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…Blind Spot: Seeing more than your eye does. People generally assume that what you see is very much what your eye sees and reports. In reality, your brain fills in very substantially to the information it gets from your eye (Pessoa, Thompson & Noe…

…the wives of the twins hear the horrible news. Peter's wife gets the news that her husband's body is beyond repair but that his brain is perfectly fine and functioning. Paul's wife hears from the doctors that Paul suffered severe hemorrhaging in his brain…

…Though knowledge and wisdom may seem alike, they are really different. As a matter of fact they only have two things in common: Both require a brain and both are very hard to obtain. A knowledgeable person might dress in a fashion that can be accepted…

…patients inherited the disease. MND is the name of a group of related diseases affecting the motor neurons in the brain and spinal cord. Motor neurons are nerve cells that control the muscles. These motor neurons, in the brain, die out. Then, the nerves, which…

…History once told us, "This is your brain...this is your brain on drugs...any questions?" Well, after seeing "Constantine," I know exactly what that prophecy meant. I still see Keanu Reeves as Neo, the perfect resemblance of a hero who saves the world…

…, particularly in human behavior. For example the brain "sees" the rapid presentation of photographs as cinematographic motion, a musical piece is more than just collection of notes. The Gestalt school arose from researchers like Max Wertheimer, Kurt Koffka…

…these different groups of people for better adaptation. It explains a possible reason for their color of skin, appearance, and overall body structure. Also, studies have shown that the evolution of the human brain is still undergoing beneficial change. Scientists make…

…by bodily responses (increase in heartbeat, perspiring, erratic breathing). Since different emotions have different responses, the feedback to the brain is different and would, according to James, account for how we feel in such situations. In 1885, Carl Lange…

…, psychoactive substances known as psychotropic drugs have been developed to treat patients with severe mental illness. Psychoactive substances exert their effects by modifying biochemical or physiological processes in the brain. The message system of nerve cells…

…Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive, irreversible brain disorder with no known cause or cure. It attacks and slowly steals the minds of its victims. It stops the person from forming accurate perceptions of the world around them. Symptoms…