Parietal lobe

over the brain changes associated with the development also create confusions with our comprehension. Apart from inferior prefrontal areas, other brain regions may also facilitate cognitive flexibility, as correlations exist between dlPFC and the parietal cortex, so the inferior PFC may not be fully responsible for cognitive shifting tasks (Moriguchi & Hiraki, 2009). In short, although there are a large amount of corroboration supporting that the PFC predominates in the cognitive flexibility…

DYSARTHRIA WHAT IS DYSARTHRIA? Speech production is a complex process involving the co-ordinated contraction of a large number of muscles controlled by the nerve impulses originating in the motor areas of cerebral cortex. The organs that are involved in speech production are the lips, the tongue, the vocal folds and the diaphragm. When these organs don’t function efficiently, the speech tends to be unclear. One such condition which results owing to the malfunctioning of the speech organs is…

Evidence that Neurological Mirroring Extends to Humans: While the findings on specific mirror neuron system functioning is remarkable, it must be noted that the initial breakthrough single cell recording studies were not done with human participants, but with monkeys. Therefore, the systems and the presence of mirror neurons in humans can be deduced but not directly tested due to the ethical concerns of the single mirror neuron recording methods. As a result, skeptics have emerged with…

When brainstorming for my valediction I had many ideas such as a overly cheesy thank you, a super salty rant or even to just fill it with star wars quotes. But inspiration came to me before prom when I went to Dylan's candy bar and got a ginormous Jawbreaker. Over the last few days, I have been mindlessly licking and sucking on this Jawbreaker. Sometimes when you throw yourself at something over and over again things might go wrong. For example after battling this jawbreaker the last few days my…

It is hard to imagine seeing a hand with a hole right in the middle of it. The pain of a huge metal hole puncher coming down incredibly fast onto one’s hand and crushing it, and the thought that someone could never use their hand again, is unimaginable. However, it was possible for Jonah Brown because that is the sight, pain, and thought that he experienced. Jonah Brown is eighteen years old and lives in the country just outside of Edgerton, Ohio. He graduated high school last year and worked at…

Personality has always been a confusing phenomenon due to its empirical lacking nature. Psychologist understand how to manipulate personality but never what truly defines it. The reason could simply be because individuals are never one person. Humans are known for being adaptable ; meaning change is a natural part of life. It would in fact be a downfall to stay or act exactly the same constantly. One common example showcasing this is that a student would get in a lot of trouble if they spoke the…

We decided in my second year at United Way (1979) to produce some United Way radio ads on a new program called “Service and Referral.” It was an effort to let people know about the various organizations that are funded by United Ways (they were different in each community) and how to reach them. I decided to approach Hyman Brown, who had produced the CBS Radio Mystery Theater and before that Inner Sanctum. He was a master. He could use words to create stories that were incredibly compelling. I…

high in ecological validity. Albeit, it is apparent FBMs are no different to ordinary vivid autographical memories as they decay over time and become distorted which highlights discrepancies in Brown & Kulik’s theory. Crucial progression on temporal lobe epilepsy and FBMs has emerged in research. With the progress of current findings on FBMs, future studies are vital to develop an assessment model of FBMs in an attempt to fully consider how they are formed, stored and processed cognitively, to…

Eleanor Roosevelt once said, “I am who I am today because of the choices I made yesterday”. I chose to learn from my mother’s Epilepsy instead of letting her disease affect my life negatively. I chose who my first love would be and how he would alter my personality as I matured. I chose to take my experiences in life, the good and the bad, and make the best of it. The photograph I selected depicts the most influential people in my life: my mother, my boyfriend, and myself. When I look at my…

Introduction Temporal lobe epilepsy is the most common type of epilepsy in adults, affecting approximately 1% of the general population. It is formally classified as neuronal misfiring in the mesial temporal lobes causing spontaneous, recurring seizures. In this review, I will investigate how the use of optogenetics in temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) reduces seizures and how it can help us understand the cell types and neuronal circuits that underlie seizure generation. The significance of the…