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The nostalgia tied with madness is used to make sense of not the past, but the individual, which then creates the past as a tool for sanity, therefore it does not perceive to be gone or dead. Nostalgia works as a distortion and distraction. Andrew is using his authoritative knowledge of cognitive science as magical realism. For the majority of the book, he is stuck in his head and the logical world perceives to be a fantasy. Andrew uses science as the only method to wrap his head around his past…

Discuss the neurological implication of a stroke and the role it plays in generating a treatment plan. A stroke is basically when the blood supply to the brain stops. The brain needs oxygen to survive and blood has oxygen in it, so if there’s no blood reaching the brain then there’s no oxygen reaching the brain either. This would cause the brain slowly to lose all its functions and eventually the person will die if it goes untreated. The person would slowly lose all their bodily functions…

Many people was told that human beings use only 10 percent of their brains and have a huge capacity left. When I was young, my friend told me that since Einstein uses more percentage of his brain, he is smarter than ordinary people, who only use 10 percent of the brain. I was completely believed the ‘we use only 10 percent of our brains’ is a fact. However, as the growth of the age, I realize this statement is a myth. If we use only 10 percent of our brain is true, is that means people who use…

What exactly is something that would be considered as a “brain rule”? These rules include things, which scientists know for certain about how the human brain operates. The human brain is a fundamental, physical system that requires sleep, exercise and proper nutrition in order to function optimally. The body and the mind aren’t separate things; the human brain is a physical system which has needs that are physical. John Medina goes into detail in his book, “Brain Rules” about how an individual…

According to Dr.Gottfried Schlaug, associate professor of neurology and director of the Music and Neuroimaging Laboratory at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, “Neuroplasticity is the term for the brain’s ability to pave new pathways around damaged areas,”(Mossie). Due to this incredible ability that the brain has, Congresswoman Gabby Giffords relearned to talk within ten months of having a bullet wound to the head. Giffords suffered from aphasia- the inability to…

This essay discusses the misconception about the percentage of the brain we use at any given time. Despite there is no scientific evidence the commonly held notion is that humans only use ten percent of their brains is the most common among neuromyths. The lesser know reality is that we have access to our full brain potential. Throughout human history, rumors and exaggerated stories spread like wildfire. They seem to be related to human fears, and the collective effort to ménage them. The…

I believe many gateways can be opened with the solution to this main problem: How do we successfully reverse engineer the human brain? This is our core processing center, where all human function and ability occurs from. If we can reverse engineer it that means there will be a complete knowledge on how to translate that fact to better understanding different aspects of life and our actions. Have you ever wanted to know how a personality develops or what happens to the body on a microscopic level…

How many times have you walked into a room and suddenly forgotten why you went in there in the first place? When this happens, do you joke that you’ve just had “a senior moment?” Most of us believe that cognitive decline is just a part of the aging process. In fact, until very recently, scientists believed that the brain stopped making new neural connections when the body stopped developing, at about age 20. This would mean that our memory and other cognitive functions would get irreversibly…

There are many MESSAGES that an individual can analyze from “A Stroke of Insight”. For example, Jill speaks about how her spirit could “soar free” during her stroke and that she found nirvana. The fact that Jill nearly died and she could find nirvana or peace within herself, means that anyone is fully capable of finding peace within themselves. In addition, if Jill can find something positive in something as frightening as a stroke, we can find the positive in any situation. The RECEIVER of the…

It is a worldwide belief that multitasking is a harmless and a quick way to get various things done. Most businesses even see multitasking as a great skill for their employees to have. Recent studies however, focused on the effects of multitasking have shown that multitasking is neither harmless or as helpful as people think. This is even more true when it comes to multitasking while trying to learn something. Many individuals may claim they can equally multitask and learn, but research has…