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…four stages. Your most memorable and vivid dreams occur during cycle four. During this stage the sleeper keeps going through a cycle. First, the brain warms up and begins to go through the REM period. During the REM stage the person cannot be quickly…

…well for me as I am motivated and a self-starter with a discipline to get the job done. The online environment is ideal for my learning style as I cannot be easily distracted. In future I plan to use both sides of my brain. My left-brain, the analytical…

…a loved one, losing a job or suffering the kind of abuse that poisoned Marcel's childhood. It can also happen on its own, the result of a chemical imbalance in the brain - a problem with a strictly physical cause such as, say, diabetes. Often, both…

…wrapped plastic and/or cellophane from cigarette packages. The heroin affects the brain's pleasure and pain system. It interferes with the brain's ability to perceive pain and activates the brain's pleasure system. The drug is fast acting, especially when…

…severe, with the patient being comatose. With the most severe of Reye's Syndrome cases, internal fluid builds up in the brain and there is irreversible brain damage or even death. While the disease is not often fatal, it is essential to treat the disease…

…humans. In order to make the issue more understandable and persuasive, John Searle's ideas of the issue will also be analyzed with reference to his article 'Minds and Brains Without Programs'. <Tab/>So as to understand the arguments…

…and signals the set point mechanism in the brain, which tells how much fat is present in the body. The protein is believed to be produced by an obesity gene called ob. When leptin is injected into rodents, it lessened appetite and increased calories being…

…that could keep someone alive longer, even if their heart did not work or if their brain did not function. This complicated the ethical issues of medical practice and research. Some of the major issues concerned with bioethics are: abortion, stem cell research…

…where coffee, or more importantly caffeine originated? Today caffeine is one of the most popular drugs worldwide. It has been around for centuries dating as far back as the American Aztecs and the Ancient Chinese. It works with the body to stimulate the brain…

…. Robinson." You might wonder why the brain memorizes certain sections of songs or tunes, or why that chorus is stuck in your head all day long even if you don't like it. Scientist's believe that the brain is pre-wired for music. The use of musical compositions…