Now that technology has emerged as part of people’s lifestyle‚ there is an increase of multitasking that is now part of our lives. In some people’s perspective‚ multitasking can be seen as an advantage; for example‚ in the business world‚ constantly performing several tasks at once can lead to a drop in productivity. This has affected the way our brains function‚ it raises stress levels‚ and sometimes causes headaches or migraines. It may seem like multitasking is a method to finish quickly and to
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The human brain is a series of mazes and channels that enable a being to function. The brain is deeply depended on. It contains the information of allowing a person to memorize‚ breathe‚ and to perform everyday tasks. But has the brain ever been altered? Would the brain be able to remember an event that has never happened? The human brain constantly alters itself to fit into the world. It uses sense and smell to create false memories one remembers. In 1994 Elizabeth Loftus carried out an experiment
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I. A. Over 5‚000 teens die every year while intoxicated and more than 175‚000 are seriously injured. That means alcohol leads to almost 30% of teen deaths each year. Lowering the legal drinking age would only increase this number. B. The legal drinking age should not be lowered to 18 years old. C. 1. The human brain is not fully developed until the age of 25 and an undeveloped brain is more likely to become addicted to alcohol (www.samafoundation.org). 2. Drunk-driving accidents
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The dust in our homes and the air we breathe harbor a complex stew of chemicals. Some‚ like oxygen‚ sustain life. Others are pollution stemming from things like car exhaust or from tiny scraps of household products. A pair of new studies adds a level of much-needed detail about exactly how widespread such toxic exposures can be. A new analysis‚ published Wednesday in Environmental Science & Technology‚ reaffirmed that consumer product chemicals including phthalates‚ phenols and flame retardants are
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STROKE By: Courtney Evans WHAT IS A STROKE? A stroke occurs when blood supply to part of the brain is interrupted or severely reduced‚ depriving brain tissue of oxygen and food. AREAS AFFECTED Depending on the type of stroke‚ different areas of the brain will be affected‚ but generally speaking if the frontal lobe is affected ones motor skills‚ higher processing‚ speech‚ and planning will be affected. If the parietal lobe is affected ones association areas and attention areas will be affected
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If each of the following brain parts individually was damaged‚ what would be the consequence and why? Hippocampus‚ hypothalamus‚ cerebellum‚ reticular formation‚ medulla Hippocampus is important for forming lasting memories. The hippocampus lies inside the temporal lobes‚ which is why stimulating the temporal lobes can produce memory like or dream like experiences. Hippocampus damage can result in anterograde amnesia which is the loss of ability to form new memories. Someone who sustains an
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* tentorium cerebelli: supports the posterior part of the cerebrum and separates the cerebrum from the cerebellum * shape of cerebellum resembles a butterfly * vermis: central constricted area * cerebellar hemispheres: lateral wings or lobes * each hemisphere consists of lobes separated by deep and distinct fissures * anterior and posterior
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injected into mother rats from the CD stand. Once the female and male rats reached post-natal day 90 or older‚ they were euthanized‚ and their brains were extracted‚ sterilized‚ and stained in order to count the neurons in the left hemisphere of the cerebellum.
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Ieva Baranauskaite Melinda Bechtell CMI 352 13‚ May‚ 2016 Dandy walker syndrome Dandy Walker syndrome (DWS) is a congenital brain defect that occurs in the cerebellum and the brain of the fourth ventricle during the first trimester. It is a genetic disorder and affects infants and children. Reason for the Dandy-Walker syndrome child’s presence is teratogenic factor‚ which adversely affect fetal development. There are‚ at present‚ three identified types of Dandy–Walker complexes. These represent closely
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similar features and functions. There is still a great difference in the size‚ and importance of these structures in the brain. For instance‚ the bird brain is small in size‚ yet still very complex. The size and complexity of the cerebrum and cerebellum is the most notable difference in these vertebrates. There are many similarities in the brain structure of the mammal‚ bird and amphibian. They have the several parts that are the same and perform the same function. For instance the
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