Brain
Essays

Abstract Child exploitation has, for decades, been a serious concern for parents who were not too long ago convinced that the surest way to keep their children safe was by keeping them indoors; occupied with the computer, video games, or the internet. The relief was short-lived; child exploitation on the internet is now quite common, adding to the list of headaches that parents have to grapple with. This text illustrates the seriousness of this issue and puts forward, in the form of a public awareness campaign, the actions that different stakeholders could adopt in order to reduce the prevalence of the vice.

This paper examines the traditional debate between rationalism and empiricism, and decides in favor of rationalism. The arguments made involve inherent knowledge---with glances at Socrates' use of geometry and Chomsky's use of language as examples---and also involve the unreliability of sensory evidence, with examples drawn from factitious diseases and sensory hallucinations.

This essay examines the use of hypnotherapy as a tool for sufferers of substance abuse problems. The essay first examines the ideas of both hypnosis and substance abuse. A literature review of information supporting the idea that that hypnosis is beneficial in treating substance abuse is included. The essay concludes with ideas on prevention as a key to health.

This paper takes the form of a popular article educating the lay public about an important area of nutrition science: the benefits of omega-3 fatty acids in the diet. What are omega-3 fatty acids; which foods contain these essential nutrients; and the difference between omega-3 fatty acids and their omega-6 counterparts are all touched upon in this article.

Death is a pretty extreme event in someone's life; one that everyone must endure. We all know it is coming one day, but most of us take it for granted as we go about our daily lives.

This paper is a summary of Chapter 4 of Robert Glennon's book Unquenchable: America’s water crisis and what we can do about it (Island Press, 2010). The book details the escalating contamination of America's drinking water; the risks it poses to Americans (particularly the poor who cannot afford filtered water); and also offers some solutions.

¶ … sphere of life, there needs to be thought process that precedes any action or decision, otherwise things would be done in erratic and haphazard manner and end up in absolute chaos and disorder.

Merkel cell carcinoma is a relatively rare disease in which malignant cells form in the skin, usually in individuals who have a weak immune system or extensive exposure to the sun. Merkel cells are found in the top (epidermis) layer of the skin, close to the nerve endings that house responders to touch. This paper examines a single research study that looks at using protein inhibitors to interupt viral growth.

Descartes' view, "I think, therefore I am," may not be entirely accurate when proposing that the essence of cognitive judgment, using the brain to "think," necessitates the use of consciousness to comprehend the state…

There are a variety of different perspectives on sex and gender. The four main theoretical perspectives are biological, evolutionary, social constructionist, and psychodynamic perspectives.