Brain
Essays

Abstract Stroke is in basic terms caused by blockage of blood vessels or bleeding in the brain. Currently, it is widely regarded one of the leading causes of deaths in the U.S. This text concerns itself with this particular disease, its causes and the organs it affects. Amongst other things, this discussion will also cover the effect of the disease on the victim and the measures that could be embraced to prevent not only the disease but also its complications.

What if these theories are really true, and we were magically shrunk and put into someone's brain while he was thinking. We would see all the pumps, pistons, gears and levers working away, and we would be able to…

While the creation of a 'bionic man' similar to the Six Million Dollar Man of the 70s television series or the gun-slinging robot of Westworld may still be the realm of popular sci-fi, technology has developed to a…

Tourette Syndrome (TS) is an inherited neurological disorder generally associated with tics. Tics are defined as either involuntary body movements, or involuntary vocal sounds that are usually repetitive.

The creation of 'cyberspace,' or the sharing of information through email, on the Internet and on websites, has had a profound impact on nearly every field of human endeavor. Medical science, and particularly Radiology,…

This paper discusses the critical differences between attention versus perception, as well as how the two concepts are interrelated. It applies those concepts to Where's Waldo, a children's book series in which children must use a combination of working memory and discrimination to find the strange-looking title character amongst even stranger-looking people. The paper is written from a cognitive psychological perspective.

The paper looks into the concept of mindfulness in discussions or decision making and its five dimensions that must be considered when making decisions. To further explain this, it gives the errors in rational-decision making by area and gives daily life examples of how such common errors do occur and how they can be handled

Obesity has emerged as one of the most pressing health problems in the United States. Indeed, the overall trend toward obesity in American adults, as well as children and adolescents, has been increasingly identified by…

When we ask ourselves what is knowledge (as we do when we are engaged in the process of philosophy) we are effectively asking what is our relationship with the world. V.S. Ramachandran - as is the norm for philosophers…

Air pollution pertains to substances and gases in the air that threaten health and life. Among these are pollutants and irritants, such as nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide, and carbon dioxide; particulates, volatile…