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Mad Cow Disease Role In Human
1,184 words... of cells from one region of the nervous system. The study used data from patients with Huntington's disease and Parkinsons disease. It showed that cumulative theory was false. The mutant steady model, which explains nerve cell death inherited neurodegenerative diseases, shows that mutant genes are conferring a slight but definite increase in risk that the cell could suddenly undergo programmed cell death. This new theory means researchers will now try to aim at the factors that trigger the i...
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Information Symptoms And Treatment Of Schizophrenia
1,564 words... ce among people with schizophrenia is approximately three times as high. Research has shown that the relationship between smoking and schizophrenia is complex. Although people with schizophrenia may smoke to self medicate their symptoms, smoking has been found to interfere with the response to antipsychotic drugs. Several studies have found that schizophrenia patients who smoke need higher doses of antipsychotic medication. Quitting smoking may be especially difficult for people with schizop...
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Frontal Lobe Prefrontal Cortex
1,936 wordsRunning head: SEXUAL PREDATORS BRAIN DAMAGE AND CHILD ABUSE Sexual Predators - Brain Damage and Child Abuse August 04, 2008 Sexual Predators Brain Damage and Child Abuse Introduction Despite numerous theories of sex offending, there is no generally accepted scientific substantiation of why sexual predators behave so. It is very likely that there are a number of independent and different causes, including those caused by brain impairment and brain damage. In case it is true, it suggests that a va...
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Prefrontal Cortex Sexual Predators
1,920 words... the New Jersey Medical School in Newark, claims that there is a high probability that violent impulses originate in the hypothalamus, amygdala, and periaqueductal gray area (Foreman, 2002). As this occurs, different parts of the hypothalamus are likely to be involved in different types of emotions and/ or violence (premeditated type, cold type, or impulsive actions). In addition, some new studies present more detailed conclusions. Thus, for example, according to Dr. Ronald Schouten, a psychi...
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Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Cerebral Hemispheres
2,341 wordsWhat life is like with prospagnosia? Damage to the brain can result in many different types of abnormal behavior depending on the extent and area of injury. One area of significance, visual agnosia, was a term coined by Sigmund Freud to describe the inability to merge singular visual impressions into a comprehensive pattern (Kolb & Whishaw, 1996). This effect was seen to occur despite the individual having undiminished fundamental perceptual competency in areas like acuity and brightness discrim...
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Mad Cow Disease Anti Psychotic Drugs
2,398 wordsTable of contents 1. Memory Mechanism Found At Nerve Cell Connections In The Brain Source: Science Daily Date published: May 19, 2000 2. Drug Psychotherapy Combo Found Highly Effective in Depression Study Source: Science Daily Date published: May 24, 2000 3. Suckling Behavior of Newborn Rats Can Be Manipulated Through Use of Scents, New Research Shows Source: Science Daily Date published: May 29, 2000 4. Study Opens Doors to Significant Changes in Medications for Schizophrenia Source: Science Da...
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