The Brains

Neonatal Developing brain parcellated atlases Gilmore et. al. parcellated the brain of 74 neonates using anatomical expertise into 38 ROIs for the purpose of studying the gray matter growth and the asymmetry in the neonatal brain (131). In this study, the individual parcellation maps are used for comparison between individual brains. Gousias et. al designed a delineation protocol to manually parcellate the brains of 20 preterm and term neonates into 50 ROIs (132) based on macro-anatomical…

The brain is a strange organ in the body. It is our greatest evolutionary adaptation and sets us apart from the rest of the animals on this planet. Researchers are constantly trying to unlock the mysteries of the mind in an effort to understand humans better and diseases that impact the mind. The study of the adolescent mind has only recently received the attention it deserves. Studies show the brain continues to growth throughout life, but it makes huge changes during adolescence. Many…

Somewhere deep in the conglomerate of useless knowledge in my brain, I knew that sponges do not have brains. I did not, however, take that knowledge and consider what other animals' nervous systems look like. Professor Martin looks at how higher functions of the brain play out in "lower" animals, or animals that are not normally considered to be overly intelligent. According to Professor Martin's research, the female praying mantis has a nervous system that is relatively similar to that of…

on my studying . I have some problems with self-discipline, time-management and daily routine that distracting me.Recently I have read the article by Jonah Lehrer “Blame it on the brain”. It helped me to understand a lot of things that I was doing in a wrong way. It describes a few experiments which show how our brain works and relates to the behaviour I want to change this semester.I have some problems with insomnia. I can’t manage my time in the right way that directly…

Brain development plays a huge role when it comes to talking about the rate of car accidents. In teenagers your brain is not fully developed and compared to adults, there are different thought processes. Sandra Aamodt, neuroscientist, explain that the brain is not fully developed until approximately age 25 and age 18 is about the halfway point. Currently we start driving before the brain is even halfway developed. This is highly unsafe and it show in the statistics. By increasing the driving age…

that play a central role in brain aging (RX-2013). Oxidative stress in the aging brain The brain is particularly vulnerable to oxidative damage as a consequence of its high levels of polyunsaturated fatty acids, high oxygen consumption, high content in transition metals, and poor antioxidant defenses. It has been reported that the aging brain is associated with the accumulation of markers of proteins, lipids, and DNA oxidative damage. It was shown that the aged brain is characterized by…

New Pathways In The Brain It was once commonly accepted that a person’s brain ceased to change after reaching adulthood. Science believed that each part of the brain had its own specific function, and if a certain part was completely damaged, nothing could be done about it. This led to a belief that treatment for many brain conditions was impractical and unjustified, or that even changing our character was unfeasible. But new discoveries in neuroscience have shown that the brain is actually…

Brain Pathways When I say “macaroni,” you might think “cheese;” when I say “peanut butter,” you could possibly think of “jelly.” Often people refer to blue as boy’s color and pink as a girl’s color. You normally think that these things would coincide because we often see them together. This is an example of the pathways that the world around us has engraved in our brains. Researchers interested in neuro-pathways conducted a study on a group of dogs. At meal times, when the dogs would be fed,…

For this midterm we had to choose a topic that had some relation to music. The topic I finally decided on was how improvisation effects the brain. I believe that this topic relates to me as a musician, but in a different way than others topics may relate to them. Most people probably looked up things that they like or things about their instrument of study. I researched something that I am not good at and am actually scared of but I have always wanted to do it. I have never been able to have the…

the writer's ability to create imagery for the reader, which allows them to experience it through their own senses. Each cortex of an individual's brain exhibits an important function in every action, feeling, and reaction that the person experiences. In the readings, "Is Creativity Sexy? The Evolutionary Advantages of Artistic Thinking" and "Your Brain on Fiction", Sam McNerney and Annie Murphy Paul discuss how creativity plays a role in the stimulation of the senses. Both readings come…