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…or faculties that constitute what is called the mind, is in the brain. There is not, and cannot be, any visible demonstration of this anatomically, but accidents happening to living persons shew it to be so. An injury done to the brain by a fracture of the skull…

…skills after accident. -The structural organization of language skills in the brain is sufficiently ÒtightÓ to place restrictions upon types of possible problems. The analysis centres around...A Functional Analysis How does each type fit…

…on the interaction of neurobiological factors and environmental influences. Brain imaging studies using a technique called positron emission tomography (PET) have compared people with and without OCD. Those with OCD have patterns of brain activity that differ from…

…be identified to support appropriate diagnosis and intervention. The Neuropsychological Analyses of FAS/FAE deficits study proposes to quantify and link the neuroanatomic and neuropsychological abnormalities in people with brain damage caused by prenatal alcohol…

…or ideas of this world. There are many examples of nuances and subtlety in perception arising from the physical world. William Gray's theory of feeling tones relates to the concept of nuances by stating that thoughts and memories may be encoded in the brain…

…sleep, occurs in humans during certain phases of sleep (brain basics). REM sleep begins with signals sent from the pons that then travel to the thalamus, which from there sends the signals to the cerebral cortex, the part of the brain responsible for higher…

…is a neurological disorder that affects the brain?s ability to receive, process, store and respond to information. The term learning disability is used to describe the difficulty a person of at least average intelligence has in acquiring basic academic skills. (LD 1…

…are therefore called opportunistic diseases, and to the development of unusual cancers. The virus also tends to reach certain brain cells. This leads to so-called neuropsychiatric abnormalities, or psychological disturbances caused by physical damage to nerve cells…

…reactions that occur within the brain during dreaming. There are many commonly asked questions about dreams. Some can be answered scientifically, but the majority cannot. You might unsuccessfully try to answer questions like: What are our dreams trying to tell…

…', to teach young children that alcohol and other drugs are harmful" ("Alcohol" 2/2). Alcohol and other drugs interfere with messages to one's brain and alter his/her perceptions, emotions, vision, hearing, and coordination. Alcohol and drugs affect his/her…