damage.…

Cerebral palsy is caused by many disorders inside the brain during the development that stops the brain’s ability to control motor movements. Cerebral palsy (CP) affects the motor function of the brain’s outer layer of cerebral cortex that directs muscle movement. And the cerebral motor cortex of the fetal is unable to developed normally. Therefore, the damage from injuries to the brain could be before, during, or after the infant in born. Those damages are not repairable and disabilities are…

screen time through television. Television causes structural damage to their brain in the frontal lobe, cerebral cortex, and many other parts preventing them from becoming well developed and capable adults. As well as brain damage it also causes behavioral problems and lifestyle changes. Therefore, children under two years old should not exposed to screen time at all during this time period in their life as to not risk damage to their brain and growth as a person into society. Discussion…

Brain imaging technologies are methods used in psychology to examine the human brain. It provides an opportunity for researchers to study the active brain and allows specific regions and brain processes to be observed. Researchers include these brain imaging technologies into their studies, like the Tierney et al. (2001) and Maguire et al. (2000) studies, in order to understand the correlation between brain activity and behavior. The following essay will discuss the brain imaging technologies,…

The frontal lobe is the largest lobe in the brain and is situated at the front of the skull. “The frontal lobes are involved in motor function, problem solving, spontaneity, memory, language, initiation, judgement, impulse control, and social and sexual behavior” (CNS, 2015). The frontal lobe is important for many different things, and if damage occurs it could cause a significant impact on any one of these or multiple areas. With a traumatic brain injury the communication intent, transmission,…

Mind-brain identity theory seems to be in conflict with many philosophers to show the connection between brain and mind. It is very much based on the scientific evidence more than the theory itself. The science can be a reliable source to believe. However, as time passes there will be more technological tools that can be use to experiment the findings and clarify the doubt in the future and it might change the entire result or came up with the new theory. In this point, I am standing on the side…

that play a central role in brain aging (RX-2013). Oxidative stress in the aging brain The brain is particularly vulnerable to oxidative damage as a consequence of its high levels of polyunsaturated fatty acids, high oxygen consumption, high content in transition metals, and poor antioxidant defenses. It has been reported that the aging brain is associated with the accumulation of markers of proteins, lipids, and DNA oxidative damage. It was shown that the aged brain is characterized by…

loss that could explain the recognition deficiency. Often, the disorder is caused by injury to the brain or some sort of neurological illness that damages certain pathways of the brain. This damage can be induced by strokes, head trauma, encephalitis, or conditions that involve anoxic situations. In terms of location, damage primarily occurs to the parietal, temporal, or occipital lobes of the brain, but it tends to be limited to very specific regions of the…

Methamphetamine and its Effects on the Body and Brain Methamphetamine (n-methyl-1-phenyl-propan-2-amine) has a molecular weight of 149.237 g/mol and is an addictive man-made stimulant affecting the central nervous system (Methamphetamines: An Overview, n.d.). There are two different types of methamphetamine: l-meth (Levo-methamphetamine), and d-meth (Dextro-methamphetamine), which is the more common form. It is 2 to 10 times as physiologically active as l-meth (Crystal Meth Facts, n.d.).…

member. It really damages a lot of parts in your brain. Can damage your memory region where you only remember certain things. It can affect your learning ability and stop you from reaching your main goals all because you chose to drink at an early age. Some teens might not experience these effects till later on in life but drinking is very dangerous to the brain. A teenager that consumes large amounts from research has the brain of an older person who doesn’t drink. Which means their brain and…