Traumatic Brain Injury Traumatic brain injury‚ also called acquired brain injury or simply head injury‚ is a result of a sudden blow to the head when an external force is applied causing a disruption of the physiological stability of the brain locally. It can also occur when an object pierces the skull and enters the brain tissue and when elevation in the intracranial pressure occurs and potentially dramatic changes in the blood flow within and to the brain. These changes may produce a diminished
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A brain injury is of the most severe types of injuries that can occur as a result of an accident. There are many different symptoms that can occur as a result of a brain injury. The brain is still very much a mystery to even the most trained medical professionals. Different types of brain injuries can produce different symptoms and adult symptoms can vary from children’s symptoms. In order to get quick treatment to prevent further brain damage‚ though‚ a brain injury must be identified as soon as
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For many years‚ there has been a myth of brain lateralization. It is believed that there are preferences over the two types of thinking based on a person’s brain dominance. Theories says that there is a left brain and a right-brain that controls the person’s thoughts. Our understanding of the brain and mind interaction has changed through studied that offers us a clearer picture of the brain and their bizarre forms of intellect. A substantial amount of research has been done in hopes of understanding
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CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION A computer is a machine that manipulates data according to a list of instructions. Computers have changed the way we are living for ever. Every person in this planet should have the skill of dealing with computers because they have come with unbelievable features and functions. They do a work faster than any human by programming the desired work and let it be done by computers‚ facilitate the educational process by presenting and finding information clearly and rapidly.
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HOW THE BRAIN WORKS Everything we do‚ every thought we have is produced by the human brain. Despite the brains intelligence it can still be fooled by a simple magic trick. Also according to the video I watched its shows how a magnetic wind can control a human body and their speech when attached to the head. Brains are like finger prints and they are totally different as everybody. Exactly how the brain operates remains one of the biggest mysteries. Tyson‚ who is the movie interpreter‚ went to Las
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House and his split brain patient in various ways‚ such as their views about the right and left hemispheres of the brain‚ their unspoken self-governed thoughts or actions of their right hemispheres‚ and their realization of what their right hemisphere was trying to tell them. Both House and his split brain patient‚ have different views about the right hemisphere of the brain. When the split brain patients file was being reviewed by House and his team‚ House stated that the left brain had ‘language‚
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1.0 Introduction Recent year‚ brain drain issue once again becomes one of the hot discussed among the Malaysian. According to recent parliamentary report‚ approximately 140‚000 Malaysia left the country in 2007 while the figure was double up to 305‚000 between March 2008 and August 2009 as talented Malaysia pulled up stakes‚ apparently disillusioned by rising crime‚ a tainted judiciary‚ human right abuses‚ and outmoded education system and some other concern (Mariam‚ 2010). However according Asrul
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number of different sizes‚ shapes‚ appearances‚ genders‚ ethnicity and ages. However‚ when you look on their insides – their brain’s for example‚ you may see some similarities which link them together. For instance‚ the Amygdala- the place in the brain which focuses on fear‚ aggression‚ social interaction etc…is involved in crimes. In a study done at the University of Pittsburgh‚ the team conducting the experiments noticed that lower amygdala volumes could cause drastic differences in whether an
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The Brain I. Supporting structures Anatomy of the Brain 3 Major Areas: Cerebrum-consists of two hemispheres (thalamus and hypothalamus) that are incompletely separated by the great longitudinal fissure 4 Lobes: Frontal-major functions are concentration‚ abstract thought‚ information storage or memory‚ and motor function. It also contains Broca’s area‚ critical for motor control of speech Parietal-analyzes sensory information and relays the interpretation of the info to the thalamus. It
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Physical changes have a bigger impact on the brain than chemical changes. Some injuries to change the brain include concussions‚ tumors‚ assault‚ lobotomies‚ and accidents. A concussion is a temporary unconsciousness caused by a blow to the head. The term is also used loosely of the aftereffects such as confusion‚ dizziness‚ and lightheadedness. Concussions can usually be caused by sports or any other accidents to the head. A specific part of a brain could be either damaged or bruised. A violent
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