What is consciousness? Where do thoughts come from? Is knowledge innate, taught, or is it the result of some higher being? These questions have been, and will continue to be, a large focus for scientific research. The solutions will not come easy, but will inevitably all be related to one thing: the human brain. This complex organ challenges neuroscientist, mathematicians, psychologists, computer scientists, and beyond. Yet with so many efforts devoted to the study, there is a still a great deal to be learned. It is my goal that I will someday be able to help answer these questions, and in doing so, help others.
A greater understanding of the brain yields much more than scientific discovery. Hope can be given to many people with diseases dealing with the brain. A recent movement towards developing advanced artificial neural networks (computer processing structures modeled from the human brain) promises, more proficient, and efficient machines. .
Most appealing to me, however, is the unknown. Resources are not as readily available as in other traditional academic disciplines. This compels me to think for myself and confront my own ideas and opinions. It is much harder to fall into a rut of memorization when dealing with a mysterious (and personally intriguing) matter. It is for these reasons that study of the brain is an intellectually challenging, and worthwhile pursuit for me.
Though I am still a novice to the field, I do believe that my interests in the brain have made me a better scholar. As I pursue more and more information, I find myself involved in many diverse areas of study. One must turn to many academic disciplines to find answers, as it has numerous correlations. Studying the human brain will challenge and expand my thinking, and specialization will require much hard work. In fact, brain research is not a discipline at all. Instead, it is a combination of many diverse, yet associated areas of study.
The Roman society, like any other, had its humble beginnings. The history of their architecture runs virtually in step with the history of their empire to an extent. As the Empire expanded so did the architecture, and as Romans became more magnificent their architecture followed. Roman architecture...
The Roman society, like any other, had its humble beginnings. The history of their architecture runs virtually in step with the history of their empire to an extent. As the Empire expanded so did the architecture, and as Romans became more magnificent their architecture followed. Roman architecture ...
For hope provides one with the ability to project success in one's mind, aids in one's acceptance of one's faults and to know that challenges lie ahead, and provides the strength needed to remain appropriately focused on reaching one's goals. ... To fear is to be challenged. ... For the meaning of life is life itself. ... Christ lived each day with His goal in mind and without mistake. ... Life will never complete itself until one has completed the life he is given. ...
Henry's Greatest Failure: Fleeing From Battle The trials of war force young men to make decisions that they may not be ready to make. In Stephen Crane's Red Badge of Courage, Henry is faced with many challenges. Many elements of his manhood are challenged. ... They had battled hard the previous day and they had their minds set on resting for a while before clashing with the rebels again. ... "He had considered the time, he said, to be one in which it was the duty of every little piece to rescue itself if possible- (Crane 35). ...
If the terrorist perceived their action as a necessary means by which the greatest good for the greatest number of people could be attained, than it is possible to argue that the terrorist acts are justifiable through the perspective of the terrorist. ... This class might be called "dire cases": cases where the stakes are not just competing rights and interests, or the ordinary moral decencies, but human life itself, on a frightening scale. ... Although, it does not appear that Mill had dire cases in mind, it's in specifically those cases that have been modern, tragic, and extreme, that t...
Indeed he is a man with an inquiring mind, and he is also a man with outstanding prowess and bravery. ... That took strength in the mind to admit to his friends that he could not move the boulder and even himself needed the Cyclops's help. ... One can be very strong and can fight like the greatest warrior alive, but if they are as thick as a brick, they wont be able to tackle as many obstacles as a smart man can. ... With the water being the only road back to his home this challenge is fare more difficult then the Trojan War itself. ... The Gods, whom out of rage or lack of anything bett...
Boghossian's epistemological concerns regarding relativism are as old as science itself. The challenge from post modernity, however, is more fundamental, because it challenges not only what science does, but what science is (Broks, p 77). ... The greatest strength of this article is the exposure of "the collapse of scholarship and intellectual responsibility that sectors of the humanities and social sciences are currently afflicted with." However, in the writer's opinion, the greatest weakness of this argument presented by Mr. ... It is always important to question the validity of c...
Reflecting the artistic theories of Expressionism as well as Cognitivism, Lin, most renowned for her memorials and environmentally inspired works, seeks to impact society by encouraging her viewers to reevaluate how they perceive their surroundings, often by attempting to refocus their attention on nature through using the earth itself as her medium. ... Her parents contributed to and encouraged her intellect and creativity, and her older brother-who is now a poet and English professor-constantly challenged her with a classic, 5"healthy" sibling rivalry. ... " While Lin notes t...