Anatomy and physiology of the brain and spinal cord The brain is a spongy organ made up of nerve and supportive tissues. It is located in the head and is protected by a bony covering called the skull. The base‚ or lower part‚ of the brain is connected to the spinal cord. Together‚ the brain and spinal cord are known as the central nervous system (CNS). The spinal cord contains nerves that send information to and from the brain. The CNS works with the peripheral nervous system (PNS). The PNS
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methods of the brain. It ranges from electrical and chemical stimulation‚ recordings of the electrical activity from the brain‚ scanning and imaging techniques‚ and so on. The effects of electrical and chemical stimulation take place within different places in the brain that selectively affect specific psychological processes as well as psychologically active medications; anesthetics and recreational drugs). These selectively affect different mental processes because they act on the brain in different
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ABSTRACT ON BLUE BRAIN Blue brain is the name of the world’s first virtual brain. That means a machine that can function as human brain. Today scientists are in research to create an artificial brain that can think‚ response‚ take decision‚ and keep anything in memory. The main aim is to upload human brain into machine. So that man can think‚ take decision without any effort. After the death of the body‚ the virtual brain will act as the man .So‚ even after the
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HUMAN BRAIN The brain is one of the largest and most complex organs in the human body. It is made up of more than 100 billion nerves that communicate in trillions of connections called synapses. The human brain is the command centre for the human nervous system. It receives input from the sensory organs and sends output to the muscles. Parts of the Human Brain Ventricles are the 4 cavities in the brain. • The ventricles of the brain are a communicating network of cavities filled with cerebrospinal
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would be the size of an extra-large pizza! For this reason‚ the brain must fold over on itself many times to fit into the skull (McGill “The Brain”). When a website used for academics‚ compares my brain to pizza I I’m Interested! Can a giant network of neurons make us who we are? The brain is one of the most complex organ of the human body. Many people over time have explored and tried to examine and explain the functions of the brain. Many people have an idea‚ but most still do not understand. We
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when the brain is most sensitive to environmental input. Playing a musical instrument entails the acquisition and maintenance a wide range of skills‚ such as reading complex musical notes‚ coordinating hands and eyes movement‚ and memorizing long musical pieces. As a result‚ music training can boost one’s attention‚ memory‚ and executive functions. Previous research has demonstrated that intense musical training can result in plastic changes in the developing brain as well as the adult brain (Wan &
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called “electrotactile stimulation for sensory substitution”‚ an area of study that involves using encoded electric current to represent sensory information and applying that current to the skin‚ which sends the information to the brain. 1.INTRODUCTION A blind woman sits in a chair holding a video camera focused on a scientist sitting in front of her. She has a device in her mouth‚ touching her tongue‚ and there are wires running from that device to the video camera
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Mind Versus Brain The mind and the brain are extremely complex matters. It has often been debated whether or not the two can even be considered separate. Some scientists and philosophers believe that the mind and the brain are one‚ in the sense that the brain controls the mind; however‚ this idea is quite debatable. It is extremely difficult for us to fully understand the mind versus the brain in terms of their respective functions. “Many aspects of cognition will never be explained through a scientific
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Brain Vs Mind Brain Mind Definitions The brain is an organ of soft nervous tissue‚ located in the skull of vertebrates; it is the controlling centre of the nervous system. (Dictionary 2010) The mind is the centre of the consciousness that generates thoughts and feelings; the mind itself stores knowledge and memories. (Dictionary 2010) Assumptions and Methods Monism is the belief that the brain and the mind are the same thing. (Robson 2011) MRI scans and other experiments have demonstrated
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Effects of Bacterial Meningitis on the Brain Abstract Meningitis is an infection of the subarachnoid space (located between the middle arachnid matter and the inner pia mater) of the meninges‚ which is the thin layer of tissues that line the brain and the spinal cord. Cerebrospinal fluid flows through the subarachnoid space and the meninges‚ providing cushion for the brain and the spinal cord‚ and filling the internal spaces within the brain. There are 2 main types of meningitis
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