Hemineglet Case Study Essay
1. Choose one of the neurological disorders discussed so far in the textbook (and Ogden). Describe two case studies that exemplify this disorder (using either the textbooks or outside sources), and explain the similarities and differences between these cases. Explain how the case study approach can help us learn about the mind and the brain.
Hemineglect is one fascinating brain disorder that can cause some abnormalities in someone’s everyday life. Hemineglect happens when a person’s right parietal lobe is damaged because of an incident such as a stroke. Once this damage occurs, a potential side effect is the fact that the person will completely neglect one whole half of their body. One thing to keep in mind however, is the fact that this is …show more content…
Almost immediately after Timothy suffered from his stroke, he did not notice anything out of the ordinary (BOOK 243). His family, however, did notice these changes. One of the main things that his family noticed was the change that went on during Timothy’s daily activities such as eating and dressing him self in the morning. It was said that Timothy would not eat the food on the left side of his plate nor dress himself on the left side of his own body (BOOK 243). These unusual happenings did not happen because Timothy wanted them to, they happened because the right side of his brain (the portion that was injured due to the stroke) was neglecting to pick up the information on that side of his visual field. Some other habits of Timothy’s that changed due to his hemineglect were his reading (he would only read on one half of the page) and his ability to notice people on his damaged side (BOOK …show more content…
What is neuroplasticity? Describe at least 3 major findings that explain how the brain changes over time and with experience. Find a coherent theme or argument to structure your paper (e.g., development of the brain, critical periods, reorganization after damage).
Neuro plasticity is an interesting phenomenon that the brain uses for many reasons. To define it in clearer terms, neuroplasticity is the ability the brain has to change and adapt to changes that it needs to function. For example, when someone has an injury to the brain that requires them to have a portion of their brain removed, the brain uses neuroplasticity to compensate for this missing portion of the brain. Having this plasticity also allows the brain to keep the changes it has acquired over time. There have been a lot of major findings with this
Hemineglect is one fascinating brain disorder that can cause some abnormalities in someone’s everyday life. Hemineglect happens when a person’s right parietal lobe is damaged because of an incident such as a stroke. Once this damage occurs, a potential side effect is the fact that the person will completely neglect one whole half of their body. One thing to keep in mind however, is the fact that this is …show more content…
Almost immediately after Timothy suffered from his stroke, he did not notice anything out of the ordinary (BOOK 243). His family, however, did notice these changes. One of the main things that his family noticed was the change that went on during Timothy’s daily activities such as eating and dressing him self in the morning. It was said that Timothy would not eat the food on the left side of his plate nor dress himself on the left side of his own body (BOOK 243). These unusual happenings did not happen because Timothy wanted them to, they happened because the right side of his brain (the portion that was injured due to the stroke) was neglecting to pick up the information on that side of his visual field. Some other habits of Timothy’s that changed due to his hemineglect were his reading (he would only read on one half of the page) and his ability to notice people on his damaged side (BOOK …show more content…
What is neuroplasticity? Describe at least 3 major findings that explain how the brain changes over time and with experience. Find a coherent theme or argument to structure your paper (e.g., development of the brain, critical periods, reorganization after damage).
Neuro plasticity is an interesting phenomenon that the brain uses for many reasons. To define it in clearer terms, neuroplasticity is the ability the brain has to change and adapt to changes that it needs to function. For example, when someone has an injury to the brain that requires them to have a portion of their brain removed, the brain uses neuroplasticity to compensate for this missing portion of the brain. Having this plasticity also allows the brain to keep the changes it has acquired over time. There have been a lot of major findings with this