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    BRAIN FINGERPRINTING TECHNOLOGY Mandar Ghate Department Of Computers‚ Padmabhushan Vasantdada Patil Pratisthans College Of Engineering mandarghate4@gmail.com Abstract— Brain fingerprinting is a new computer-based technology to identify the perpetrator of a crime accurately and scientifically by measuring brain-wave responses to crime-relevant words or pictures presented on a computer screen. Brain fingerprinting has proven 100% accurate in over 120 tests‚ including tests on FBI agents‚ tests

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    it has on the brain and the specific parts of the brain that it affects. Classification of Alcohol Alcohol can be objectively classified into two classes. It can be classifies as a depressant as well as a stimulant. Alcohol classification as a depressant

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    Brain Cancer Essay

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    know that an estimated 13‚000 people died from brain tumors in the United States in 2009? As a matter of fact‚ more 200‚000 US cases of brain tumors are reported per year according to Brain Tumor Society. Brain tumor is abnormal growth of tissue in the brain and comes in two forms‚ benign and malignant. A benign brain tumor is made up of non-cancerous cells and does not spread beyond the part of the brain where it initially formed. A malignant brain tumor‚ on the other hand‚ is composed of cancer

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    Trauma Affects Brains

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    In “Trauma affects brains of boys and girls in opposite ways” by Stanford University‚ the University of Stanford states that brain scans of teenagers with post-traumatic stress disorder show a structural differences between boy and girls. The part of the brain that shows the structural difference is called insula‚ the insula is the part of the brain that “detects cues from the body and processes emotions and empathy and helps to integrate feeling‚ actions‚ and several other brain functions” (Stanford

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    Marijuana on the Brain I wasn’t to personally apologize to my family‚ and the University for my adolescent decision-making‚ and uncharacteristic act. I take no pride in what I have done‚ but more so shame and a lot of it. However‚ I do hold myself accountable for my action‚ and I am willing to view this obstacle as a lesson to my everlasting life experiences. So‚ as a part of my lesson I have conducted an essay. This essay will summarize the effects of marijuana on the brain. I will speak about

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    Mind and Brain Distinction The human brain is the most complex amongst all brains in species. Human brains posses a mind at its highest expression with the capacity of self-awareness‚ consciousness of experience and most importantly‚ reasoning. Animals are also capable of some level of reasoning‚ they’re conscious of their existence and experiences which is what differences them and humans from other non-reasoning beings. All this self-conscious organisms are able to process information and

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    The Function of the Human Brain By Theresa Higgins Dr. Michael Anatomy & Physiology HS120 December 14‚ 2008 The Function of the Human Cerebellum Introduction: The human brain is an extremely complicated system which controls all of our functions both physical and physiological. What are the cell/ tissue/ organ/system? 1. Glial is the cell and is one of the most important components of the cerebellum which supports the functions of nervous tissue. The nervous tissue

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    The Brain Development and Violence Juanita S Farmer DeVry University Victimology Professor: Jeannine Quear What causes a person to become violent? Is a person born to be a killer or do social pressures cause a person to lash out? These are questions that scientists have been searching for answers to for decades. Though there are many theories about biological influences‚ there is no set rule that applies to everyone that explains what makes a person turn violent. There are three events that

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    Tour of the Human Brain

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    The human brain is unique. It is part of your central nervous system which contains billions or nerve cells and trillions of support cells. The brain is the central computer that controls all bodily functions; the nervous system relays messages from the brain to different parts of the body. It gives us the power to think‚ plan‚ speak‚ and imagine. It controls body temperature‚ blood pressure‚ heart rate‚ and breathing. The brain also accepts information about the world around you from your

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    Traumatic Brain Injury

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    Traumatic Brain Injury: Living with TBI and the effects on individual and caregivers Traumatic Brain Injury is otherwise known as TBI. “Traumatic brain injury‚ a form of acquired brain injury‚ occurs when sudden trauma causes damage to the brain. TBI can result when the head suddenly and violently hits an object‚ or when an object pierces the skull and enters brain tissue” (NINDS‚ 2010). There are two main types of TBI‚ closed head injuries such as head hitting a windshield and penetrating

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