Neuroanatomy

When someone is infected with brain pox the disease goes directly to the brain and nervous system. The brain pox attacks these systems and takes control of the person. In the book the people that got infected were infected through the spores in the air. The spores can get into the body through the person’s eyes, nose and mouth. People who are around when someone goes into the final stages of brain pox are extremely at risk since it is transferred through the air. Even if you are not touching the…

“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…

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…

The human brain is very fascinating. It has many parts and functions, which help us in our daily lives. The brain is one of the most important things we humans have. The human brain has four parts: Hindbrain, Midbrain, Forebrain, and Cerebral Cortex. With each part comes its functions. For hindbrain the parts are medulla, cerebellum, and pons. For forebrain the functions are the limbic system, thalamus, hypothalamus, basal ganglia, and cerebral cortex. And last the cerebral cortex, the sections…

The Teen Brain: Risk Taking The teen years are some of the hardest years in the span of a lifetime. Especially when certain brain functions cannot work because of daily struggles. However, the teen brain does exactly what it is wired to do. The teen brain is wired to take risk, make bad decisions, and be overly emotional. Anatomy The reason behind teens taking risk is the anatomy of the brain. Many of the important parts of this organ are not fully developed until the mid 20’s. The corpus…

Neurodevelopmental disorders are disorders wherein impairments in neural development lead to deficits in various cognitive and/or social abilities (Reynolds & Goldstein, 1999). Historically, researchers have often assumed that human cognition is served by numerous “modules”, each of which performs a specific cognitive function. It is typically argued that each module is supported by a specific brain region whose evolutionarily-defined characteristics confer neural properties that facilitate…

1. Oculomotor nerve (III) : The nuclear complex of the 3rd (oculomotor) nerve is situated in the midbrain at the level of the superior colliculus, ventral to the Sylvian aqueduct .It is composed of thefollowing paired and unpaired subnuclei. • Levator subnucleus is an unpaired caudal midline structure which innervates both levator muscles. Lesions confined to this area will therefore give rise to bilateral ptosis. • Superior rectus subnuclei are paired: each innervates the respective…

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…

Anti-Calbindin binds to Calbindin (CB) and labels GABAergic neurons In our immunohistochemistry (IHC) experiment, we used anti-Calbindin as our primary antibody, Goat anti-Rabbit 488 IgG as our secondary antibody (“488” meaning that the fluorescent dye is excited at a wavelength of 488nm, fluorescing green), and DAPI-mounting serum as a DNA (nucleus) marker with blue fluorescence for reference against anti-Calbindin-marked GABAergic neurons (Lammel, 2016). While GABAergic-neuron-expressing…

Concussion Head injuries have become a big issue in contact sports today, with many of the injuries being concussions. Concussions are known for their short-term impact of giving the athlete dizziness, nausea, and drowsiness but the long term impact is highly overlooked. The fact that this is an internal injury and known as an invisible injury is what makes this injury so unique. Physiologically athletes who suffer from concussions with experience higher levels of stress, loss of confidence, and…