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…was unconscious, and unconscious he remained, with some brain fever" (1005). This shows that greed from one family member has influenced another. It has distorted the boy's way of thinking. He rides a rocking horse to win wealth, and to silence the "whispering…

…Macbeth undoubtedly provides the brains and will behind her husband’s plottings. Macbeth is plagued by his conscience, compassion, imagination, and sensitivity—qualities that were considered feminine at the time. Lady Macbeth recognized and targeted…

…? To answer this question, Descartes claimed that the pineal gland is the interface between the mind and the rest of the brain. He considered this to be the "seat of the soul". Physical states of the world influence our bodies, which influence our brains, which…

…-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) and other similarly structured drugs, kill the brain cells in rats and monkeys that produce the neuro-transmitter serotonin, and though no conclusive evidence has been produced, the assumption is that it does the same in humans. Researchers…

…, warped their brains. In this version of the story, Dionysus was turned into a goat by his father in an attempt to hide him from Hera; from then on he had small horns on his head.         After he was safe, he went to live with the nymphs, who taught…

…on the stimulus of impulses from the motor nerves delivered from the brain. The part of the brain that controls normal breathing is called the medulla and is situated in the hindbrain. Within the medulla is the medullary respiratory system containing a mass of neurones…

…Vibrations of air molecules moving through the air are received and translated into messages that the brain recognizes as sound by a complex organ--the ear. The ear has two important, but different, functions: hearing and sensing the body's equilibrium…

…affect the way our children learn? What are some of the negative impacts of such high tech technology? A computer is a great way to influence healthy brain development. The internet is a very accessible collection of information. Typing promotes good hand eye…

…contractions, and dementia. It can cause a lack of concentration and depression. It also may cause atrophy of the caudate nucleus, a part of the brain. However, symptoms vary between individuals, with some sufferers showing symptoms that others do not. Those…

…transmitter, which sent out sharp noises to keep people from taking advantage of their brains. "Every twenty seconds or so, the transmitter would send out some sharp noise to keep people like George from taking unfair advantage of their brains" (1354…