Essays on Neurology & Nervous System Diseases

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Gut-brain Interactions in Parkinson’s Disease

5 pages / 2308 words

Introduction Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the progressive cell death of dopaminergic neurons and the cytoplasmic aggregation of the protein alpha-synuclein. Gut microbiota has been found to play an important role in the pathology, influencing both the accumulation of Alpha Syn...

Parkinson’S Disease

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A Comprehensive Report on Parkinson's Disease

4 pages / 1729 words

Introduction The purpose of this report is to thoroughly inform the reader about the significant history of Parkinson’s disease, an explanation as to what Parkinson’s is, symptoms that can be attributed to Parkinson’s, treatments to Parkinson’s, and finally interesting facts about Parkinson’s and the mark...

Parkinson’S Disease

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Nurses on Night Shifts: Their Lived Experiences

1 page / 480 words

A night shift is an irregular working hours mainly scheduled for work at night. In Philippines, a hospital night shift is typically starts at 10 pm to 7 am, or 9 pm to 6 am for 8-hour shifts, and 6 am to 6 pm for...

Night Nurse Sleep Deprivation

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The Trauma that Change Your Memory

1 page / 559 words

Dissociative amnesia is characterized by forgetting an event with a high negative charge. There are traumatic experiences that can mark us for life. These can change many aspects of our lives and relationships. Intense suffering produces a strong impact, and in order to protect our...

Amnesia Memory Diseases Trauma

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The Role and Extent of Dopamine Signaling in The Neuroplasticity, Following Music Therapy

6 pages / 2676 words

Abstract With the advances in neuroscience, the ancient insight into music cognition has been evolving and gaining popularity, as the myriad benefits of music therapy start to manifest itself in various physical and psychiatric disorders. The evident change in perception with music therapy, is due...

Music Therapy Neuroplasticity

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The Impact of Dopamine in Neuroplasticity

5 pages / 2183 words

Neuroplasticity is affected by dopamine is various ways. Daily human activities required the brain to use both motor and cognitive functions. Importantly, neural plasticity plays an essential role in motor and cognitive learning. Neuroplasticity is the cortical remapping of the brain. Fundamentally the brain has...

Neuroplasticity

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Sleep Deprivation in Teenagers

7 pages / 2981 words

Growing up, I always had decent grades in elementary school, but when the switch from elementary to secondary school happened, my grades took a plunge into the deep zone of the grade pool. My parents always credited my poor GPA to laziness and a lack...

Sleep Deprivation Teenagers

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A Research on Child Psychopathy and Brain Imaging

6 pages / 2505 words

Introduction Psychopathy is one of the most complex disorders to spot in an individual. Diagnosis can begin in early youth. Children are first noted to have psychopathic traits or tendencies. These traits often overlap with Conduct Disorder and Oppositional Defiant Disorder. Psychopathic traits are, typically,...

Psychological Disorders Psychopaths

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A Research on Reduced Fear in Psychopathy

4 pages / 1614 words

Abstract This paper analyzes three published articles pertaining to research conducted on the functional impairment of reduced fear in those with psychopathy, a multidimensional construct characterized by emotional deficits and an increased risk of antisocial behaviors. These articles, however, vary in their methods of studying...

Psychological Disorders Psychopaths

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How Psychopathy Can Be Seen as Conditional Defense Mechanism

5 pages / 2255 words

Evolutionarily speaking, mutations that are detrimental to a species eventually die out through the process of natural selection. Thus, if a trait has no adaptive qualities whatsoever, it will cease to exist. It is essential to keep that in mind when examining the evolutionary adaptations...

Psychiatry Psychological Disorders Psychopaths

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Psycopathy and Crime: Analysis of The Case of Jeffrey Macdonald

6 pages / 2597 words

Introduction Jeffrey MacDonald, born on October 12, 1943, to Mac and Dorothy Macdonald in Jamaica, Queens, New York City, New York. During trial later down the road, Dorothy would testify that Jeffrey’s birthday was actually in 1942 but Jeffrey insisted that it was instead in...

Psychological Disorders Psychopaths

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Studies on Recovered Memory and Trauma

3 pages / 1587 words

Memory is one of the most controversial issues in psychology, raising questions over whether memory should be trusted as evidence in a court of law. In 1980 the DSM-III supported the existence of dissociative amnesia; a recognized inability to remember personal information that is particularly...

Memory Diseases Trauma

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Sensation and Perception: Autism

1 page / 606 words

Autism spectrum disorder is a condition that impacts how a person interacts with others. It focuses on communication and cognitive difficulties. It can also affect the child socially in school and work. There may be no cure for autism, but with the right amount of...

Autism Perception Sense

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Musical Memory and Alzheimer's Disease

4 pages / 2001 words

Memory is a vital aspect of identity; it enables individuals to have an enriched understanding of themselves and those most important to them. The most common form of dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, is characterized by the progressive damage of brain cells. The loss of memory because...

Alzheimer’s Disease Human Brain

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False Memories: Detailed Memories for Events that Never Happened

5 pages / 2491 words

How Might it be Possible for People to have Detailed and Convincing Memories for Events that Never Happened? Memory has many theories surrounding it, one of the earliest being quantity orientated theory, which is the idea that memory is a storehouse in which information is...

Memory Diseases

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Analysis of The Different Ways in Which Sleep Affects Memory

4 pages / 1652 words

Introduction Everyday we encounter multiple situations where we rely on past knowledge or a quick understanding of the circumstances to make decisions. The ability to create and access memories is vital to a person’s adaptation to the dynamic world with which we interact. Memory is...

Memory Diseases Sleep Deprivation

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Impact of Sleeping Habits on Our Life

2 pages / 748 words

Sleeping habits are one of the disasters that mutual in the countries. It includes constant problems that a person faces while they sleep, the quality of the sleep،and when they sleep. Sleep helps adjust the body’s functions, so a lack of sleep can be a...

Sleep Deprivation

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Why Sleep is Vital: The Importance of a Good Sleep

2 pages / 769 words

Sleep Deprivation is a state caused by inadequate quantity or quality of sleep and it is a serious health risk. The human body needs at least seven hours of sleep to function properly. Just like oxygen, sleep is essential for life. Many people do not...

Sleep Deprivation

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Effects of Poor Sleep Hygiene

2 pages / 976 words

Sleep is one of the essential tasks of the body; we need to sleep to function properly as living creatures. In fact, we spend around 25 years of our lives asleep. While practicing good sleep hygiene is important for everyone, this is especially important in...

Sleep Deprivation