Neuroimaging

Introduction There are few things that are universally shared between all members of the human species – one of the most prominent being our emotions and feelings. Studies have focused on this broad topic of emotion from an evolutionary perspective – suggesting that certain primal instincts such as fear or disgust are innate. Our bodily response to them functions as a way to increase or decrease our responsiveness to the stimuli. For example, fear is associated with widened eyes and flared…

know this essay isn’t directed at the medical field so much as it is cosmetics and other less scientific commercial fields but I believe this statistic shows how animals are simply poor test subjects in all fields. (4)The Professor of Clinical Neuroimaging at Aston University, Paul Furlong stated once that "it's very hard to create an animal model that even equates closely to what we're trying to achieve in the human.”…

curiosity-driven experimentation, and chemical, drug, food, and cosmetics testing. Finally, animals do not have the same DNA as humans, so it does not entirely mean the product is safe if the test succeeds. Paul Furlong, Professor of Clinical Neuroimaging at Aston University (UK), states that "it's very hard to create an animal model that even equates closely to what we're trying to achieve in the human" . Animal tests on the arthritis drug Vioxx showed that it had a protective effect on the…

Grayce Petruzzi Professor Chesire-Brown PSY-P 101 16 October 2015 Myth or Not? Before doing research on the topic if some people are “right-brained” or are “left-brained”, this statement means that if you are logical or analytical then you are left-brain dominant, while the creative and artistic types are right brain dominant. I believe this is a myth because the brain does use one brain region more than another for certain functions but does not support the statement above. For example, speech…

Emotional processing and cognitive function are two main problematic areas in bipolar disorder. The patients with bipolar disorder may not be able to use cognitive functions to arrange and maintain emotional states and indeed, any defect in these functions leads to dysfunction in their processing and emotion regulation. Rumination is one of the cognitive symptoms associated with depression which is common in bipolar disorder. Ruminations affect some cognitive functions and emotional processing.…

tests will be done to rule out other conditions that can cause your symptoms. Tests may include: • Blood tests. • Urine tests. • Cerebral spinal fluid tests. • X-rays of your chest. • Imaging studies to check the central nervous system (neuroimaging tests). • Electroencephalogram (EEG). TREATMENT Treatment will include stopping the medicine that caused the condition. In addition, the symptoms need to be treated in the hospital right away. Treatment may include: • Methods to reduce…

In as much as different forms of body scanning exists, positron emission tomography has been found to be very effective in the treatment and control of tumors and metastases. The technology uses radioactive tracers to check on the normal functioning of the body. Actually, this form of imaging has been found to be very effective in management and treatment of abnormal body functional processes. The scan does not use a lot of time and tends to be less risky as well as having limited side effects.…

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: True disorder? ADHD or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder has argumentatively been back and forth on whether it is a mental disorder or just a behavior. It was discovered nearly over a century ago. The earlier name used was “hyperkinetic disorder of childhood.” (Ahmed, et al 2014). Many people can have symptoms of ADHD throughout their lifetime and not be diagnosed with it because they simply do not have every symptom to be considered attention…

Increase and decrease were detected in the brain regions involving in reward, motivation, emotion, and arousal. Similarly Alluri and colleagues in From Vivaldi to Beatles and back, predicts the brain activity in music listening conditions using neuroimaging. Participants were scanned using functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging while listening to two musical works. Pieces from various genres with and without lyrics. Results revealed that activations in several areas in the brain could be…

serum electrolytes, blood urea nitrogen, creatinine, liver profile, and serum glucose which is compared with the cerebral spinal fluid glucose. We should also test any respiratory secretions, lesion cultures, syphilis testing, and urine cultures. Neuroimaging, such as a CT or MRI would be beneficial as…