Neuroscience Essay Examples
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Memory loss and cognitive decline are common symptoms among people diagnosed with Dementia. Over time, these primary symptoms progress (Alzheimer’s disease) and often lead to inadequate self-care or even the failure to remember family members, especially a significant other. In the opening scene of The Notebook, one of the main characters (Allie) gazes out her window and imagines a young man (Noah) rowing his canoe. It is this scene that begins Allie’s journey of remembering her relationship with Noah. The...
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In this paper, I will discuss and critically analyze how newly born neurons contribute to adult brain function in humans and why their continuous renewal throughout life hints at a functional role for these neurons. Supporting an analysis of newly born neurons and their contribution to adult brain function, I will start by drawing on the study by Spalding et al. (2013), and subsequent developments in this area. The existence of adult neurogenesis in sufficient numbers to contribute to brain...
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ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE Alzheimer’s disease, also referred to as senile dementia, is a progressive, chronic neurodegenerative disorder which causes brain cells or neurons to degenerate and undergo a mechanism of programmed cell death which is different from classical apoptosis. It is the most common cause of dementia and accounts to 60-80% of the cases. Dementia is characterised by a decline is memory and loss of other cognitive abilities like language, problem solving and thinking skills and can have a negative impact...
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