cognitive operations and consciousness -combo of operations -experiencene‚ naural events‚ cognitive events +behavior Acuity- sharpness/clearness of perception -visual acuity varies with eccentricity (distance from center) -mascular degeneration 2-point discrimination- ability to tell that 2 objects touhing skin are 2‚ not 1 -the closer together‚ the harder it is to tell -easiest on lips/finger- where touching happens the most Zemans description of “biological splendor of the
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On macular optical coherence tomography (OCT)‚ a disruption in the photoreceptor layer in outer retina was seenobserved. Electroretinogram and visual evoked potential tests‚ showed visual pathway involvement. Conclusion Destruction of neurosensory retina and
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It was in 1892 that Dr Arnold Pick first published journal articles on a condition that appeared to be a variant of what was then termed senile dementia. At the time this degeneration was referred to as Pick’s disease‚ a term allegedly coined by one of his pupils (Weder‚ et al‚ 2007)‚ and related to the progressive destruction of neurons mainly in the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain. This condition has subsequently been designated Frontal-Temporal Dementia (FTD)‚ and is considered second
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Parkinson’s or PD is a disease that attacks the peripheral nervous system around the age of 50 years old. This devastating disease causes the degeneration of the mind and gets worse with time. It is categorized by the loss of basic mobility‚ making daily life a real challenge. It causes most motor skills to go away entirely and leaves a person with a resting tremor‚ akineisa‚ and muscle stiffness. Parkinson’s is incurable but treatment is available to subdue symptoms. It is genetic and may be caused
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Name Subject Iago‚ Krogstad and the Degeneration of Marital Relationships Iago and Krogstad Iago and Krogstad‚ while both being antagonists within their respective plays Othello and A Doll’s House‚ do not share many traits‚ nor resort to the same actions‚ or have the same ambitions. In fact‚ both can be considered to be total opposites with respect to characterization. This reflects the great change that literary conventions have undergone from the time of Shakespeare to Ibsen. Nevertheless
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Huntington’s Disease Huntington’s Disease (HD) is a hereditary neurological disorder of the central nervous system that causes progressive degeneration of cells in the brain. This degeneration causes the affected person to slowly loose the ability to move‚ communicate and think. People are born with this disease‚ but won’t develop symptoms until between the ages of 30 – 50. Although Huntington’s disease can be traced back to the Middle Ages‚ it was first described by American physician George
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Alzheimer’s Alzheimer’s is a progressive mental deterioration that can occur in middle or old age‚ due to generalized degeneration of the brain. It is the most common cause of premature senility. Symptoms include mental decline‚ difficulty thinking and understanding‚ confusion in the evening hours‚ delusion‚ disorientation‚ forgetfulness‚ making things up‚ mental confusion‚ or inability to recognize common things is also effects other thing like behavior and mood but how does it affect the brain
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Critical Analysis Essay on "The Yellow Wallpaper" Mental degeneration is an actual common thing within the world. There is an estimate of‚ “more than 45 million people worldwide‚” who are affected by degenerative diseases‚ whether it is genetic or developed after birth (BrainFacts). These diseases include notorious Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease. In “The Yellow Wallpaper‚” the narrator’s confinement results in the degeneration of her mental state. According to Merriam-Webster‚ confinement
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reduction in range of motion and headache pain secondary to the cervical spine and the scapular stabilizers.5 These dysfunctions are most likely associated with improper spine alignment secondary to degeneration of the spine and weakness or atrophy of the scapular stabilizers. This state weakness and degeneration can place the cervical spine at increased risk for injury due to increased muscular inhibition due to muscle not being in the appropriate range for ultimate activation. Loss of cervical lordosis
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adapt to their condition of treatment and labour (41)‚ and thus their environment had shaped the lives and attributes of the creatures. He says as for the Elois “The too-perfect security of the upper-worlders had led them to a slow movement of degeneration…” (42) ‚ and for the Morlocks “…that the modification of the human type was even more profound…”(42). Thus his understanding of his own era‚ and the way in which society and humans were structured influence and shape the way in which he thinks
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