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…the disease, They believe that the disease is caused by altered level of neurotransmitters in the brain. Therefore, some of the first signs of illnesses are triggered by life's stressful events, which cause changes in the brain and make the next episodes more…

…How would you cope if you were going to die? In the memoir Death Be Not Proud by John Gunther, his son Named Johnny is faced with this situation. At an early age, Johnny was found with a brain tumor, and struggles to survive. Johnny later died from…

…in her head that was not a slogan, and there was no imbecility, absolutely none, that she was not capable of swallowing if the Party handed it out to her." (Orwell, 58) This was what the Party wanted-a person so brain dead and brain washed…

…women to be inferior to men. It seems to be built into our modern society to view men as the norm. Tavris explains early in the book about the experiments that were set up to study the male and female brain. The scientist's were trying to prove that the male…

…of full blown AIDS is dementia. This was thought to be caused by encephalitis (inflammation of the brain). New evidence suggests that the AIDS virus itself destroys neurons in the brain even though it does not infect them. In laboratory findings the level…

…conditions affect brain development. Another possibility is that autism is the result of a diet lacking some vitamins, minerals, and amino acids. Both of these hypotheses can contribute to neurological abnormalities. The affected areas of the brain include…

…stop moving and stare straight at the screen, and all thinking is diminished, " and the longer you watch television, the slower the brain wave activity (Mander, 201, 207). Pretty soon "television destroys the capacity of the viewer to attend and decreases…

…Many people remembered that Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder was once called hyperkinesis or minimal brain dysfunction. This disorder is one of the most common mental disorders among children. Seen through a child eyes with ADHD is like a fast…

…of the sound at that particular time. Eric Courchesne of the University of California at San Diego has found significant impairments in auditory processing in autistic individuals using P300 brain wave technology (see Courchesne, 1987 for a review). The P300 brain…

…getting more. Many people begin and continue to use drugs because they want a pleasing change in their state of mind. But really drugs only change the brain's perception of difficulties and problems. When a drug wears off, the user's real problems nearly…