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Almost all people encounter events that will alter their life forever. According to Jacalyn Duffin, her essay summarizes how the Awakenings movie is an evidence to the aspiration of neurologist Oliver Sacks. It is a documentary based on how a group of patients that were contracted with an illness extreme case of Parkinsonism. All patients were harshly limited with movement and the ability of speech, although some gave signs of interaction, only that they were unable to completely express what…

The short story an Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge takes place during the civil war in the United States. “A man stood upon a railroad bridge in northern Alabama… The man’s hand were behind his back, the wrists bound with cord.” (Bierce) The narrator is in a very precarious situation. He is being taken to his own execution. As he walks closer to the hangman’s noose he begins to contemplate how he can escape. He notices the guards and the forest that the railroad track leads to. The rope is tied…

The human brain is a product of millions of years of evolution. This organ has enabled monumental achievements since the existence of humankind and was important the development of tools and technologies necessary for the progressive advancement of civilization. Technologies such as water canals for irrigation and agriculture, automobiles and other vehicles for transportation and visiting areas of the world unreached for many millennia, and usage of ancient scriptures and eventually the…

In Kurt Vonnegut’s novel Galapagos, the story is being narrated by a ghost, Leon Trout. Leon Trout, is a damaged, guilt ridden spirit, aboard the Bahia de la Darwin cruise ship whose psyche allows him to create a story which mirrors his life. Leon Trout, a broken soul uses his psyche to create characters based on his childhood and adulthood traumas. His feels guilty for being a “co-conspirator in driving my mother away forever” (279). Through Leon’s psyche, we get his disgust of the human…

A world once colonized by exploration and discoveries is now a world colonized by digital objects glued to our hands and pockets. From typewriters to computers and laptops, telegrams and pay phones to digital cellphones; technology has evolved and conquered the world. It has changed life and making it easier to live. There is however, a downfall to technology that isn 't often seen, according to the Articles “Google is Making Us Stupid” by Nicholas Carr, “Multitasking Can Make You Lose… Um...…

Brain Plasticity refers to the ability of the brain to change its structure or functions by changing the neural connections. Real life evidences such as Paul Bach-y-Rita‟s father‟s recovery after stroke, increased gray matter volume in London taxi drivers‟ hippocampus, etc. have supported the theory of neuroplasticity. This paper also discusses the applications of brain plasticity. Some of these include restoration of vision, recovery from brain injury and working of Brain Computer Interface and…

Concussions: The Invisible Injury Ben Utecht, a former tight end in the NFL, said “The concussion crisis has changed the face of sports as we know it and it has brought to surface the incredible importance of our brain health. The time is now for us to make our brain the number one priority so that education and awareness can take effect, and begin to change the way we approach the health of our athletes from youth to professionals.” Along with attempting to prevent concussions, athletes…

The two poems that I chose to compare are both written by Emily Dickenson; the first poem is “A Narrow Fellow in the Grass,” and the second is “[The Brain- is wider than the Sky].” These poems were written 4 years apart, the first coming in 1862, and the second was written in 1866. While we read “[The Brain- is wider than the Sky]” for class, we did not read “A Narrow Fellow in the Grass.” These two poems are very different, while at the same time they are very similar; Emily Dickenson has a…

Stacy Deveau CJ 521-031 Doctor Siegel November 9, 2014 Genetic Neural Sonar and its Positive Attributes to Society The mapping device known as the Genetic Neural Sonar has been actively tested and used from Yale University Medical School. This device has the capability of locating inherited gene base abnormalities in brain structure and chemistry. This mapping device could and would be used to map the brain genetic structure and determine if an individual has…

Your driving your new car down the streets with pride of how your father gave it to you as a present on your birthday. Unless somebody else behind you driving too. Is trying to multitask by texting and driving. And BOOM your new car is damaged by an idiot who tried to be a multitasker. What is multitasking? When I hear the word multitasking I think about how we ourselves do something by adding one or more things into a task. A good example is of us teenagers listening to music while doing…