BLUE BRAIN PROJECT WHAT IS BLUE BRAIN? * BLUE BRAIN—The world’s first virtual brain * It’s being developed by IBM * Within 30 years we will be able to scan ourselves into computers The Blue Brain Project is an attempt to create a synthetic brain by reverse-engineering the mammalian brain down to the molecular level. The aim of the project‚ founded in May 2005 by the Brain and Mind Institute of the École Polytechnique in Lausanne‚ Switzerland‚ is to study the brain’s architectural and
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Brain stem is considered to be one of the most primitive parts of the brain that is crucial to human survival. As thoroughly explicated by most scholars and anatomist throughout the centuries‚ it regulates the most fundamental physiological activities of the human body which are essential for maintaining and sustaining life. This is how each function is utilized in medical practice to define death through different research and experiments. Brain stem regulates alertness‚ arousal‚ breathing‚ blood
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The goal of this thesis was to show that brain perfusion SPECT can help to clarify important issues regarding the prodromal MCI stage of AD and relapsing NMO. Specifically‚ this thesis shows: 1. That based on recently published literature‚ brain perfusion SPECT is a valid biomarker of neuronal injury in MCI due to AD in both clinical and research settings‚ equivalent to FDG-PET but less expensive and more accessible worldwide (Chapter 2). 2. That brain perfusion SPECT combined with graph theoretical
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body. 3. The brain and its functions; the connections to the nervous system. 4. The cerebrum and the major connections to the nervous system and brain; why it so important to the body. II. Thesis Statement: The following information is about the Nervous System and its different aspects. It addresses what the nervous system is and what it consists of‚ the function of the nervous system in the body and its relationship to other parts of the body. It will also discuss the brain and its functions
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What Is Brain Drain? Brain drain is also known as “The human capital flight”. It can be simply defined as the mass emigration of technically skilled people from one country to another country. Brain-drain can have many reasons‚ for example-political instability of a nation‚ lack of opportunities‚ health risks‚ personal conflicts etc. Brain-drain can also be named as “human capital flight” because it resembles the case of capital flight‚ in which mass migration of financial capital is involved.The
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Adolescence and the Brain: A scientific reason for the madness “I can’t stand you‚ Mother!” “Why doesn’t anyone ever listen to me?” “You never see my side” “You just don’t listen or understand anything!” These are just a few of the many phrases that I often hear in my home. If teenaged children live in the home you can be sure that at least one of these statements has been said‚ yelled or growled in the last week. Are there tactics and ways a parent can use to deal with and keep control
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heart. Output usually appears on a long scroll of paper that displays a printed graph of activity on a computer screen. 2. What are the four types of brain waves and distinguish between them. Alpha waves – have frequency of (8-13 Hz). Waves are regular and rhythmic‚ are synchronous and have low amplitude. They signify an awake but calm brain. Beta waves – have frequency of (14-30 Hz). Waves are rhythmic but not so regular‚ and have higher frequencies. They signify wakefulness and alertness.
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Brain Dysfunction in Criminal Behavior Jose Luis Abreu CRJ308: Psychology of Criminal Behavior (BLG1319A) Instructor: Cheryl Cabero May 27th‚ 2013 Brain Dysfunction in Criminal Behavior After viewing the ABC video “The Brain and Violence: Secrets of Your Mind” I do believe that people are predisposed to violence. I do maintain my position that even if the same Neurological and genetic factors that lead to crime are present in a person the lack of a healthy environment is what will cause those
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The brain works together in a mysterious way. In 1981‚ it was discovered that the brain is actually split into two hemispheres‚ left and right. Each hemisphere of the brain processes information in its own unique way. Each side of the brain carries on it’s own set of task and duties it needs to accomplish‚ but at the same time‚ both parts still work together. When deciding on which hemisphere I rely on the most‚ it can easily be said that I use the left-hemisphere more so than the right. I am
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Schizophrenia Child schizophrenia‚ like other psychopathologies has many documented‚ and several uncertain causes. Some scientists have evidence that pregnant mothers have experienced an immune reaction that present dangers to the unborn child. Schizophrenia is a disorder where the body=s immune system attacks itself. Schizophrenia is not present at birth but develops during the adolescence period or young adulthood. ASchizophrenia is a biological brain disease affecting thinking‚ perception
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