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…wise?) The way in which our brain is wired makes us the person that we are. The way that we make connections reflects our own particular experiences. Instead of making large holes in the brain, cannabis alters these connections. This is why the effects…
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…for. Tourette's syndrome is typically found in any person mostly under the age of 18. This illness targets 3 to 4 times the amount of men than it does to women. It is caused by a nervous disorder that sends signals to the brain involuntarily. Even though, you may…
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…" of sleep, variables that may affect sleep, and some simple tips to aide you in attaining effective slumber.         Why, exactly is sleep necessary? Sleep is more than a period of rest for the brain, in fact, it is just the opposite. As you sleep, your…
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…Huntington's disease, often abbreviated as HD, is a brain disease that causes nerve cells in the brain to deteriorate. Dr. George Huntington originally discovered HD in 1872. HD was originally known as Huntington's chorea, coming from a Greek word…
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…. The British government just recently decided that it has crossed another species barrier and appeared in humans as a disease known as Creutzfeld-Jakob Disease or CJD. CJD is a fatal, degenerative brain disease which takes from 2 to 30 years to incubate…
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…chromosomes,' (Cardon, 1994, p.271). Secondly, another expert finding was presented by Dr. Glen Rosen, a Harvard neuroscientist, as he explained that nerve cells within the left hemisphere of the brain tend to appear smaller than in the right hemisphere. Dr…
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…, occurring in only select circumstances, but Europeans say it is present in all situations. (http://okok.essortment.com/attentiondefici_refz.htm) Causes of Attention Deficit problems: Tredgold stated in 1908 that hyperactivity was linked to organic brain
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…into the lungs where it enters the bloodstream and is pumped by the heart to the brain. It takes only seven seconds for nicotine to enter the brain after being inhaled. Smoking causes lung cancer, heart diseases, and other fatal diseases. "More than 35 000 Canadians…
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…if they are different substances. Descartes answers this by hypothesizing that the pineal gland facilitates their interactions. He points to this gland because it has a central location in the brain and he believes it to be the only part of the brain without a double…
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…people you would instinctively think about how they are related. 24 is like some kind of train of information. Each minute they create a thick amount of social connections. To actually understand this you have to focus. When you focus you exercise your brain
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