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    Blue Brain

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    BLUE BRAIN 1. Introduction The name of the world’s first virtual brain. That means a machine that can function as human brain. Computer simulations in neuroscience hold the promise of dramatically enhancing the scientific method by providing a means to test hypotheses using predictive models of complex biological processes where experiments are not feasible. Of course‚ simulations are only as good as the quality of the data and the accuracy of the mathematical abstraction of the biological

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    Brain Bee

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    TJHSST BRAIN BEE PRACTICE TEST #1 Archis R. Bhandarkar This practice test is meant to simulate questions that will be asked of Brain Bee competitors participating in the Phase II or Oral Round of the competition. All questions are taken from the Society of Neuroscience publication‚ Brain Facts. Several multiple choice questions followed by questions to be answered in free answer format. An answer key will be provided following the practice meet. 1. The Greek word for the branches of a tree give

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    Brain Tumors

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    the united states alone develop a brain tumor. With a survival rate of only 5.1 percent many doctors and scientists are trying very hard to help treat brain tumors. With no no reason behind why they form‚ brain tumors continue to be a very big threat in today’s society. In my research paper i will discuss the ins and outs about what brain tumors are and what people are doing to stop the disease the kills thousands every year. A brain tumor is formed in the brain and affects the majority of your

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    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 Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland‚ is to study the brain’s architectural and functional principles. The project is headed by the founding director Henry Markram and co-directed by Felix Schürmann and Sean Hill. Using a Blue Gene supercomputer running

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    Brain Plasticity

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    During the growth and development of the brain‚ the physical structures and neural pathways of the brain can change dramatically. Various regions of the brain may grow‚ new synapses may be created‚ or unused synapses may be pruned off. The ability of the brain to change and adapt has been called plasticity. In the TED talk “The Growing Evidence of Brain Plasticity”‚ Dr. Michael Merzenich makes a case for brain plasticity and proposes ways this ability can be used to help various mental disorders

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    Brain Development

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    that their brain may look different as well? The brain can be changed by many different factors‚ some of which have negative effects on how your brain functions. These effects could have been and can be prevented‚ others you‚ or your parents‚ have no control over. Preventable or not‚ the brain physically and functionally is affected by many different factors‚ some of which include: gender‚ learning disabilities and Fetal alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). The male and female brains have many differences

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    Blue Brain

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    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

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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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    Brain Perfusion

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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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