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disease, choice, social consequence, and the self-medication models. He also spent a large amount of talk talking about brain development, and the amount of grey matter in the brain. Marc showed that from years of use there was a reduction of the synapses in our brains. I was a little lost on his description of the different brain parts and the development of those parts. I would like some more clarification on what these parts are responsible for, and more general information about their…

Senses are a vital necessity in human life. Senses consist of sight, sounds, smell, tastes, and texture. A main function of the senses is to maintain homeostasis. There are two senses; general and special. “General senses are those with receptors widely distributed throughout the body, including skin, various organs and joints” ( ,Pg. 444). “Special senses have more specialized receptors and are confined to structure in the head, such as eyes and ears”( ,Pg.444). Over time, scientists…

Ronald Reagan was diagnosed with Alzheimer 's disease in 1994, which was after his presidential term. Alzheimer 's disease (AD) is an incurable and debilitating chronic progressive neurodegenerative disorder which is the leading cause of dementia worldwide (Kazim and Iqbal, 2016). Many of Reagan’s speech characteristics changed and can be associated with the neurological structures such as the myelination of the neurons as well as specific genes and the thickness of the surrounding cells of the…

Schizophrenia Overview of Schizophrenia Schizophrenia is one of the challenging mental disorders that affect the way individuals think clearly, distinguish between real and unreal, manage emotions, relate to people, and function normally. Although this does not mean that a patient suffering from Schizophrenia may not live usual life. Many of Schizophrenia patients find themselves in lifelong problems due to ignorance (Kisch, 2008). Scientific studies show that although most cases of…

While absorbing the cinematic film, Grizzly Man (created by Herzog), and the intriguing texts, Too Much of A Good Thing (Tracy Frisch interviewing Daniel E. Lieberman) & The Vow of the Weasel (written by Dillard), a more concise understanding betwixt modern-day culture, humans, and animals periodically blossom through each story, adding a new piece to the complex puzzle incorporated within the lexicon of the “humanimal”. Consequently, these forms of media all share a common syntactic thread of…

Many people have heard of, or participated in, the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge but many people fail to realize what ALS is. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) or Lou Gehrig’s disease is a motor neuron disease that causes degeneration of neurons that control voluntary muscles. ALS is not a single disease, but a clinical diagnosis for many different pathophysiologic diseases that share a common factor of progressive loss of motor neurons and break down of the motor neuron system. ALS is known by…

Reaction time is the period that it takes for the body to respond to an action (“Stimulus”) that is often causing a disruption in homeostasis or being a change in the environment (Bradshaw). The system responsible for its function is the nervous system. The nervous system is the answer in how we communicate, move, feel, sense and control ourselves. There are two main parts in the nervous system that are significant because humans depend so much on them. The two parts are the Central nervous…

is seen when Callie is hit, and she started crying. Her brain has already taught her that when she is in pain she needs to cry to get the attention she needs to relief the discomfort she is in. Experience dependent is describes as, “Some cells and synapses have developed prenatally whose only purpose is to become ready to learn about a particular individual’s experiences”(Fogel pg. 171), this is additional skills learned over a life time. This can be any skill an individual learns in his or her…

Drugs are chemicals that affect the brain by tapping into its communication system and interfering with the way neurons normally send, receive, and process information. Some drugs, such as marijuana and heroin, can activate neurons because their chemical structure mimics that of a natural neurotransmitter. Drugs that enter the blood stream have faster and definitely more intense effects. The more directly the drug enters the bloodstream determines how fast and intense the drug will take effect.…

Agent Swan had remained true to her word and the very next day, work on repairing Anna’s injuries began. She had several metal brackets and pins put into her leg to help stabilize it and her old injuries were also looked at and repaired properly. After work had been completed on setting Anna’s bones right again, she began to undergo treatment as I had done when first administered the cure. Slowly, as her tissues and muscles began to heal and rejuvenate themselves, Anna’s immune system came…