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…within the brain and nervous system which produce behavior is a mysterious course of action. The human brain with an infinite number of interconnections and billions of nerve cells may well be the most complex structure in our universe. Studies have made…

…with legalizing marijuana is the health issues that come with legalizing the drug. How can we ask our government to legalize a drug that research has shown to be chemically dangerous to us? On the short term effects marijuana affects your brain, damaging nerve cells…

…1.) Chordates are animals that posses a notochord, a hollow dorsal nerve cord, and pharyngeal slits at some point in its development. 2.) Vertebrates have a backbone, an endoskeleton, or skeleton on the inside of the body, a large brain in a skull…

…no use of his arms or legs and would not likely live past the age of fifteen. He will also be bedridden and will have little brain activity. The disorder causes him some pain that can be alleviated, but will never fully go away. It is also unknown…

…together. This is different from primates who legs are more spread apart. This makes this characteristic uniquely human. This is benefit to us because to allow our weight to be balanced over each foot as we walk. 5. Brains. I learned from On Being Humans…

…sniffed through the nasal passages, which results in an instant high. This means when consumed, it speeds up the way the brain works. It causes the brain to send out too many electrical signals that then get mixed up. Because the brain tells the heart how fast…

…, but their offspring will continue the pattern of migration even though they have never been shown how to do it. According to some scientists, there is evidence that shows migration routes are “hard – wired into the animals’ brains. A migrating animal, called…

…moods, which alters brain chemistry. This can have many effects--making concentration easier, easing anxiety and fostering patience. "Music," as the old saying goes, "has charms to soothe the savage beast." It can improve a person's psychological, cognitive…

…, is built up in the nerve cells in the brain. Infants who with Tay-sachs disease, who are not carriers, appear to develop normally for the first few months since their birth, but as the nerve cells become swollen with the fatty material, a severe decline…

…in the arteries that supply oxygen and nutrients to the heart, and includes angina pectoris and myocardial infarction. Strokes are caused when a clot blocks blood flow to the brain. Many people with coronary artery disease do not experience symptoms. When…