Technology vs. the Brain From the invention of the light bulb by Thomas Edison to the long term battle between Apple and Microsoft‚ technology has been growing. With each new achievement or creation‚ the impact of the devices becomes more and more evident. There is a lot of controversy in terms of the impacts and whether the effects are positive or negative and to what extent technology actually reaches. The bottom line is that without a doubt technology is a continuously evolving system that impacts
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Hard Knocks Did you know that tackle football has the most concussions and injuries than any other sports? High impact sports like tackle football can have long-term effects such as concussions and can affect the community. The article‚ “Hard Knocks” is all about injuries in sports. There are many sports that can lead to injuries‚ but one of the injuries that frequently happens are concussions. High impact sports can cause concussions. The article stated‚ ”Research has shown that kids who began
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passages‚ reading only the first several pages of articles‚ and browsing quickly through information without taking the time and the effort to comprehend what they read. Carr cites studies showing that reading on the internet alters circuits in the brain that causes people to become decoders of information‚ losing capacity to deeply think about the subjects they read. The cause is the internet’s business world. Google and other companies attempt to feed people as much information as possible so that
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Aging in the brain is a complex process that involves several systems and structures. Normal aging not only shows a decreased activity in neurotransmission‚ but also is a major risk factor for the development of neurodegenerative diseases. Dysfunction of the central noradrenergic and dopaminergic systems is one of the biological characteristics of aging‚ which may contribute to changes in cognitive and motor functions in aged persons. Furthermore‚ aging-dependent norepinephrine (NE) loss occurs earlier
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The brain is a vital part of the human body that allows for humans to be able to function and communicate‚ but it is also a structure that can greatly affect the body and its functions if damaged. The brain is at risk of damage in most situations such as accidents or disease‚ but one of the greatest events in life that have a huge risk of brain damage are contact sports. Four brain structures that can be affected by a sports related injury to the head are the cerebellum‚ hippocampus‚ amygdala‚ and
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the brain disease known as CTE. Jeff Miller‚ the National Football League’s senior vice president for health and safety‚ told the House of Representatives’ Committee on Energy and Commerce that head trauma caused by football can trigger brain disease. The scientists know that CTE is the result from head trauma‚ but there is so much about it they do not know yet. (Breslow) Tau protein is known as a neurological disease. Tau is an unordinary protein that twists brain cells in parts of the brain that
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first article titled‚ “Traumatic brain injury‚ PTSD‚ and current suicidal ideation among Iraq and Afghanistan U. S. veterans” are Wisco‚ Blair E.‚ Marx‚ Brian P.‚ Holowka‚ Darren W.‚ Vasterling‚ Jennifer J.‚ Han‚ Sohyun C.‚ Chen‚ May S.‚ Gradus‚ Jaimie L.‚ Nock‚ Matthew K.‚ Rosen‚ Raymond C. and Keane‚ Terence M. The article is found in the Journal of Traumatic Stress‚ Vol 27(2)‚ Apr‚ 2014. pp. 244-248. The authors of the second article titled “Suicide and traumatic brain injury among individuals seeking
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The largest portion of the human brain is the cerebrum. Also known as the cortex‚ the cerebrum is involved with higher brain functions like thought and action. The cerebral cortex has four lobes – the frontal lobe‚ the parietal lobe‚ temporal lobe‚ and the occipital lobe (“Brain Structures and their Functions‚” n.d.; “Frontal Lobe - The Brain Made Simple‚” n.d.). The frontal lobe performs executive functions. These functions include initiation‚ inhibition‚ purposive action‚ volition‚ planning‚ reasoning
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that doesn’t receive as much attention as others is traumatic brain injury (TBI). Traumatic brain injury is defined by the DSM-V as “an impact to the head or other mechanisms of rapid movement or displacement of the brain within the skull (DSM-V 2013).” If an injury is severe enough‚ a mild or major neurocognitive disorder due to the TBI can develop. The diagnostic criteria for a mild or major neurocognitive disorder due to traumatic brain injury is: A. The criteria are met for mild or major neurocognitive
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Traumatic Brain Injury is a nondegenerative and noncongenitally insult to the brain from an external mechanical force possibly leading to permanent or temporary impairment of cognitive‚ physical‚ and psychosis functions‚ with an associated diminished or altered state of consciousness. The diagnosis for TBI is often self-evident. Health care providers may use one or more tests that assess a person’s physical injuries‚ brain‚ nerve functioning‚ and level of consciousness. The focus is on lifesaving
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