Cerebral cortex

fetal development the brain changes continuously, considering maturation of the cells and creation of the cortex and all the brain parts that support life as we know it. Neuroplastic change can also occur in adult life at small scales, such as physical changes to individual neurons, or at whole-brain scales, such as cortical remapping…

feeling something touch them or if it is just a figment of their imagination. In this article researchers gave their opinions on why this happens and they explained why it is possible. It talks about the primary somatosensory cortex, primary visual cortex, and the motor cortex function before and after the limb has been amputated. The researchers use an illusion called cutaneous rabbit illusion, which consist of electrodes and an fMRI machine to try and better understand how tactile illusions…

Brainwaves and Cerebellum By: James Monds Have you ever wondered why the brain looks like it has folds? The brain is the most complex, and highest quality organ in the body. The brain has folds and has six brain waves: Beta, Gamma, Sensory, Theta, and Delta. The brain also encompasses the cerebellum, brainstem and four brain lobes: Frontal, Parietal, Temporal, and Occipital. The lobes and waves of the brain are an essential component of every human being. At the root of all thoughts, emotions,…

What is the brain and what functions does it have? The brain is an organ of soft nervous tissues. It has many functions. One important function is the intellectual capacity. The brain is the main organ in our bodies we use for learning. Learning develops into good or bad habits. The more we exercise our brain the bigger it will get. Learning is a process everyone does from the day they are born. Learning to succeed takes effort, practice, and failure. In the article “You Can Grow Your…

results; however, over ten percent of these people will still have aphasia at six months. While the clinical ways may take up to six months the non-clinical ways can take up to three months. For example, Transcranial magnetic stimulation of the cerebral hemisphere. This from a therapeutic stand point it allows the brain to more functional and morph able. (Marinescu 173) This study will be very valuable because it has mostly graphs of recovery times versus non- clinical and clinical processes.…

The corpus callosum is an area of the brain that connects the left and right hemispheres in order allow communication throughout different sections of a brain. This acts as the main communication pathway in order to coordinate different sections of the brain to perform various tasks. Proper development of this portion of the brain is vital to ensure that no major abnormalities may cause possible issues in longterm development. If it fails to develop by either not being able to grow properly or…

Pseudobulbar Affect Have you ever laughed so hard you literally couldn't stop? How about when you cried so hard you thought the tears would never stop? You probably have experienced both of those situations and felt extremely embarrassed or uncomfortable. There are people who suffer from uncontrollable laughter and crying. Pseudobulbar affect is a condition that has taken over people's lives with it's symptoms, treatments, and how it impacts their social, political, and daily lives. PBA or…

The hippocampus is belongs to the limbic system and it is located in the medial temporal lobe of the brain (Squire & Zola-Morgan, 1991). It has the function of regulating the emotions of individual and also plays an important role in spatial navigation. Besides that, hippocampus plays an important role in the storage of both explicit and declarative memories. Therefore, it is being described as the conscious recall of facts and events (Eichenbaum, 1999; Maguire, Burgess & O’Keefe, 1999; Squire,…

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…