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    Magnetic Resonance Imagining (MRI) measure the frequency of magnetic-resonance signal. These signals can be measured at the same time, and their location is sorted based on resonant frequency. deCharms (2008) alikeness the MRI process to hearing several notes on a piano concurrently and then separating out the individual keys that produced each note based on the pitch of the note. MRI measures simultaneous signals emitted from an individual (just like the piano) and the origins of each signal…

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    These opioid receptors are found in the cortex, amygdala, hypothalamus, thalamus, hippocampus, and the peripheral sensory neurons. Brain parts like these are affected because they are involved in emotion, memory, hormone production, sensory processes like seeing or smelling, and communication between the brain and the body. When…

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    INTRODUCTION ` Human Sexual dimorphism as its basic element of identity is genetically determined and determines the natural path of social development and cultural heritage. Complementarity of the morphological phenotype characteristics and behavioral of the men and women is part of the genetic program of human nature-oriented implementation of the basic tasks to fulfill in life, which is to have offspring, which in turn is, related to its fertility. This consists of the ability to produce…

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    successful surgery greatly influenced a professor from the University of Lisbon Medical School named Dr. Antonio Egas Moniz. Dr. Antonio Egas Moniz “he proposed to cut surgically the nerve fibers which connect the frontal and prefrontal cortex to the thalamus, a structure located deep in the brain, which is responsible for relaying sensory information to the cortex”. Moniz theorized that in doing lobotomies it can eliminate the mental patients’ toxic repetitive thoughts. Moniz worked with his…

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    The reminiscence of the previous day flashes in the brain, yet she knows nothing of the preceding day. Walking through an unfamiliar home and seeing all these photos of a familiar face amongst many unknown faces, this is what it is like to wake up as a person who has dementia. When people first started to recognise dementia they called it senility and then later on the name changed to dementia (“Types of Dementia”). Many people believe that they understand the definition of dementia, but the…

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    Intervention strategies will target the receptive and expressive areas of communication in conjunction with each other to maximize the student’s success in therapy. Since the student presents with both reading and writing difficulty, the intervention strategies for the receptive and expressive areas will equip the student with writing readiness skills. Reading enhances writing skills therefore teaching language, reading, and writing as a whole process is conducive to effective learning (Silvers,…

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    Narratives, which include scripts, stories, and personal narratives play a significant role in helping children develop skills for understanding higher-level language forms and connecting with peers and adults (Nelson, 2010) The Scaffolded Narrative Method will be used to increase George’s ability to narrate. During this interactive teaching strategy, George will receive the level of support needed while working as independently as possible. “A student who is an independent writer can be in the…

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    Fibromyalgia is immense pain throughout a person’s body with incapacitating fatigue, melancholy, and tension. A person will have a reduced pain threshold or tender spots. Over 12 million people have been diagnosed with fibromyalgia, most are women between the ages of 25 and 60. Men are less likely to get this ailment than women. It can lie dormant in a man or woman 's body until a traumatic event triggers it. Fibromyalgia syndrome is a common and chronic ailment characterized by sizable muscle…

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    2017). Gamma brainwaves are the fastest brainwave frequency with the smallest amplitude (www.omharmonics.com,2017). Neuro scientists believe that Gamma waves are able to link information from all parts of the brain. The Gamma waves originates in the thalamus and moves from the back of the brain to the front and back again forty times per second. High gamma activity also corresponds to a state of peak performance. Elite athletes, top-notch musicians and high achievers in all fields produce far…

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    neuron pathways through electrical or chemical means in the spinal cord neurons, then through the interneurons of the spinal cord all the way to the brain. Here the signals are interpreted as pain. The area in the brain these signals travel to is the thalamus, which then relays signals to cortical brain regions which process the nociceptor information creating a reaction or experience…

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