The human brain is comprised of the left and right hemisphere and these are divided into two lobes. Within these four lobes, every aspect of human behavior, emotion and physicality processed; problem solving, reasoning, creativity, intelligence, hand-eye coordination, etc. Additionally, motor contro...
According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, a mental illness is a medical condition that disrupts a persons thinking, feelings, moods, daily functioning, and ability to relate to other humans. Just as hypothyroidism is a disorder of the thyroid, mental illnesses are disorders of the mind. ...
The human body is an extraordinary unit that is capable of remarkable feats. An individual's perception of external stimuli is a perfect illustration of this fact. In the following paper, I will discuss two phenomena, one visual and one auditory, which demonstrate the fascinating nature of our sen...
There are no existing Egyptian texts which tell us how mummification was carried out, and there are wall scenes in only two tombs which show some of the stages in preparing and decorating the mummy. However, two Greek writers, Herodotus (fifth century BC) and Diodorus Siculus (first century BC), hav...
More subtle damage can occur that is "like a buck shot-scattered holes in the brain that affect whatever area that was developing at the time, causing brain cell death, migration of cells to the wrong place, or tangles in the neurons with inaccurate connections" (Institute of Medicine, 1996). ...
