Brain damage

It can be obtained by receiving blows to the head and continuing to play sports with brain trauma. Football players are most known of having CTE because of the head to head contact in games. Many victims are in the early 20s when they start noticing CTE symptoms that soon can lead to dangerous events. Jovan Belcher, former football player…

few different areas that give us the ability to perceive taste. One of the areas responsible for this task is the chorda tympani. The chorda tympani is a branch of cranial nerves the sends information from the taste receptors of the tongue to the brain (Wolfe, et al; 2009). Another area responsible for taste is the foilate papillae. These are the folds of tissues on the tongue that contain the taste buds (Wolfe, et al; 2009) Another important area responsible for a person’s sense of taste is the…

or Zip Christopher Bergland Christopher Bergland The Athlete's Way Chronic Stress Can Damage Brain Structure and Connectivity Chronic stress and high levels of cortisol create long-lasting brain changes. Posted Feb 12, 2014 SHARE TWEET EMAIL MORE Source: Neuroscientists have discovered how chronic stress and cortisol can damage the brain. A new study reconfirms the importance of maintaining healthy brain structure and connectivity by reducing chronic stress. Neuroscientists at the…

In the daily lives of humans we often take our ability to see for granted. We rarely think about what process our eyes and brain must complete in order to view something as simple as a movie or lecture slide. In fact, such a small part of our anatomy is made of greatly complex procedures The operation system of the eye is very complex and one can easily stray from track when discussing how the eye works. First, the cornea is a part of the physical eye that helps reflect and bend light in a way…

For a few years all researches have been agreed that the behavior and the human mind, in normal and pathological conditions, are directly related to the function of nervous system. Also psychiatric disorders of affective or cognitive origin are interpreted as the consequence of a particular pathology of the nervous system. Therefore, neuroscience involves all the different branches of psychology that have the suffix “psych”, as for example psychology, psychiatry, psychopathology. All these…

When does it begin? And why does it cause forgetfulness? Alzheimer’s is a disease, which causes memory loss, and it causes difficulty dealing with daily life (1). Alzheimer’s disease happens because damage of cells in certain regions of the brain and these areas relate memory (2). Over time, all brain cells will die. As a result, it will cause for Alzheimer’s patient difficulty dealing with daily life (2). It has three stages which are mild Alzheimer's disease (early-stage) ، moderate…

electromyogram test. This test is used to detect neural damage. It is also possible to test the patient in order to rule out the possibility of developing diseases such as muscular dystrophy, MS, tumors and other similar illnesses.There are tests that came be performed to diagnose ALS. These tests include; extensive…

found that the amygdala was important for emotion processing, Anderson and Phelps (2001) sought to establish whether the amygdala could be used to modulate perception in a patient who possessed bilateral amygdala damage, patient S.P., as well as in ten patients with unilateral amygdala damage. They used the rapid serial visual presentation (RSVP) paradigm in order to measure the attentional blink in response to emotional stimuli, using both neutral words and negative arousing words as target…

The brain and body are more alike than people think. The brain sends signals to the body to do things. Stress is a state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from very demanding circumstances. When the brain senses danger, right away, it sends nerve signals down to the spinal cord to the adrenal glands. This tells them to release the hormone called adrenaline. Once this adrenaline is released, it raises a person's blood pressure and increases your heart rate. The hypothalamus…

outside the cell. Since nerve cells in humans are extremely small, they used giant squid axons to get a better understanding of how the electrical signal is processed from one cell to another. 2. Discuss the possible effects of inflammation of the brain on…