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Stress is necessary component to human life because it upsurges adrenalin excretion and supports optimal performance within mammals. Without adding stress to any equation, humans would not have the crucial motivation needed to perform a task. However, this tension is only beneficial in small amounts. Long term, neglected stress can adversely affect the nervous system, immune system, and even be the cause of abhorrent illnesses like heart disease, obesity, addiction, and depression (WebMD).…

“Genes make a difference. Even if we were all raised in the same intellectually stimulating environment, we would have differing aptitudes. But life experiences also matter” This is a quote from the textbook Psychology by David Myers and Nathan Dewall. Intelligence is something complex and difficult to understand where it originates or how much a person can get of it. Our intelligence is based on our ability to learn and capability to understand our surroundings. Many people think how smart we…

Biology 1BL Term Paper Evolution of the Human Brain The human brain can approximately store 1.25 terabytes of information and can do this through the on average 100,000,000,000 neurons it has, and about the 100,000,000 meters of interconnections of these neurons(Cherniak 2012). The driving force behind the evolution of this complex structure seemed to be the ability to intake and analyze information about the organisms’ environment(Finlay, Darlington, and Nicastro 2001). It seems…

Imagine a world without music. There would be no such thing as rhythm, tempo, harmony, pitch, and many other elements that make up one of the most cherished ideas on Earth. Proms and homecoming dances would not be the jumpy, yet romantic, nights that couples dream of. The people would be missing an irreplaceable piece of the heart. While music is an important part of the heart and the soul, some have the audacity to say that music is a distraction. While it may be getting in the way of doing…

Evidence that Neurological Mirroring Extends to Humans: While the findings on specific mirror neuron system functioning is remarkable, it must be noted that the initial breakthrough single cell recording studies were not done with human participants, but with monkeys. Therefore, the systems and the presence of mirror neurons in humans can be deduced but not directly tested due to the ethical concerns of the single mirror neuron recording methods. As a result, skeptics have emerged with…

Why are Bees Vanishing? (Article project by Lara Boyle) Many dilemmas have occurred in the last one hundred years. Most of them have to do with our crisis with the problem of global warming. Unlike most problems, some of the issues like why bees are vanishing can cause a great disruption in our economy and way of life. The bee population in the United States and in Europe have decreased majorly, leading bees to soon become endangered. In the United States alone, up to one-third of commercial…

What TMS can tell us about Stroke Recovery According to the World Health Organisation (2004) stroke is the second most common cause of adult mortality and the third most common cause of chronic disabilities in adults. Di Pino, Pellegrin, Assenza and Copone et al (2014) discussed stroke affects to the blood-oxygen supply to the brain disrupted synaptic transmission, observed as the lack of electrical activity in the penumbra after the stroke. More research has focused on how the rehabilitation…

Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor had a major stroke and managed to survive. She also happened to be a brain scientist and now tells people about her experience. While telling her story she describes the many effects of her stroke. One of the effects deals with sight and caused her vision not to be very good. She says that it seemed as if the atoms and molecules of her arm mingled with the atoms and molecules of the wall. Also, she said that light was very painful to her eyes and felt as if the light was…

Hidden Dangers A list of pros and cons can be assigned to everything, unfortunately, computers and cell-phones, though amazing, are not exempt from this. Cons can refer to many things, but the one biggest downfall that is worth looking into is the unforeseen impact that technology has on the human body. The three main parts of the body that are being affected negatively include the eyes, brain, and neck/back. The latest and greatest technology seems to be what everyone wants to get their hands…

Juvenile Justice The topic of whether or not juveniles who commit murder should be tried as adults and given life sentences has always been controversial. The country is divided in half when it comes to this topic. In the United States, about 2500 individuals are serving life sentences without parole for crimes they committed when they were adolescents. This only involves the states who do allow juveniles to serve life sentences. Sixteen states in the US banned life sentences without…