Quadriplegics: Understanding The Brain

Many researchers have sought out an explanation for the mysteries hidden within our brain and how it operates. Recent studies have shown that the brain functions more as a muscle allowing it to continue to grow or contract. If these studies prove to be true, this could forever change how people interact or associate with their brains.

Scientists are motivated for the need to understand the brain to explain neurological diseases such as Autism, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, Schizophrenia, and many more. The cure to many of these may just be found hidden in the brain. Could it really be just simple as rewiring the brain or replacing defective or missing parts? The

have allowed scientist to study the brain and how it functions. When finding abnormalities in the

Although we now have substantial knowledge about the nature of a neurological disorder; there is are a vast amount of supporting studies explaining what neurological disorders mean for the self and the human

Patient is a 55-year old male who was diagnosed as a Quadriplegia. The reason the patient is quadriplegia due to uncontrolled hypertension. The patient is under the care of Hallmark Home Healthcare. According to the Hallmark Home Healthcare policy, the staff must turn every changing a patient's position in bed every 2 hours helps keep blood flowing. This helps the skin stay healthy and prevents bedsores. According the patient’s chart the patient was turn every 2 hour and the staff change the patient incontinence pads. On March 15, 2015, Skye Moore the patient daughter, report her father had a skin is worn away and underlying muscles, tendons, and bones are exposed on the patient sacrum and heel. The patient was rush to Wing of Mercy’s

Brain cells differ from other cells in our body and do not regenerate. Nevertheless, research shows that the brain has the ability to change even after injury (neuroplasticity; for overview see: Demarin & Morovic 2014) and compensate for the lost cells to minimize long-term effects. However, this is only possible if the patient receives treatment in form of brain injury rehabilitation. The attending therapist will create a beneficial rehabilitation plan after the assessment is complete and the impairment magnitude is known.

The human brain is utterly baffling. A small organ weighing merely three pounds as an adult has the ability to control and shape a human’s life. Without it there would be nothing. There are so many different functions… and with that there are so many things that can go horribly wrong. It is amazing the capacities and that it possesses and we do not even realize it. That is why studying neurology and working on the treatment of neurological disorders is so critically important. Through the examination of Huntington’s disease, Bell’s Palsy, and Aphasia, neurologists can work to better the human mind and cure the diseases that attack it, which will infinitely enhance the lives of humans and create a brighter future for us all.

Paul Furlong, Professor of Clinical Neuroimaging at Aston University (UK), states that "it's very hard to create an animal model that even equates closely to what we're trying to achieve in the human” (HUMANE SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL, 2013). This is what we need to get through scientific research in order to replace animals by new alternative scientific methods.

Many people hear about neurological disorders as they grow up, but no one ever full understands what they are. Neurological disorders are complicated to deal with and many do not know how to handle them. As time went on more developments and better technology allowed for doctors and scientist to study the brain. As the doctors studied the brain they learned a lot more about what part of the brain is affected the most. People know there are many neurological disorders in society today. One of the most common disorders is Autism. Autism is one of the most confusing and most researched disorder there is.  Autism is known as a developmental disability that effects

Luckily thanks to advances in technology and imaging understanding the anatomy of the brain have been made possible. Not only are they able to understand the significance of the structure of the brain but this research allows neuroscientists to detect flaws in its functioning. They are now

The brain is vital to the functioning of every human being. After studying the brain for a whole semester, it made me realize how important it is to keep the brain health and protected. God made human being very complex, and trying to understand how each organ relates to each other has been a challenge for anyone in the medical field. Each year, new techniques are discovered as to what, where and how the human brain operates. There are discoveries made in the medical field everyday that were not known before. The brain is the part of the central nervous system that encompasses the cranium that consist of the forebrain (prosencephalon), the midbrain (mesencephalon) and the hindbrain (rhombencephalon). If the brain is damage due to an acquired brain injury, it can

Most people don’t know that the living brain is the most beautiful sight on earth. “The brain is full of delicately whorled structures, like the spirals of shells; and the intricate network of blood vessels and fluid that covers its surface has a golden, shimmering sheen. It’s unlike anything else I’ve ever seen.” says brain surgeon Dr. Gelareh Zadeh. (Masters, 2008) Brain surgeons, known as neurosurgeons operate on the brain to treat problems such as bleeding, tumors, infections, or tissue and nerve damage. They also treat symptoms of brain diseases. As new brain diseases arise, the need for neurosurgeons increase.

This article from Scientific American gives us a look inside the human brain. The article is written by Karl Deisseroth, a professor of bioengineering and psychiatry at Stanford University. He begins by comparing the brain to a tapestry with interwoven parts. Fibers called axons spread out from the neurons carrying data to other neurons. He goes on to say if we are to know how the brain works we have to figure out how the so called tapestry is setup. This has to be done on an individual basis for each axon. We also must understand the purpose of an axon, we also have to keep in mind the brain isn’t flat like a tapestry. Therefore it is hard to get a good look at it. However, new technology has been developed that has changed that. Not only does it give us a way to look at the brain without having to physically open it, it also helps us track the various fibers as they make their through the brain.

Since the beginning of time people have been trying to figure out how exactly the brain works. Over the years many theories have been developed to try and explain this. In ancient times it was believed that the brain was made of phlegm and in the Renaissance Era people thought that emotions came from animal spirits in the brain. New technologies have made it possible to study the brain and gain more accurate information about how it works. A recent discovery called brain imaging has helped scientists learn how the brain works. There are many different ways one can obtain images of the brain but the most remarkable was developed by neuroscientist and psychiatrist Karl Deisseroth. He came up with a way to replace light-scattering compounds in

The brain is singlehandedly the human organ that leaves developmental biologists dumbfounded at its constant timely adaptability. It has computer programmers and electrical engineers scratching their heads at its in-built circuitry and integrative firing. It amazes artists and philosophers by being the source of the world’s creativity and thought-provoking ideas. But most notably, it leaves the present-day neuroscientist edgy and impatient to discover more of the answers embedded deep within its neurons, synapses, ganglia, and nerves. However, it must be mentioned here that this incitement does not arise from simply the mere fascination to gain further knowledge regarding the fundamentals of the healthy brain. This fascination is mixed with fear. Current funding and lack of proper global integration, initiative, and broadened training schemes makes neuroscience progress unsustainable with regard to ambitious goals of discovering more about the fundamentals of the brain and developing technologically advanced treatments for current financially draining disorders.