Mirror neuron

Among annually 2.4 million eye injuries in the United States, 40,000-60,000 of them trigger blindness as a consequence of Blunt Trauma Impact (BTI). The injury as a result of BTI to the eye could be minimized if and only if the process and detail of that were thoroughly available. Numerical models, such as Finite Element (FE), might be applicable since experimental measurements on the detail of injury in each component of the eye is almost impossible. In this study, in order to understand…

When diagnosing the patient, it is important to take all signs into account and differentiate between conditions with similar symptoms, especially in patients whose symptomology matches a plethora of illnesses. Differential diagnosis is used to distinguish between two or more medical conditions that have similar symptoms. Differential diagnosis aids in increased diagnostic accuracy of the diagnosis so that patients can be effectively treated. Differential diagnosis is used often, especially in…

ALS Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis is a progressive disorder that is inherited or acquired. It affects motor neurons. Motor neurons are cells that are in the brain, brain stem and spinal cord and their function is to carry an electrical signal to a muscle and trigger it to contract or relax. Medical terminology, a means without, my is muscle and trophic is nourishment. Lateral is pertaining to the side/direction that is affected and sclerosis is an abnormal condition of hardening. It was…

Alzheimer's is a type of dementia, which is a mental ability that affects your brain cells which results in the interference with your daily life. Dementia can also be called a neurodegenerative disease where the function of neurons do not work properly in the brain. Since neurons do not reproduce, so once they are damaged, our bodies can not replace them resulting in the death of brain cells over time. This disability affects your memory which makes it hard for an individual to complete simple…

Cerebral Palsy Passion Project Paper Cerebral Palsy is the most common physical disability in childhood (Cerebral Palsy Foundation, yourcpf.org., n.d., factsheet) This means that Cerebral Palsy also becomes a prominent disorder in adults. Cerebral Palsy is a lifelong disease, it is not progressive, however, the symptoms a person has can change over time (Cerebral Palsy Foundation, yourcpf.org.) This means that while the individual who has Cerebral Palsy will not get any worse, their symptoms…

Alzheimer's is a debilitating brain condition that impairs the memories of anyone afflicted with it. This disease begins as something simple as remembering current events. However if you can not remember something that recently happened do not diagnose yourself with Alzheimer’s. As Alzheimer’s progresses it causes trouble focusing and doing daily actions. Confusion or frustration when doing simple tasks, extreme mood swings, disorientation and trouble communicating are all signs of…

The other part of the hindbrain is the metencephalon. There are two major parts in the metencephalon, the pons and the cerebellum. The pons lies in the brainstem directly above the medulla and contains nuclei that control sleep, respiration, swallowing, bladder function, equilibrium, eye movement, facial expressions, and posture (Siegel and Sapru 2010). The pons relays sensory information to the cerebellum and to the thalamus. The pons regulates breathing through particular nuclei that regulate…

Multiple sclerosis (MS) affects about 2.3 million people from around the world and women are affected by it by about two times more than men. For characteristics, MS has three different phenotypic subtypes; progressive relapsing MS, secondary progressive MS, and primary progressive MS. The causes of multiple sclerosis are uncertain, but it is considered an autoimmune disease. An autoimmune disease is where the immune system attacks its own tissue. MS is thought to be responsible for…

A Glial Cell is a non-neuronal cell that maintains homeostasis from myelin and it also provides support and it provides protection from neurons in the central nervous system. Glial cells also provide support and protection for neurons in the peripheral nervous system. Glial cells are known as being in large quantities in the central nervous system. Glial cells are very different form nerve cells. They differ in the way that they do not participate in synaptic interactions and electrical…

Researchers have discovered that Alzheimer's can be determined by genes. 1)Purpose. The hippocampus is known for its role as a brain's structure for memory. As cerebral cortex shrinks so does memory causing hippocampus, and other brain structures to decrease their performance. According to researchers there is a healthy RNA and an altered RNA. Seventy year olds were analyzed the greater the gene score, the better they could think and remember. Those who were diagnosed with Alzheimer's had an…