I took up an interest in neuroscience about two years ago when I started a job working one on one with children with special needs. Diseases of the nervous system became an interest of mine, which led to my affinity for neuroscience as a whole. I bought a few books and started to read up on the basic concepts. I enjoy my neuroscience courses, and am excited to major in neuroscience. I am especially excited to work in the Parker lab, as autism is the main area of study at the moment. Furthermore, a couple of the children I work with and have a fun relationship with have autism, so I feel like I have the personal connection to the research.
Traditionally, the cerebellum was thought to only be involved in motor control and balance; however, it is now known that the
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I am interested in research, but I would like to become more and more familiar with it. This support would help me to explore the field of research in greater depth, and it will help me to decide if the research path or medical path is the right one for me. I believe that doing this early in my college career is important so that I gear my college experience toward something I know I want to do after I graduate. That is, if I realize that research is the right path for me, then I can plan my undergraduate experience to accommodate a PhD program application. On the flip side, if I realize medicine is right for me, I can focus more on getting clinical experience, shadowing, and doing other things that are more suitable for an MD application. With being a freshman, there is a degree of uncertainty with my career goals, and this program may help me to refine my interests. However, I do know that studying/dealing with the human body (specifically the brain) is something I want to do with my life. Now I just need to figure out the means by which I want to achieve that career
Neuroscience is about how the brain develops and functions. how it influences cognitive function and behaviour. About how the nervous system functions how it develops, and what it does. (Neuroscience, 2017) Neuroscientists have shown that the brain is affected by environmental conditions throughout the entire process of development, even prior to birth. This includes the type of nourishment, care, surroundings and stimulation the foetus or infant receives.(moodle,2017)
The cerebellum is usually associated with motor movements. Concerning this topic it is interesting to note the research of Dr. Eric Courchesne. He found that the VI and VII lobes of the cerebellum were smaller in autistics than those of a normal brain. This condition is called hypoplasia. The reverse condition, which is what Piven encountered, is called hyperplasia. Courchesne linked the cerebellum with attention shifting . He proposed that the autistic takes longer time to change the focus of his attention. He believed that this condition was caused by lack of development of the cerebellum in utero caused by perhaps oxygen deprivation, infection, toxic exposure, or genetically.
Rowe, Peter. “Delving into the Mystery of Autism.” San Diego Union-Tribune 16 October 2001. 9 December 2001
After graduating with my Bachelor’s degree, I continued to work as a staff MRI technologist. Even though I loved what I did and had a passion helping people, the lack of diversity within radiology and its limited room for growth bothered me. I decided to look into furthering my career and found an interest in Health Information Technology. Upon researching many different schools through the country offering an online graduate Health Information Technology program, the University of Michigan in Dearborn stood out to me. Medicine and technology have both always been a part of my life, and I am very happy and excited that the chance for it to play a new part has finally arrived. I’m motivated to learn how I can combine the science of information with clinical knowledge so I can help to better patient care and
4)Overview of Autism by Stephen Edelson, Ph. D., at the Center for the Study of Autism
At one point or another we’ve all probably heard the name, Sir Isaac Newton, Albert Einstein and/or Nikola Tesla in our academic careers. For the few who didn’t pay much attention when going over the work of these men, all three were practically “rock stars” in their respective fields of physics and engineering. So, what about names like Vincent van Gogh, Mark Twain, Mozart and Bill Gates? What could three men who helped shape our understanding of the world have in common with a post-Impressionist painter, an American author, distinguished composer, and multi-billionaire? The answer…autism. Through retrospective diagnosis and research, all seven men have been speculated to have had autism or display symptoms and behavioral traits of autistic individuals.
Neuroscience and social work how do they relate? For many people, when they hear the term social worker, they automatically think of child welfare and food stamps, yet no one thinks of a social worker being a psychiatrist or a counselor even though these are considered social work as well. This is how neuroscience and social work might be related. Social work is a practice-based occupation that promotes social adjustment, growth, and social structure. The main beliefs of social work are social integrity, civil liberties, combined responsibility and respect for diversities. There are many types of social workers, such as family services worker, psychiatrist, and many types of counselors.
The Autism Spectrum is a mystery. With no cause or cure, researchers have been working hard, to the best of their abilities, to diagnose, treat, and educate those with autism. For centuries, since 1943, with enhanced technology, the view on autism has improved tremendously. New advancements have been developed to diagnose autism earlier, help create more successful treatments, and to help better an educational plan for people with autism.
Neurobiology is a theory that deals with the brain and your nerves. It determines if you are a left or right brain person. One of the theorists is named Roger Sperry. He was a very big neurobiologist. A disease that deals with this theory is ADD/ADHD.
This paper involves how the brain and neurons works. The target is to display the brain and neurons behavior by sending signals. The nervous system that sends it like a text message. This becomes clear on how we exam in the brain. The techniques show how the brain create in order for the nerves about 100 billion cells. Neurons in the brain may be the only fractions of an inch in length. How powerful the brain could be while controlling everything around in. When it’s sending it signals to different places, and the neurons have three types: afferent neurons, efferent neurons, and the interneurons. In humans we see the old part of emotions which we create memories plus our brain controls heart beating, and breathing. The cortex helps us do outside of the brain touch, feel, smell, and see. It’s also our human thinking cap which we plan our day or when we have to do something that particular day. Our neurons are like pin head. It’s important that we know how our brain and neurons play a big part in our body. There the one’s that control our motions, the way we see things. Each neuron has a job to communicate with other neurons by the brain working network among each cell. Neurons are almost like a forest where they sending chemical signals. Neurons link up but they don’t actually touch each other. The synapses separates there branches. They released 50 different neurons.
... areas and stages of their autistic development. Testing through research has been an effective means of learning more about the disorder that affects so many and will even more so in the future. The more that is learned about autism, the more that can be done to help treat it. The need for treatment in autism is growing and the only way it can be cured is through testing. Associations such as the Autism Society of America has done a good job of compiling research and offering it to the general public and to other researchers. Autism will forever be a problem in the world, but because of testing it can be controlled and hopefully in the future be cured.
Office of Communications and Public Liaison. (2013, November 6). NIH. Retrieved from National Institute of Neurological Disorder and Stroke: http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/autism/detail_autism.htm#243513082
As the human body goes through different experiences, the brain grows, develops, and changes according to the environmental situations it has been exposed to. Some of these factors include drugs, stress, hormones, diets, and sensory stimuli. [1] Neuroplasticity can be defined as the ability of the nervous system to respond to natural and abnormal stimuli experienced by the human body. The nervous system then reorganizes the brain’s structure and changes some of its function to theoretically repair itself by forming new neurons. [2] Neuroplasticity can occur during and in response to many different situations that occur throughout life. Some examples of these situations are learning, diseases, and going through therapy after an injury.
...e a big difference to a child's eventual ability to interact with a non-autistic world (www.autism-help.org).”
The human body is divided into many different parts called organs. All of the parts are controlled by an organ called the brain, which is located in the head. The brain weighs about 2. 75 pounds, and has a whitish-pink appearance. The brain is made up of many cells, and is the control centre of the body. The brain flashes messages out to all the other parts of the body.