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…. The three main theories are: 1. Thought doesn't exist; enough said. 2. Thought does exist, but is contained wholly in the brain. In other words, the actual material of the brain is capable of what we identify as thought. 3. Thought is the result…

…that extend through the central axis of the brain, these structures relay information about things that affect sleep. In Dr. Regestein notes, he spoke of experiments that were performed by researchers. The researchers he spoke of would destroy specific brain…

…through hearing or sight your brain interprets what you observe. Your brain bases its interpretation of prior experience to connection new knowledge with old knowledge. Perception contains many flaws though. Perception has some inherent problems such as biased…

…dividing and multiplying stem cells. These stem cells are the basic building blocks for most types of cells found in the human body, including but not limited to blood cells and those cells found in heart tissue, brain tissue, spinal cord tissue, bone marrow…

…could have brain damage, but they wouldn't know for sure until she had an MRI. I was shocked. After he mentioned brain damage, I was absolutely devastated. I prayed the MRI would show different. The doctor told me it would take about a week to get Mary an MRI…

…caffeine in the mornings to provide them with a boost. Caffeine is an addictive drug that functions by using the same methods that amphetamines, cocaine, and heroin use to stimulate the brain. However, the effects of caffeine are much milder than most illicit…

…What Is It and What Causes It? Reyes Syndrome is a rare and often fatal illness that develops rapidly and can be a complication of the flu or chicken pox in children. It can also cause severe brain damage. Reyes Syndrome has been linked to the use…

…students. According to Charles Emery, the leader of the research group, exercise improves the cognitive performance of people with coronary artery disease. However, he doesn't tell how can coronary artery disease affect brain and in what way. For most people…

…explainable as being the same as physical events? For example, when John feels a pain, a mental event is occurring; now is that pain even possibly the same as something that occurs in John's brain, such as the firing of some special group of neurons? Now…

…science of biology, since people figured that they could put the scalpel in the brain, because they were not united there anyway. Epicurus (a Greek philosopher living 300 BC) also addressed the origins of language. He was one of the first philosophers to say…