Evoked potential

INTRODUCTION: An individual’s level of strength is not only dependent upon on the muscles involved in an action but also the nervous systems ability to activate the appropriate muscles at any one time. It is well known that resistance training can lead to an increase in maximal contractile muscle force (Aagaard et al., 2002) however; this adaptation is not primarily explained by an increase in muscle volume or muscle cross-sectional area but adaptive changes within the nervous system.…

Does life exist elsewhere in the universe? — One of the most fascinating and compelling questions, whose answer has eluded us since the moment we learnt about the cosmos. It could in fact help us understand our own existence. There are several probabilistic arguments that not only try to show the existence of life, but also the existence of communicative civilisations. Frank Drake formulated the Drake equation one of the most famous one of these models. Rather than evaluate and quantify the…

Multiple Sclerosis in itself is considered a secret. This disease has no one condition, and it varies among people. MS has no cure or cause for sure.1 The symptoms are very different, and it could become serious or less serious, it could come for once and never come again. For these reasons, diagnosing Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is not straightforward, however, there are several tests that could determine whether you have it or not. The first one is the Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). MRI is a…

INTRODUCTION • The renaissance took place during the 1300s and into the 1650s in Europe. During this time period, discovery and curiosity drove humanity to the modern world and out of the dark ages. The renaissance, also known as rebirth • Spirit of Adventure and curiosity led people to • Period of enlightenment and knowledge • Main focus was on humanism__define • Art focus was on realism and^^HUMANISM • The nineteenth century invented the term "humanism." But humanism is based on three…

CORTICAL MAPPING USING MOTOR EVOKED POTENTIALS IN GLIOMA SURGERY INTRODUCTION The aim of glioma surgery is to get maximum resection of a tumor with minimal violation of normal brain tissue. A primary tenet of neurosurgical oncology is that survival can improve with greater tumor resection, but this principle must be tempered by the potential for functional loss after a radical removal. It has always been a challenge to achieve this ?functional? resection especially when eloquent cortex is…

households in many countries, however, it requires wise and conscious decision to make the process beneficial for both humans and animals or plants. First of all, the author states that hunter–gatherer behavior changed at the end of the Pleistocene being evoked by climate changes. Evolution has entered a new phase of its development and resulted in global changes in plants and animals world. However, domestication has faced a lot of problems because a lot of plant and…

an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage, or described in terms of such damage (Loeser, 2008). It is a complex sensory experience that can even be modifiable without the use of a physical harm. While in contrast, there isn’t an animal-based definition of animal pain. A commonly used definition for animals is ‘ an aversive sensory experience caused by actual or potential injury that elicits protective and vegetative reactions, results in…

Study/Test • Article follows a study done involving the children of 30 alcoholic parents and 30 non-alcoholic parents • All parents were between 25-50 years old • Alcoholic parents were required to have engaged in a minimum of five years of alcoholism • Must have been legal guardians of children for at least five years • Children were between the ages of 12 and 17 years old • Information was gathered beforehand on basic information such as age, sex, family size and education level • Children…

The Pritzker Passion Prize evoked many emotions for me because my mom passed away just months after being diagnosed with cancer. Experiences like these serve as reminders to not take time on this world for granted and to use every chance possible to pursue passions. No one knows how long their life will last, so finding what means the most to you and going after it is of great importance. In the last letter my mom wrote me, she said her wish was for me to be happy. I live every day with this in…

Discoveries are often challenging and have the potential to transform the individual’s perception of self and others. Others may have a significant influence on the outcome of the individual’s discoveries and discoveries may these provocative discoveries are often unexpected or evoked by curiosity. These ideas are explored in the romantic comedy play, The Tempest (1611) by William Shakespeare and the short story, Shooting an Elephant (1936) by George Orwell, these texts effectively portray the…