Thalamus

Six years imprisoned in her own body, unable to communicate with anyone, and with no one knowing she was alert. Julia Tavalaro was 27 when she suffered multiple strokes and fell victim to the rare Locked-In Syndrome. None of her family noticed that Tavalaro was awake or trying to communicate with them, it was a therapists who noticed that Tavalaro seemed to follow her with her eyes. A disease often misdiagnosed by doctors as a vegetative state, or pseudo-coma. She was trapped without anyone…

because the fetus is not even aware of its life. Sarah Dutton states that “A fetus does not have the capability of sensing pain due to the fact that their neural development has not yet matured enough for a connection between the cerebral cortex and thalamus to allow the fetus an acknowledgement of pain”, therefore it does not harm the child. Murder is classified as the killing of another human being under the law. However, under the Roe v. Wade decision of 1973 and U.S. law, abortion is legally…

tight and hyperactive linkage among the orbital cortex (almost like the decision maker or the brain), the caudate nucleus (helps switch from one thought to another), the cingulate gyrus (makes your stomach churn and your heart beat faster), and the thalamus (processes signals from the cortex and other areas) causing a "brain lock" situation, leading to repetitive and intrusive thought along with anxiety explains expert in neuroplasticity Dr. Jeffrey Schwartz (Brain Lock: Free Yourself from…

On the other hand, the efficacy verification of such programs as well as the monitoring of the therapeutic evolution has been restricted to behavioral measures, with a limited quantity of studies that use objective methods aimed for this purpose (Alvarenga, Araújo, Ferraz & Crenitte, 2013). The Cognitive Auditory Evoked Potential (CAEP) - P300 has been used to measure and monitor neurophysiological modifications of the central auditory nervous system (Alonso & Schochat, 2009; Anderson,…

of emotion. ~The James- Lange theory states that stimulus creates a physiological response, which then leads to the labeling of the emotion. ~The Cannon- Bard theory asserts that the physiological reaction and the emotion are simultaneous, as the thalamus sends sensory information to both the cortex of the brain and the organs of the sympathetic nervous system. 9.12 Identify the key elements in cognitive arousal theory, the facial feedback hypothesis, and the cognitive-mediational theory of…

The Fabulous 5 Contributing Members: Jose Herrera, Kaci Stilson, Kristen Kuhr, Joanna Ramos, Zachary Buck 1) Etiology/Pathogenesis of Phantom Limb Syndrome In order to understand a little about Phantom limb syndrome, we must first understand normal function of a body intact and its sensory and motor pathway. The body uses electrical impulses in the form of chemical exchanges in the neurons, or nerve cells, to pass along information. Normal body function indicates that as the extremity (upper or…

Depression: It means being continually sad or unhappy. It is usually accompanied by lethargy and loss of appetite and sleep disturbances. The patient normally withdraws from his friends and becomes less social. Seligman (1973), said depression psychiatry "cold”, because of its diagnostic frequency. It is usually easy to see when someone is depressed What Are the Main Causes of Depression? Depression can occur due to a variety of reasons such as: • Abuse: Misuse, Past physical, sexual, or…

Neurons are the cells specialized to receive, conduct, and transmit signal to the nervous system. The development of neurons starts early during the embryogenesis. After the fusion of sperm and egg, zygote is formed which is further divided to form blastula eventually leading to gastrula stage of development. Gastrulation begins as invagination of cells in the embryo leading to the formation of three germ layers. Formation of notochord from the mesodermal layer marks the beginning of neurulation…

Study of the brain is significant in gaining insights on its structural and functional design and mechanisms which help explain the cause of various existing neurological and psychiatric diseases (Kotter, 2001). Consequently, the histological study of the nervous system and its components which underlies the understanding of the brain forms the basis and foundation of neuroscientific research (Annese, 2012). Important components of the nervous system include the spinal cord which consists of…

There has been an increase with the problem of late term abortion. Especially with the recent presidential election/debates of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. The woman chose to do what she did, so she should either keep the baby, or give the baby up for adoption. Late Term Abortions should be banned because they lead to the possibilities of health problems, the baby is viable of living outside of the womb at this point, and it is violently and painfully dismembering the child. When a woman…