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    Brain Differences Between Genders Do you ever wonder why men and women think so differently? Published on February 27‚ 2014 by Gregory L. Jantz‚ Ph.D. in Hope for Relationships It’s no secret that boys and girls are different—very different. The differences between genders‚ however‚ extend beyond what the eye can see. Research reveals major distinguishers between male and female brains. Scientists generally study four primary areas of difference in male and female brains: processing‚ chemistry

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    happens when someone is binge drinking.   Additionally‚ when you’re drunk: Your brain function is impaired Your blood vessels dilate; this means that you feel warmer‚ but you’re body is actually losing heat Your risk of getting into a car crash‚ a physical fight‚ or sustaining an injury is increased Addiction As a teen‚ you’re retaining new information and learning new behaviors. What’s interesting is that in your brain‚ the process of general learning is actually the same process as developing an

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    Brain Death Definition

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    A heart monitor beeps in the background; a ventilator hums next to a seemingly sleeping patient. This patient is sustained by the ventilator and has no brain activity. Are they alive or dead? With the controversy over the definition of death there are multiple “definitions”. Out of these definitions the most logical is that of the whole-brain death definition. In the medical world today there is not much conversation‚ though within the media and public the issue is very large as these are the people

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    Crossmodal Plasticity

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    of crossmodal plasticity and visual functions before and after sight restoration. In this article on perception‚ a group of researchers looked at the effect of how eyesight restoration on the brain. The visual processing center of the brain is the occipital cortex. Thus when a person is blind or has deficiencies in sight‚ there are issues in the occipital cortex either structurally or in functioning. In addition to visual functions‚ the researchers also looked at crossmodal plasticity which is the

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    Cameron Brain Tumors

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    HCS/457 March 19‚ 2012 Sandra Hayes Cameron Brain Tumors Cameron‚ a town located in the northwest region of Missouri‚ an outbreak of brain tumors swept across the surrounding four counties. According to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) report‚ “there is not a clustering of brain tumor cases or deaths related to brain tumors evident in the Cameron area” (Donnelly‚ 2010 pg. 2). Based on this final report on the brain tumor investigation‚ DHSS found no real environmental

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    half of the brain tends to function by processing information in an analytical‚ rational‚ logical‚ sequential way. The right half of the brain tends to function by recognizing relationships‚ integrating and synthesizing information‚ and arriving at intuitive insights. In other words‚ the left side of your brain deals with a problem or situation by collecting data‚ making analyses‚ and using a rational thinking process to reach a logical conclusion. The right side of your brain approaches the

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    Comparison of Brain Structure in Mammals‚ Amphibians‚ and Birds The brain is a complex structure in all living species‚ even though they differ greatly in mammals‚ amphibians‚ and birds. It is the most important part of the body‚ because it maintains homeostasis and assists in every function. The brain structures of the three vertebrates‚ mammals‚ amphibians‚ and birds‚ have similar features and functions. There is still a great difference in the size‚ and importance of these structures in

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    and girls’ brain develop differently Recently‚ one of the scientist called‚ Takuto Hatase has been studying about the differences between teenage boys and girls’ brain‚ to solve the problem that so many people have wondered. How does teenage boys and girls’ brain develop differently. We all know that there are slice differences‚ but Dr. Hatase is the first person who have studied how they are different. He generally studied three maijer area of the brain between girls and boys’ brain. First thing

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    Problem of Brain Drain

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    problem of brain drain.’ The stupidity by Albert Einstein can be related with my topic. Before starting‚ my friends‚ i want to know‚ how many of you want to go to US‚ Canada‚ UK‚ France‚ or any other developed country. And how many of you have made up mind to stay there if you could? Thats good you are aware about Human Capital Flight and most of you want to stay here and serve your country. But or‚ This was a obvious result. i can you tell why? This phenomenon is what called brain drain or

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    Brain Tumor and Geometry

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    There are applications of geometry all around us in real life from the designing of cars‚ planes‚ homes‚ and buildings to things like computer graphics. Geometry is even used in the medical field. For instance‚ when a person has a CAT scan test for a brain tumor‚ geometry is used to show doctors the shape of the tumor. Though geometry is usually not taught in elementary school‚ even students in kindergarten are being prepared to learn about geometry when they begin learning the shapes of objects‚ including

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