The brain also has thefollowing parts: the brainstem, which controls the reflexes and the automatic functions, limb movements, and visceral functions; the cerebellum, which coordinates limb movements; the hypothalamus, which controls visceral functions such as feeding, drinking, and aggression; and the cerebrum, which integrates information from all the sense organs, initiates motor functions, and controls emotions. The lower brain consists of the spinal cord, brainstem, and diencephalons. Within each of these structures are nuclei that are used for particular functions such as breath...

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Splitting cases assume that a brain can be halved and inserted into two new bodies because people can function with only half a brain. ... Narrow Animalism states: (a) The essence of a homo sapiens animal is to have a certain metabolism and hence, the brainstem regulates that (b) An entity X is the same as a Homo Sapiens, S, if and only if X and S have the same brainstem. If our essence is our brainstem (metabolism) it must be esse...

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THE DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE BRAIN THE BRAINSTEM: The brainstem is one of the oldest parts of the brain. It controls such functions as breathing, blood pressure, swallowing and heart rate. ... The cerebellum is involved with the more complex functions of the brain and sometimes is even referred to as "the brain within the brain". ... Since the cerebellum can't actually feel, it will think that you are doing what your imagining and respond by rewriting it's previous program and carrying out any other actions needed for that function. ... brainstem: This is what th...

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THE DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE BRAIN THE BRAINSTEM: The brainstem is one of the oldest parts of the brain. It controls such functions as breathing, blood pressure, swallowing and heart rate. ... The cerebellum is involved with the more complex functions of the brain and sometimes is even referred to as "the brain within the brain". ... Since the cerebellum can't actually feel, it will think that you are doing what your imagining and respond by rewriting it's previous program and carrying out any other actions needed for that function. ... brainstem: This is what th...

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THE DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE BRAIN THE BRAINSTEM: The brainstem is one of the oldest parts of the brain. It controls such functions as breathing, blood pressure, swallowing and heart rate. ... THE THALAMUS: The thalamus is like a relay area; it receives messages from lower brain areas such as the brainstem and hypothalmus and sends them to the two brain hemispheres. ... The cerebellum is involved with the more complex functions of the brain and sometimes is even referred to as "the brain within the brain". ... Since the cerebellum can't actually feel, it will think that you are doing what ...

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Involuntary muscles are controlled by the activity of the part of the brainstem (Carlson & Carlson, 2012). ... Brainstem is in charge of the respiratory and cardiovascular control, sensitivity to pain and alert feeling. ... Basal ganglia is responsible for multiple functions including motor control (decision making processes such as controlling and executing functions) (Carlson & Carlson, 2012). ... It hampers with the person's ability to function during his/her new waking hours (Bass & Takahashi, 2010). ...

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A PET scans is a medical imaging technique that provides images of biochemical function over time. ... The midbrain is the segment of the brainstem that lies between the hindbrain and the forebrain. ... The reticular formation is a dense group of fibers that carry stimulation related to sleep and arousal through the brainstem, awakening the brain to consciousness and keeping it alert. ... The pons is a bridge that connects the brainstem with the cerebellum. ... The most important functions of the pons and medulla are data transfer of sensory information and motor impulses. ...

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The cerebellum is involved with the more complex functions of the brain and sometimes is even referred to as "the brain within the brain". ... Since the cerebellum can't actually feel, it will think that you are doing what your imagining and respond by rewriting it's previous program and carrying out any other actions needed for that function. ... brainstem: This is what the brain had used to be early evolution, but now it only controls our basic functions such as breathing and heart rate. ...

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On the surface dreams may seem unimportant and worthless to some people. Individuals may superficially over look the depth and degree that dreaming affects us, but I have concurred from my reading, in section two, that dream research is important. Research has shown that we learn while we are dreami...

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The brain is made up of three main parts; the cerebrum, the cerebellum and the brainstem. ... Its functions are problem solving thought, memory, such as shoe tying, speech, catching a ball, writing and etc. ... However, the proximity of vital brain structures may limit the ideal goal of complete tumor removal with preservation of function. ... We previously took a look at how the brain and mind relates; we also evaluated the functions of the mind and brain. ...

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In persistent vegetative state the individual loses the higher cerebral powers of the brain, but the functions of the brainstem, such as respiration (breathing) and circulation, remain relatively intact.4 Spontaneous movements may occur and the eyes may open in response to external stimuli, but the patient does not speak or obey commands.1 However, these patients are not terminally ill and may survive for years if AN&H are provided. ... To supplement PVS patients is costly and burdensome in many ways, and after a period of several months the likelihood that the patient will return to sentient...

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Death was elucidated as the "irreversible cessation of circulatory and respiratory functions" (Maier 7). ... Decerebrate brain death entails the cessation of function in all areas of the brain. ... Neocortical death is the cessation of function in advanced areas of the brain, primarily the cortex. The cortex dies first when the brain is deprived of oxygen, and then the midbrain, and finally, the brainstem. ... However, patients can breathe because the brainstem is the last thing to die. ...

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Our brains are very active when we are asleep. sleep affects our daily functioning and our physical and mental health in many ways that we are just beginning to understand. ... Neurons in the brainstem, which connects the brain with the spinal cord, produce neurotransmitters such as serotonin and norepinephrine that keep some parts of the brain active while we are awake. ...

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It has been proposed that dream images are randomly generated by the burst of random nerve cells in the Brainstem during the REM sleep. ... Dreams may have a meaningful reflection of unconscious mind and may serve a problem solving function. ...

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Autism Autism is a neurological disorder that affects functioning, particularly in communication and social skills. ... In the developing brain, mercury interferes with neuronal migration, depresses cell division and disrupts normal functions. ... The brainstem functions that control social behavior do not function properly and as a result allow behaviors such as hyperactivity and lack of attention. ... The goal is to increase the child's level of functioning and not necessarily to cure the child. ... If seizures are not treated during puberty, children with autism may begin functioning...

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That resulted in overdevelopment of the brainstem/midbrain functions (resulting in anxiety, impulsivity, poor affect regulation, motor hyperactivity) and underdevelopment of limbic/cortical functions (which affected empathy and problem solving skills)"(Neglect 12). ...

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The cerebral cortex integrates higher mental function, the functions of the internal organs in the abdominal cavity, general movement, behavioral reactions, and perception. ... These receptors can be found in the hippocampus, neocortex, thalamus, mesolimbic dopamine system and brainstem motor nuclei. ... Natural polymorphisms contained in the human genomes can disturb proper functioning of nAChRs and provoke the excitation causing a seizure. ...

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REM sleep, although not fully understood, is a crucial and necessary function of life. ... After studies of the same caliber were performed on cats, it was concluded that the strange eye oscillations must perform some important, perhaps essential, biological function. ... (Poole 346) It is a segment of the brainstem at the base of the skull called the pons. ...

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Introduction Heroin is a derivative of morphine synthesized by a simple aceylation reaction of the parent compound in a manner almost identically to aspirin. It was originally intended to wean morphine addicts from the drug, but has since become a much bigger problem than morphine. The name is derived from "a hero" for it's supposed effect of saving morphine addicts. Heroin is an illegal opiate drug made from the seeds of the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum. The opium poppy is a plant found in the Middle East, Southeast Asia and parts of Central and South America. ...

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Multiple Sclerosis Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a chronic, often disabling disease that randomly attacks the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord). The progress, severity and specific symptoms of the disease cannot be predicted; symptoms may range from tingling and numbness to paralysis and blindness. MS is a devastating disease because people live with its unpredictable physical and emotional effects for the rest of their lives. MS is a well-known disease, but poorly understood. In the United States there are approximately 200 new cases diagnosed each week; MS is a common disease and ...

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Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a chronic, often disabling disease that randomly attacks the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord). The progress, severity and specific symptoms of the disease can not be predicted; symptoms may range from tingling and numbness to paralysis and blindness. MS is a devastating disease because people live with its unpredictable physical and emotional effects for the rest of their lives. MS is a well-known disease, but poorly understood. In the United States there are approximately 200 new cases diagnosed each week; MS is a common disease and not always caused ...

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Multiple Sclerosis About 8 years ago I knew a little girl named Christie Chandler. She was out side playing one day when she got ill. Then immediately her mother rushed her to the hospital where they could not figure out what was wrong with her. So as the days passed she began to feel a little bit better, then one morning she woke up and could not move her arms or legs. So this time they told her that she had developed a form of multiple sclerosis. ...

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