Bias Based On Neurological Pathways

Narcolepsy in Children By Jonas Wilson, Ing. Med. Narcolepsy is classified as a neurological disorder and is characterized by excessive daytime sleepiness. In children, narcolepsy with its recurring episodes of ‘sleep attacks’ can lead to social as well as academic dysfunction. Narcolepsy syndrome (NS) features vivid pseudo-dream experiences just before sleeping or upon awakening, referred to as hypnagogic and hypnopompic hallucinations, respectively. NS also presents with cataplexy, which is

the adolescent population and variability of doctor bias. The inconsistency in both reliable diagnostic and treatment consensus emphasize the imperative to implement stronger genetics based studies of psychiatric disorders. Such studies to pinpoint genes, gene products and eventually, neuro-biological pathways related to mental disorders can elucidate focused diagnostic tests and effective treatments for mental health patients. Population based studies were among the first scientific studies to confirm

conducted to determine the cause and best treatment of the disorder. A study conducted at Harvard in 1984 proposed that dyslexia was a normal variation in the human brain (due to evolution) and therefore was not a disorder. (Newman, 1998) This theory was based on a supposed enlargement of the right side of the brain, the side that deals with spatial perception, faces, art, and music, and a decrease in growth on the left side of the brain (Broca area) which deals with the primary language processing. (Newman

the risk of neural tube defects and related issues, there are still lingering concerns about its safety such as the masking effect it may have on populations at risk for or already deficient in vitamin B12. The recommended amount of Folate intake based on the RDAs is set at around 400mcg DFE – 600mcg DFE depending on gender and pregnancy status.1 This very level was set in order to achieve a status that prevents deficiency in the general population and neural tube defects in infants, while remaining

By conducting interviews with psychiatrists, PhD students and adolescent alcohol researchers, I obtained current information, where there were scarce secondary sources which explored the effects of alcohol on the adolescent brain. This process was highly beneficial because it increased the reliability of my research and substantiated emerging Key Finding 1 – that adolescent neuroplasticity increases their susceptibility to alcohol related mental illness. For example, Fiona Griffith stated that “the

European population suffer from chronic pain.1 The understanding of pain in research has considerably developed from the simplistic pain-gate theory.2,3 It is now understood that stimulation of peripheral nociceptors at high threshold triggers central pathways that travel via the lateral spinothalamic tract to the medulla and brainstem.4 Nociceptive information also arrives via spinoreticular and spinomesencephalic tracts; controlling autonomic, arousal and homeostatic responses.56 Sensory firing is just

The Effect of Social Priming on Memory Formation Isabel Rauchle Psy 110 - McCoy Nov. 30, 2016 In today’s society, and many generations before us, stereotypes have overrun how we think as a collective group. From the way we act around others to the way we perceive the actions and conversations around us, they are all influenced by stereotypes. Whether these stereotypes are taught to us from our parents, our peers, or through media influences

improving your memory and neurological efficiency. According to Bergland, dancing blends “cerebral and cognitive thought processes with muscle memory and proprioception held in the cerebellum” (3) that benefit dancers. He then further goes on to state that dancing can improve the muscle memory and aid in dizziness. Upon reading all these benefits to mind, one concept that seems to repeatedly register in one’s mind ought to be the possible implementation of dancing based therapy groups in hospitals

storage area for memories until they are transferred to other structures in the brain for long-term and permanent storage (Graf, etal, 2012). Damage to any of these structures can cause amnesia (Deng, 2010). Memory is divided into two categories based on how long the information is accessible: short-term memory and long-term memory. Short-term memory refers to remembering a small amount of information for several seconds to a few minutes (Staniloiu & Markowitsch, 2012). Long-term memory refers to

Consequences of Addictive Personality on Depression The real question was why no one ever seemed to figure this grim scenario out on her own, just by looking at you. This was enraging in and of itself — the fact that severe depression, much as it might be treated as an illness, didn’t send out clear signals for others to pick up on; it did its deadly dismantling work under cover of normalcy. The psychological pain was agonizing, but there was no way of proving it, no bleeding wounds to point to.