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9/21/2012

Choose one of the following (and only one) to complete.

A. Research a brain disorder or brain injury and describe how it affects
behavior

B. Research current articles on brain function and report on your findings.

Remember that GUMS counts on all work. Write carefully and concisely in complete sentences.

Indicate the website where you found the information and the year. Write it using in-text citation. Do NOT write the address of the site. For example, state:

According to the American Psychological Association (2010), a breakthrough has been made on the function of the amygdala and self-concept.

Practice paraphrasing and summarizing. DO NOT copy and paste.

Date Closed: Friday, October 18 at midnight.

23 Comments

Terrell Oliver

10/5/2013 01:25:15 am

Brain Tumor is a abnormal growth cell in the brain and it is defined as any intracranial tumor created by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division. In the united states in the year 2005, it was estimated there were 43,800 new cases of brain tumors. Its different types of brain tumors, one of them are called Primary and it basically starts in the brain. Primary brain tumor can start from brain cells . the membranes around the brain , nerves , or glands. Some the effects are hair loss , sickness , Tiredness , and stereo radiotherapy.

Bryant Alderman

10/7/2013 06:36:28 am

A concussion is an injury caused to the head and brain. Concussions are caused from a blow to the head in some type of way. It comes most likely from sports, and a common injury in football. Symptoms can occur right after the blow or from days to weeks to months after the injury. Some of the symptoms that may occur are headaches, nausea, and dizziness. You also might not feel like yourself for a while. If the case is more serious some symptoms that may occur is seizures, trouble walking, or repeated vomiting. Concussions can lead to other diseases including Alzheimer’s Disease and other brain diseases.

Concussion (2013) MedlinePlus Retrieved from http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/concussion.html

Vanessa Hoskins

10/8/2013 08:59:47 am

Vanessa Hoskins 5th hour. Research on a brain disorder/injury called Broca’s Aphasia.
More Aphasia facts. (2013). www.Aphasia.org. Retrieved from: https://www.aphasia.org/Aphasia%20Facts/aphasia_facts.html
Charles Patrick Davis. Aphasia Facts. (2013). www.medicinenet.com. Retrieved from: http://www.medicinenet.com/aphasia/article.htm
Broca’s aphasia is a brain disorder caused by brain injuries that causes people with this type of disease to be unable to speak or only speak a few words. The cause of this disease is damage to the areas of the brain that control someone’s speech (Broca area). According to Davis (2013), this type of disease may occur from injuries like a stroke, brain tumor, or brain infection. People with this type of disease can basically do everything but speak. For example, if you are talking to a person with brocas aphasia they would be able to understand everything that you are saying to them but will not be able to reply to you the way they want to. This person would know what they would want to say and try to say it but the words just don’t come out or they might come out the wrong way.

Timothy Stephens link

10/9/2013 01:14:42 am

A brain disorder that I find very interesting is schizophrenia. Scientists have not been able to pin point the exact cause of schizophrenia. Some scientists believe that the disorder is made of many other disorder and others believe it is made up of one. Scientists all over the world have been conducting research to try and find possible causes of the illness. Schizophrenia is actually a disease of the brain and is not something that can really be ignored. Men usually start having symptoms of it when they are in their 20s and women usually have their symptoms in their 20s and 30s. Many doctors believe that people get this disease because the neurotransmitters (chemical messages produced by the brain) s off balance. Also some scientists believe that dopamine, a chemical involve with the transmission of signals and our thoughts and feelings is too much present in people with the disease. There are medicines that help people cope with the disease; however, there are also many problems that occur with the medication like depression. This disease clearly shows that we don’t know much about the brain, though what we know about it is continuously growing.

Tomeka Thompson

10/9/2013 05:03:39 am

According to Medical News Today(2009), Down Syndromw is a disorder of the chromosial. This disorder is caused by something gone bad in the cell divison that ends in having an extra 21st chromosome. Doctors can detect down syndrome before and after a baby is born, using screen test. People with down syndrome has certain characteristics like; low muscle tone, protuding tounge, eyes with white spots on the iris, and a large space between the large and second toe. Individuals with down syndromw develop cognitive ways of mild to moderate mental retardation. They many not walk until the age of 4, but some children can walk by the age of 2. I have found that individuals with down syndrome are regular people just like we are. Just because they have a little brain defect, it doesn't make them any less of a person.

Xzaiver Wallace

10/9/2013 10:42:11 pm

Bipolar disorder is extreme mood swings from depression, which was currently named manic depressive disorder(www.webmd.com). Bipolar disorder can cause sucidial attempts, but also it can cause you to do harm to others. Bipolar disorder run in families but parents, grandparents maybe brothers or sisters are at greater risk. Bipolar disorder in children are totally different from adults, they feel sad or empty or extremely happy. Bipolar disorder can not be prevented, but you can change or prevent those mood swings. Bipolar disorder is an long-term condition and you need a series of medicince. Exercise, reducing stress, and getting alot of rest can prevent alot of mood swings and can prevent depression.

Da'Ja Boone

10/9/2013 10:52:06 pm

According to National Institute on Aging (2012) Alzheimer’s is a progressive brain disease that slowly destroys memory and thinking skills. Most people with Alzheimer’s tend to get in there 60's. Memory lost is one of the first signs of Alzheimer’s. People with Alzheimer’s have more memory problems than others around there age. Neurons eventually die because they are not able to function and communicate properly with each other. In most people with this disease, they are usually depressed, confused, irritable, and delusional. In moderate Alzheimer’s, the damage of the brain tend to control language, conscious thought, and they may have problems recognizing some people. Doctors doesn’t quit understand what causes this disorder. They do believe that it does come from genetics, environmental, and lifestyle factors.

Niesha Payton-Maddix link

10/10/2013 10:07:31 am

Histrionic personality disorder is people that depend on others opinions about themselves. They have little to no self confident about themselves . Includes an excessive need of approval and seductive behavior . They also seek attention from other people as well. They have the desire to be notice at all time . This disorder is more common in females than males. It can develop mostly at the early states of adult hood . There's really no treatment but for them to take to His/hers psychologist.

Cristina Hanceri

10/10/2013 10:39:17 am

According to Health.USNews.com (2013), ADHD, or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, is a chronic, developmental condition that makes it difficult for children to control their attention and behavior. The disorder in kids shows that they have levels of hyperactivity, inattentiveness, and impulsiveness at inappropriate levels. It affects 8 to 12 percent of school children. ADHD is common in males. There is no cure, but there are some treatments- drug and behaviorial therapy. It is unknown what is the cause of ADHD, but in recent studies, there were low levels of glucose in ADHD patients. In another study, there was an irregularity in the patients' neurotransmitters. It affects the frontal lobes of the brain and the cerebellum. It is also unknown how it came about, but people believe it is hereditary.

Khalil Sparks link

10/10/2013 11:51:33 pm

The brain disorder known as hydrocephalus, is a buildup of fluid inside the skull that leads to brain swelling. According to Hydrocephalus.Allanach.DX(2013), pressure inside the skull is caused by the cerebrospinal fluid and the blood being pumped to the brain. As CSF increases, the brain's blood supply is delayed. The brain will lose access to oxygen and glucose which would cause irritability, tiredness, and drowsiness. Hydrocephalus causes problems with hand and eye coordination as the CSF presses on the blood supply to the eyes. Learning disorders are common for people with this disease. Seizures are experienced by about one third of people with the disease. Hydrocephalus also causes passive behavior and an inability to follow verbal instructions.

Rodrigo Perez

10/11/2013 01:07:49 am

According to Medical News Today(2013), Parkinson's disease is progressive nervous system disorder, that affects how a person walks, speaks, and writes, and sense of smell. Symptoms develop gradually. People experience stiffness and find that they cannot not move as fast as before. The muscles of a person with Parkinson's disease get weaker and the person may get a weak posture. Approximetly 1 million adults in the U.S are said to live with Parkinson's disease. A male has a higher risk of developing Parkinson's disease than a female.

Charles Cheeks link

10/12/2013 12:51:10 am

Batten Disease is a disease that affects neurons in young children. Most children with Battens start to see affects when they are very young. According to the Batten Disease Support & Research and Association (2013) children with Battens Disease suffer mental impairment, worsening seizures, and loss of motor skills and eye sight. Battens is a progressive disease that worsens over time. Eventually children with battens become blind and have trouble communicating with others. There is no cure for Battens Disease and is always fatal.
Batten Disease Support & Research and Association (2013). About Batten Disease.
Batten Disease Support & Research and Association. Retrieved from: http://www.bdsra.org/what-is-batten-disease/about-batten-disease/

Dora Edwards 5th Hour

10/13/2013 02:44:39 am

Dora Edwards 5th hour . Research on a brain disorder/injury Dyslexia .NCLD Editorial Team. (2013). What is dyslexia?. Retrieved from
http://www.ncld.org/types-learning-disabilities/dyslexia/what-is-dyslexia
Elizabeth , L. (2010). Dyslexia: Scanning the brain for clues. Retrieved from
http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/12/21/dyslexia.kids/index.html
Dyslexia is a learning disorder that causes people to have difficulty in reading. It’s most likely to occur in children. People are born with dyslexia and it’s often not diagnosed until adulthood. It causes the child to feel upset because they are unable to comprehend what they are reading. Dyslexia make its difficult for people to express themselves, it’s hard for them to have conversation they are unable to broaden their vocabulary. It also occurs during writing, it could be simple as writing right to left. These difficulties causes children loose motivation and give up on education. According to Fumiko Hoeft (2010) , that child with dyslexia only uses half of the right hemisphere which is less than the average person uses during reading.

Matteo Mithtchell link

10/17/2013 04:07:39 am

Brain cancer is a disease of the brain in which cancer cells arise in the brain tissue. The cancer cell grows and froms a tumor that interferes with the brain functions like muscle control and memory. The tumor spread from other body parts to the brain. Brain cancer occurs in about 22,000 new people a year. And about 13,000 deaths estimated by (NCI) National Cancer Institue.
http://www.medicinenet.com/brain_cancer/article.htm

Ja'Lia Johnson

10/17/2013 01:30:28 pm

Alzheimer's is a disease that effects and cause problems in behavior, thinking, and memory. It usually occur in older people around 65 and also it can happen to younger people around 40 or 50. Alzheimer's is the 6th leading cause of death in the United States but people can live up to about eight year before people start to notice their symptoms. People with Alzheimer and dementia tend to loss their memory and can not hold conversations with other people around them. According to Alzheimer's Association (2013) they stated, that "as Alzheimer's advances through the brain it leads to increasingly severe symptoms, including disorientation, mood and behavior changes; deepening confusion about events, time and place; unfounded suspicions about family, friends and professional caregivers; more serious memory loss and behavior changes; and difficulty speaking, swallowing and walking".

Alzheimer's Association (2013) What is Alzheimer's. Retreived From http://www.alz.org/alzheimers_disease_what_is_alzheimers.asp

Thalia Andino - Eckerdth

10/18/2013 02:50:57 am

A test is being done to student to see id they control a small helicopter. Students were hook up to a an EEG cap. The EEG cap have 64 electrodes to sense their brain waves. So they imagined using their right hand, left hand, or both hands to control the quadcopter's moves. The tests fine that demonstrate progress toward the creation of mind-controlled devices to assist human cognitive and motor functions
according to The Futurist(2013),brain waves recorded to engineering
to control a small helicopter

Symone Thomas

10/18/2013 03:08:09 am

According to Laurie Miller (2013), Dyslexia is a learning disability that affects approximately 10 per cent of the population. I find this interesting because I know and seen people with Dyslexia. People with this brain disorder have a hard time reading, writing and spelling. It is a neurological disorder with a chance of it being hereditary, but no gene has been found to cause this disorder. Brain imaging such as MRI‘s show that people with Dyslexia process sound based information in a different area of the brain than people without Dyslexia. People with Dyslexia tend to live normal lives depending on the severity of the disorder.
Laurie Miller (2013), Dyslexia, Retrieved from http://brainfoundation.org.au/medical-info/a-z-of-disorders/28-dyslexia

LaTaire Curry, 5th Hr.

10/18/2013 05:30:35 am

Anxiety is a feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease. This brain disorder can cause various behaviors. The most common behavior caused by anxiety is "moping behavior." Moping behavior is the desire to be alone with your own thoughts and try to "deal" with your anxiety without accepting the help of others or without trying to have fun in life. When it comes to anxiety, this is exactly the opposite of what you SHOULD do.
http://www.calmclinic.com/anxiety/symptoms/behavior

Alaila Hrabowski-Shamily 2nd hour

10/18/2013 09:56:49 am

Head injury is a broad term that describes injuries to the scalp, skull, brain and tissue and blood vessels in the child’s head. Some of the head injuries are also called brain injury, or traumatic brain injury (TBI), depending on the extent of the brain trauma. Its one common type of TBI and that is a concussion. This type of brain injury is caused by the blow or jolt to the head that causes the brain to shake. The shaking can cause the brain not to work normally and can result in serious side effects. Some symptoms are headache, nausea, or dizziness, sleep-related, difficulty remembering or involve mood disruption.
According to Children’s hospital of Philadelphia (2012), “Head injury’s is a broad term that describes injuries to the scalp, skull, and brain.” Retrieved from http://www.aftertheinjury.org

Maria Zazueta 5th Hour

10/18/2013 11:53:43 am

According to Richard N. Fogoros, M.D.(2013), people who suffer from Dysautonomia loose balance in their Autonomic Nervous System causing an inbalance in the parasympathetic nervous system and the sympathetic nervous system. Many of the symptoms include fatigue, inertia, anxiety attacks tachycardia, hypotension, gastrointestinal symptoms, dizziness, blurred vision, and depression. Doctor Fogoros also stated that people can experience many of these symptoms or sometimes just a few. Most patients inherit this disorder, but viral illnesses can also trigger dysautonomia.

Marshella Drakes

10/18/2013 12:03:25 pm

According to The National Institute of Mental Health (2013), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is a common childhood disorder and can continue through adulthood. The symptoms include difficulty in staying focused, difficulty controlling behavior and hyperactivity. There has not been a specific cause or diagnosis as to what causes ADHD, but scientists suggest that genes play a large role. Children with ADHD carry a version of certain genes and have thinner brain tissue.

Chelsea Taylor

10/18/2013 12:47:06 pm

Bipolar disorder is a mental disorder. According to WebMD (2011), bipolar disorder was formerly called manic depression. It is also considered a mood disorder. It is often distinguished by various mood swings. Bipolar disorder is a genetic disorder. Along with mood swings people with bipolar disorder may also have disturbances in thinking. Bipolar disorder can cause sleeplessness, hallucinations, psychosis, grandiose delusions, and/or paranoid rage. Currently the cause is not known. Some signs include increased confidence and increased creativity and productivity. One can treat bipolar disorder using mood stabilizers or antidepressants.

Brittney Dickerson

10/18/2013 01:53:29 pm

Schizophrenia is a brain disorder. It includes hallucinations and hearing things that might not be happening. It effects how they think or act. It changes them as a person. According to Melinda Smith, M.A. and Jeanne Segal (2013), "most cases of schizophrenia appear in the late teens or early adulthood." It can also occur in middle age. It can be difficult living with schizophrenia but you can also live a happy and fulfilling life. It is the end of the world if you are diagnosed with this disorder. There is medication, support groups, and therapy available. This disorder is usually genetic. About 1% of Americans are at risk for this disorder. According to Janssen Pharmaceuticals (2013) ,"Over the last 30 years, there have been a number of medication options developed for people living with schizophrenia." This means you should not be worried if you think you have this disorder. Tell someone as soon as possible and seek help.

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