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…Marijuana In Detail "Marijuana causes long-term changes in the brain similar to those seen with other drugs of abuse . . ." Back in the 1970s, animal experiments led to groundless fears that marijuana blew holes in brain tissue. The experiments…

…condition like alcohol withdrawal or extremely low blood sugar. The seizures in epilepsy may be related to a brain injury or a family tendency, but usually the cause is unknown. The word "epilepsy" does not indicate anything about the cause of the person's…

…, which are set off in the body and brain when two people are attracted to one another. <Tab/>Scientists believe that much of these feelings are caused by a chemical called phenylethylamine, also known as "PEA". PEA is often called the "love…

…researched than that of the brain's functionality. An example would be behavioral psychology in which the focus is put on observing behavior rather than on the processes going on inside the brain that invoke the subject's behavior. This is just one of the many…

…of their brains. The brain of a modern human is 3 times the size of what it was 2 million years ago due to a human's long generation rate of about 13 years. As a result, it wasn't until 12,000 years ago that man learned how to make a fire, and it wasn't until 2,000…

…social problems- disease, poverty, child abuse and neglect, and corruption- often have a common element; that is drug abuse. The use of illegal drugs such as cocaine, crack, heroin and marijuana cause extensive harm to the body and brain. Yet, even after…

…. The skeletal structures are similar, brains are roughly the size in relation to the body, anthropologists, after examining the joint structures and cranial capacities, believe that Neanderthals could do many activities that modern humans do. Neanderthals had thicker…

…. The parts they replace are as follows; inner ear, muscles, and our brain. The gyroscopes and the tilt sensors are much like the inner ear of a human. They detect pitch and angles from which the scooter is off balance, they send that message to the high-speed…

…of gender identities are based on. This, again, leads us to conclude that gender is an obvious trait needed to assess someone's actions. It has been argued among scientists and biologists that no matter how much you want to hide it, in the end, a brain is a brain…

…. The biological distinction is probably related to certain female hormones that cause mood swings. When Whitmire says (in Hulbert's essay) that boys display brain activity that is less developed, she is blatantly wrong. Last year, the valedictorian of Alpharetta High…