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…the hippocampus region. Biologically not a lot is known about what goes on in the brain, concerning memory and learning. What we mostly know is that the hippocampus when inflicted with injury, many memory difficulties arise. A result from the removal of the hippocampus…

…Manic-depressive illness, or bipolar disorder, is a psychiatric disorder and brain disease is characterized by severe mood swings, from mania to depression. Bipolar Disorder is a biological disease of the brain. It is caused by a chemical imbalance…

…Though many people refer to Cerebral Palsy as a disease, in reality, it is a group of chronic conditions affecting body movement and muscle coordination. Since it is caused by damage to one or more specific areas of the brain, it usually occurs during…

…on whole brain death is that of patients who are in persistent vegetative state (PVS). PVS, patients are not capable of voluntary action or behavior. They are not aware of their environment and do not have the capacity to experience pain or suffering.1…

…. Researchers believe that several genes and environmental factors such as viruses and chemicals may contribute to the development of the disorder. Numerous studies of people with autism have found abnormalities in several regions of the brain, including…

…damage the brain in many ways, the most serious effect is Korsakoff’s syndrome. This causes the inability to remember recent events or to learn new information. These incidents of alcohol-related brain damages are approximately 10 percent of adult dementias…

…brain and brain capacity to increase. The fact that food was cooked, the jaw and teeth experienced a decrease in size since meat wasn’t so hard to eat through. Fire also allowed the creation of better and stronger tools thus resulting in hunters having more…

…-teleology. He thought that when a person died there soul died just like their brain. It is because of all these examples and my own thinking that I believe in non-teleology. I do not believe that there is any purpose in my life, other than to do just like…

…PHENYLKETONURIA. Phenylketonuria - or PKU - is a rare inherited dieses. It is caused by the absence of an enzyme for dealing with the amino acid phenylalanine and leads to brain damage in the young child. Screening at birth and the start…

…that way” is neither new nor proven. In this paper, I will enlighten my audience on the lack of scientific evidence and contradicting flaws in the scientific findings based on a study done by Simon LeVay. Simon LeVay studied human sexuality and brain structure…