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…Name: The name of my disease is Parkinson’s Disease. It’s named after the English doctor James Parkinson. He first discovered the disease in 1817. Parkinson’s Disease is a disorder of the brain, which produces shaking, difficulty walking, movement…

…The child's mind a very delicate and fragile piece of space just waiting to be fulfilled with knowledge. With every touch, taste, sight, and sound a small part of the brain is in growth. It is these early stimulations that are so crucial…

…. the "strobing effect" of LSD (hypothetical explanation) the entire brain is functioning or "moving" at a faster rate than normal- it is processing information very fast. yet the outside information is not coming in any faster than usual, because the optical…

…Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive brain disorder that causes gradual loss of memory as well as the loss of language skills, and eventually the inability to care for oneself. This disease affects about 10 percent of the American population over…

…found that sleep contained five different stages. Dement used electroencephalograms (EEGs), graphically recorded brain-wave activity obtained through electrodes placed on the scalp and forehead while sleeping. Dement found that in eight hours of sleep…

…. The studies of the nervous system helped lower death rates from heart disease, stroke, accidents, etc. The nervous system is a network of neurons (nerve cells) that that sends information to the brain to be analyzed. Neurons live both in and outside the central…

…The Neural Control of Slow-Wave and REM Sleep Although sleep involves most of the brain, the basal forebrain region is particularly important to slow-wave and REM sleep. Sterman and Clemente found that electrical stimulation of this area produced…

…Aliens with huge heads (and brains) have landed on our planet and are knocking on your door. They are amazed by our tiny heads and want to know the process by which our "puny, human brains" pass information along. Give them a description of what…

…of humans and other mammals, that can distinguish minute variations of shape, color, brightness, and distance. The actual process of seeing is performed by the brain and not by the eye, the eye is just the camera and the brain is what makes the picture…

…HIM SYPHILIS. WHEN MEDICINE CURED THE SORES MAUPASSANT THOUGHT HE WAS HOME FREE, BUT IN REALITY THE DISEASE HEADED FOR HIS BRAIN. BORN NEAR DIEPPE IN 1850, MAUPASSANT HAD BEEN BROUGHT TO HIS SINGLE PROMISCUOUS LIFE BY FIGHTING PARENTS. GUY SIDED WITH HIS…