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 Structures and Functions Viviana N. Reyes ESE370: Learning & the Brain (CXI1409A) Instructor: Charisse Jones March 9‚ 2014 Brain Structures and Functions Many are fascinated by the brain and its functions. Our brain is composed of different units and lobes that work together but each part‚ of course‚ has a special function. We all ask ourselves‚ how is it that we learn? Do our senses have anything to do with getting new information into our brain? Technology
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Aly Beall Speech Date: Wednesday March 28‚ 2012 Informative Speech Introduction A. Attention Getter- Slap ruler on desk and yell “STOP DAYDREAMING AND PAY ATTENTION!!!!!!!!!!” B. Credibility- Being A.D.H.D.‚ I hear that a lot from my teachers. I have them clap their hands in front of my face or shake my desk to get me to pay attention. C. Common Ground- I’m sure everyone has had a story like one of mine‚ you were innocently daydreaming and in your own subconscious world‚ when you were rudely
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Aaron Almonte One Brain or Two? Numerous researches and experiments have been done based on whether the human being possess one brain divided into two parts (left and right hemisphere) or whether we have two different brains working together. The psychologist Roger W. Sperry was the first on research this topic with some experiments on animals. Then‚ he later started working with Michael Gazzaniga. They were able to find split-brain patients. Those patients had their brain split as way
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“Alzheimer’s ... it is a barren disease‚ as empty and lifeless as a desert. It is a thief of hearts and souls and memories” Nicholas Sparks Alzheimer’s disease causes brain changes that gradually get worse. It is the most common cause of dementia‚ a group brain of disorders that initiate progressive loss of intellectual and social skills. The disease comes on gradually‚ as two abnormal protein fragments called Plaques and Tangles accumulate in the brain and kill brain cells. All of this
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Our body is a large mass of cells which must be constantly supplied with fuel to run. We get this fuel from the food we consume‚ however‚ we do not continuously eat and there are periods of time when the digestive tract is empty. Therefore this essay will look at the biological control of eating. Although the body has short them and long term reservoirs of food‚ our body uses hunger signals to tell the brain when it is time to eat. There are many different reasons why this occurs and this will be
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The mechanisms involved in motor development involve some genetic components that determine the physical size of body parts at a given age‚ as well as aspects of muscle and bone strength. The main areas of the brain involved in motor skills are the frontal cortex‚ parietal cortex and basal ganglia. The dorsolateral frontal cortex is responsible for strategic processing. The parietal cortex is important in controlling perceptual-motor integration and the basal ganglia and supplementary motor cortex
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Project 2.1.3: Map-A-Brain Conclusion 1 Why is the story of Phineas Gage considered so extraordinary? What does his story teach us about the brain? The injury that occurred to Phineas Gage is extraordinary because it completely changed his emotions and mental characteristics‚ and did not damage him severely physically.He lived from the accident‚ and was physically the same person‚ but after it‚ all of his personal characteristics changed‚ turning him into a completely different person. This proves
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Is multitasking really possible? 10/23/13 TUGEND‚ A. (2008). Shortcuts - Multitasking Can Make You Lose ... Um ... Focus NYTimes.com. The New York Times - Breaking News‚ World News & Multimedia. Retrieved October 18‚ 2013‚ from http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/25/business/yourmoney/25shortcuts.html?pagewanted=all In this 2008 New York Times article by Alina Tugend the topic of discussion is on whether multitasking can make us
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Functional Mri (fMri) The technique uses an MRI scanner to measure the blood oxygenation level-dependent (BOLD) signal. The BOLD changes are generally correlated with the underlying synaptic activity. Spatial resolution is 1–10 mm‚ and temporal resolution is 1–10 s. In general‚ the higher the spatial resolution‚ the lower the temporal resolution. Of the three imaging technologies described in this Box‚ fMRI has a substantial advantage in resolving small structures and those that are deep in the
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