Dopamine receptor

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, otherwise known as ADHD is a mental disorder that disrupts the individual’s ability to focus and concentrate. ADHD is treated with a drug whose major function is to increase activity of the central nervous system combating those side effects called Adderall. This treatment is used in children, adolescents and adults alike. (Sherzada, 2). Adderall is administered orally and usually reaches the brain in three hours (Sherzada, 6). The maximum recommended…

Introduction: This essay will define what dual-tasking is, what it can tell us about brain function and how it could be important to help provide an early diagnosis of neurological diseases. The essay will also include information about how an early diagnosis has made it easier for people to have a more clear understanding of what they are expected to go through, with a disease such as Parkinson's or Alzheimers. It will also explain how the earlier the diagnosis gives the patient time to find…

Schizophrenia is one of the most complex and severe mental health disorders. Globally 1 percent of the population is diagnosed with schizophrenia, and roughly 1.2 percent of Americans have the disorder (Nemade & Dombeck, 2009). Schizophrenia is a lifelong progressive brain disorder, which is characterized by periods of psychosis. Currently, schizophrenia can be treated but not cured. No single factor is thought to cause schizophrenia; rather multiple factors contribute to the development of this…

The Parkinson’s disease is in your nervous system and it affects your movement. It starts with a tremor in your hand but although it’s a sign of Parkinson’s disease, this disease also causes stiffness or causes you to move slowly. This disease can’t be cured and it worsens as time passes. In the early stages you may show very little expressions and you may walk without moving your hands. The symptoms of this disease is feeling tremors, slow movement, stooped posture and balance, and change in…

Because people operate at different conscious levels according to their task or thoughts, many different results can occur from the experiment. A large and truly random group of test subjects would create the best results for this test. Tasks or thought triggers chosen to specifically target one area of the brain could be performed at different states of consciousness such as: different levels of awakeness, during the use of a mind-altering drug, or at normal conditions. Recording observations…

When do they get Alopecia Totalis? This malady occurs in children and men and women under the age of 40, but there is no guarantee adults of an older age will not suffer from it as well. As mentioned earlier, it can happen suddenly or over time preceded by Alopecia Areata. Are there treatments for Alopecia Totalis? Treatments include glucocorticoid injections, anthralin, or oral glucocorticoids which are immunomodulations. There are reports that steroid therapy is able to put the malady…

The basal ganglia plays a vital role in the way movement happens and when dopamine does not follow the path that it is suppose to, it hinders body movement. Parkinson’s disease is often known as PD and it is a progressive neurological condition, which means the sickness and symptoms get more severe as time goes on (Noble, 2007). Out of all the neurodegenerative disorders, PD is the second most common one (Noble, 2007). It happens amongst 1% of the population older than sixty years. (Samii, 2004)…

disease of the central nervous system that leads to motor impairment. It involves extensive degenerative changes in the basal ganglia which has a role in movement. As well as the loss of or decrease in levels of dopamine in the basal ganglia. Parkinson disease involves the lack of dopamine…

This guide is an UNOFFICIAL summary of the book, “ADHD Nation: Children, Doctors, Big Pharma, and the Making of an American Epidemic,” by Alan Schwarz. It is a supplement to the original book, to make its main ideas easier to understand and put to practice. In the 1980s, only 3 percent of American children were diagnosed with Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, also known as ADHD. But now that number is 15 percent - three times what the experts have said is appropriate. Meanwhile, the…

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a brain disorder that causes a person to lose focus easily, and they are more hyperactive which can interfere with daily tasks. In preschool, the most common type of ADHD symptoms is hyperactivity. It is normally for children at young age to have some type of unfocused behavior but for children with ADHD it is more severe and occurs more often. Children with the symptoms of inattention might overlook details or make thoughtless mistakes on their…