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…, “. . . the right foods, or the natural neurochemicals they contain, can enhance mental capabilities – help you concentrate, tune sensorimotor skills, keep you motivated, magnify memory, speed reaction times, defuse stress, perhaps even prevent brain aging” (Blaun 35…

…, the user has withdrawal symptoms when drug use is stopped. They may undergo physical pain or mental distress.          The drug mimics a natural process in the brain called neurotransmission. This is when a brain cell releases a signal to another brain…

…In about the 1950s, most people thought of sleep as a passive, inactive part of our daily lives. Now we know that our brains are very active when were asleep. Sleep affects us in many ways, that we are just beginning to understand. For instance…

…" theory was an idea that was actually first put forth back in the early 1950s (Marmor, 1997). The theory is that the brain locks onto a set body weight and a signal feeds the brain with information telling you how much you need to eat (Marmor, 1997). Leptin…

…<Tab/>Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia. Dementia is the loss of intellectual and social abilities severe enough to interfere with daily functioning. It occurs in people with Alzheimer's disease because healthy brain…

…Background: Epilepsy is also referred to as seizure disorder; it is a chronic brain disorder that briefly interrupts the normal electrical activity of the brain to cause seizures. These seizures can be characterized by a variety of symptoms including…

…issue, marijuana. Most people think that smoking marijuana is not as bad for you as smoking a cigarette. This is not exactly true. Marijuana has many long term and short term effects. Marijuana has many effects on the brain. In marijuana the substance…

…issue, marijuana. Most people think that smoking marijuana is not as bad for you as smoking a cigarette. This is not exactly true. Marijuana has many long term and short term effects. Marijuana has many effects on the brain. In marijuana the substance…

…contact with the brain. The brain would be the nexus between the mind and body.          The popular form of substance dualism was adopted after the difficulties of Cartesian dualism could not be overcome. Rene Descartes stated…

…, and a pair of digestive glands that not only secrete digestive fluids but also absorb food. Structures that serve as kidneys are located near the antennae. A brain exists in the form of ganglia near the sense organs, and a collection of ganglia and major nerves…