Ahmad Alkadhim COMP 227 Minor Assignment #3 10/10/12 V.S. Ramachandran‚ in his TED talk entitled “Three Clues to Understanding Your Brain‚” states that we can better understand and learn about the functions of our brain by studying patients who have suffered damage to a small region on their brain. The first example he uses to support his idea is the Capgras delusion. People who suffer from this syndrome don’t have any emotions when they see something of importance to them. For example‚ when
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S. NAIPAUL’S MIGUEL STREET What is the role of the creative artist in countries such as ours? Novelist V.S Naipaul raises this question in the story of B. Wordsworth‚ one of the stories in Miguel Street‚ a 1959 book of Trini characters. "Trinidadians are more recognizably ’characters’ than people in England"‚ said Naipaul in an August ‚1958 piece in the Times Literary Supplement. The "characters" in Miguel Street’s portrait gallery include "Man Man" and "Bolo"‚ both of whom are
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A New Identity Culture manifests in the way someone lives his or her life; what he or she believes. In other words‚ someone’s identity is shaped by the culture that he or she comes from. Accordingly‚ uprooting someone from his or her own country- culture- and throwing him or her into another one‚ could lead to a state of frustration and pain resulted from the clash of values that attacks him or her entity and social status. Such impacts of the cultural encounter are revealed in the short story
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Zuleika Rodriguez Professor Alan Schlechter/ Daniel Lerner (Nick Jensen) The Science of Happiness October 1‚ 2014 The Moment of Change Faith‚ courage and willpower are some values that have shaped me into the character that I am today. Following upon the numerous and impacting conflicts I had throughout my life‚ I can recall my family reunion last summer. In a quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson‚ he states‚ “Be an opener of doors for such as come after thee‚ and do not try to make the universe
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Stroke is the sudden death of brain cells due to lack of oxygen which is caused by blockage of blood flow or rupture of an artery in the brain. The most common symptoms are weakness or numbness of muscles of face‚ upper extremities and lower extremities on one side of the body. Loss of speech‚ difficulty in speaking‚ loss of balance‚ unable to stand or walk are usually combined with the symptoms. Hemiplegia of the upper extremity is the major cause responsible for the restriction of activities of
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for granted. But‚ it ’s a perception that ’s possible only because of the body image created by the brain. A significant part of that image is a mental map of the body surface generated by the cerebral cortex using the sensory signals it receives from the skin. Other regions of the cortex control other components‚ such as the position of muscles and joints‚ the intention to move‚ and also the visual viewing of the body ’s movements (New Scientist). Unfortunately‚ the brain ’s idea of its body can
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video series‚ found on YouTube‚ depicting the findings of neurologist‚ Dr. V.S. Ramachandran. Ramachandran is noted for his use of experimental methods that rely relatively little on complex technologies such as neuroimaging. According to Ramachandran‚ "too much of the Victorian sense of adventure [in science] has been lost." In the case of Derek Steen‚ who is suffering from Phantom Limb Syndrome‚ Dr. Ramachandran evaluated the levels of feelings on both sides of the patient’s body by touching
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References: Hearing colors‚ Tasting Shapes by Vilayanur S. Ramachandran and Edward M. Hubbard http://www.sciam. com Scientific American What is The process of Perception http://www.argi.com.my/whatispage/perception.htm Journal of Counsciouness Studies‚ 8‚ No. 12‚ 2001 Synaesthesia A window into perception‚ thought and language pp. 3-34 V.S. Ramachandran and E.M. Hubbard Perception 1976‚ volume 5‚ pages 217-223 Implicit labeling and readiness for pronunciation
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Symbolism behind the Phantom of the Opera Throughout the story and the original novel‚ the symbolic use of mirrors abound. I think much deeper it’s dealt with in the original book by Gaston Leroux‚ and somewhat alluded to in different terms in the movie. Nevertheless‚ let’s take a look at the reflection in the mirror and see what’s there. What is a mirror? Basically‚ it’s just a smooth shiny surface that forms an image by reflection. When we gaze into a mirror‚ our reflection returns to us‚ and
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On the 1st of October‚ we had started our clinical teaching in Pusat Perubatan Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (PPUKM). I felt excited because I like to hand on the patient and I can gain experience through clinical teaching. On the first day of clinical teaching‚ I was under En Taib’s supervision. He orientated us around the Occupational Therapy department and briefly introduced the staff and rooms in the department. Due to the presence of the patients‚ En Taib decided to bring us to ward round
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