I have always found it amazing that our most important tool in life is something that we don't completely understand. A lump of about 1.4 kilograms of gray-white matter, stationed at the top seat of our body, capable of creating the most amazing thoughts and ideas. Having studied physics for two and a half years at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU for short) I think that the most amazing part about nature and the world we live in is that our understanding of physics, from gigantic stars thousands of light-years away, to extremely small sub-particles, are due to physical properties happening between billions of tiny nerve cells in our brain.
In the last year of my bachelors degree in physics I am specializing in biophysics and [the forces working between different kind of cells: how cells transfer data between different organs, how most of our body is driven by gradient fields and the different properties of single particles in our body.] nanotechnology. My goal is to study different processes and properties of our body to eventually understand what happens when the important features that makes our brain work correctly, stop working as they are suppose to. Even though our brain can help us create a better understanding of the world, damage and illnesse in this organ can also destroy the most amazing and brilliant minds. Working as a nursing assistance at an elderly home in my home town in the summer holidays I have personally experience what Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease and other neurodegenerative diseases can do to a healthy and intelligent person.
In my masters degree I want to continue to study the physics that drives the brain to help understand diseases that cause these mal...
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...it all happen and it often helps me look at the problem I am working on from a different angle, comparing it to the different things I see and think about while running.
To enjoy the world more fully by understanding physics was my main reason for starting to study physics. As I start learning and understand more physics it is inevitable for me, as a student of science, to not ask the question of how I am capable of figuring out all these wonderful things. What kind of physics makes humans capable of understanding the world and all its complications and how can I, by understanding neuroscience, prevent the brain from being less functional from different diseases and damages? I believe that as a student at UC Berkeley I will be able to come much closer to answering this question and I would be honored to attend UC Berkeley as part of my master's degree in science.
In his “Philosophical Explanations”, Robert Nozick produced his tracking theory of knowledge. This externalist theory is used to explain how through truth tracking we can obtain knowledge. He states that what we use to learn of the truth is the method. But Nozick denies the importance of methods in his theory, to the point were does not even believe that we have to know what the method is. Instead, Nozick allows us to use any method we wish to, so long as we only use one. But not all methods are reliable, and therefore don’t allow for us to be justified. As such Nozick’s theory fails since it does not limit the methods that can be used, which makes it so that if we follow the theory we will not necessarily gain knowledge but only a true belief.
Using your mental strength to combat all physical evils and understand is just a necessary component to human experience. It can help escape a painful situation, care for everyone and everything and figure out what we want to do with the time we are given. Furthermore, metaphysics is so incredibly important because no matter what happens in reality, we will always have ourselves and we can transcend anything that life throws at us if our hearts and minds are strong enough.
our intelligence in ways we cannot imagine. Nanomedicine will give rise to AI by giving
In An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, David Hume begins by contrasting two aspects of human reasoning, which falls under moral philosophy, or the science of human nature (Hume 1). One aspect focuses on shaping human actions while the other focuses on reason. The first is easy and obvious and the other is abstruse and accurate. Hume shows that the easy and obvious philosophy appears more in common life; it allows humans to become more of what is considered virtuous and encourages sentiments. People who prefer the easy philosophy often think that it is more useful and acceptable than abstruse philosophy. In Section 1, he says that if the advocates for easy and obvious philosophy would cease to belittle abstruse and accurate philosophy, he would have no agreement and would leave it up to people to choose according to their personal desires. However, it is not the case and some advocates suggest that abstruse philosophy also referred to as “metaphysics,” be banished, and so Hume attempts to defend the abstruse philosophy.
In this day and age, it seems as though almost everyone has experience a loved one taken away form a very serious disease known as Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s disease is unbelievably devastating for everyone affected by it. This disease is causing major economical problems such as less occupancy in the nursing homes, and hospitals due to the rising population of elderly men and women being diagnosed with it everyday. Because there is not yet a cure for this disease and the percent of the population being diagnosed keeps rapidly rising, more time and money needs to go towards Alzheimer’s research.
The term inductive reasoning refers to reasoning that takes specific information and makes a broader generalization that is considered probable, allowing for the fact that the conclusion may not be accurate. An example of inductive reasoning is: All observed children like to play with Legos. All children, therefore, enjoy playing with Legos. Relying on inductive reasoning throughout everyday life is just a part of human nature. If someone were to take into consideration every plausible outcome of a given situation, they would never get anything done or been stricken with worry. The simple principle of induction (SPI) states that:
The one instant I can pinpoint as the genesis of my interest in biomedical science was the winter of sixth grade, when I picked up a book on creativity and the brain. I found it fascinating, but what really struck me was that here was a several hundred page book that mostly talked about how little we knew about its topic. It made me think. This was supposed to be a book about how much we’ve learned, and what it’s saying is that the progress we’ve made is only in finding out how little we know. This didn’t upset me; it made me curious. Because, of all the things that we should know about, surely our own minds and our own bodies are paramount among them, and yet we still have so much to learn. I’ve since learned that this phenomenon is not restricted to the biological – gravity is one of the most important things in our lives, yet we do not know its cause. But the biomedical questions continue to fascinate me, perhaps because the answers are so vital. Sure, cosmology is intriguing, but what about a cure for cancer, or even the common cold? What about a way of repairing or bypass...
Physics can be found in all aspects of our lives and the world around us including the activities in which we find the most enjoyment. They may not be noticeable to the naked eye or even to our senses but they are there and when we become familiar with the concepts of physics then we began to ‘see’ physics everywhere.
The human brain is so interesting because of all of its functions. The brain is so unique every function is unique and the brain is capable of doing anything. In the video “Building Your Brain: Inside the Human Body” we can see how all of this function take place and see the wonderful things are brain can do. In the video “Into the Mind: Emotions” we can also see how important our brain is when it comes to our emotions. These two videos discuss really important things about our brain.
As a future graduate student, my goal is to contribute to scientific discoveries that will uncover the mysteries of the human brain using rigorous experimental methods and state of the art research and imaging techniques. While humanity has studied the intricacies of the ocean and the vast expanses of space, we are humbled because we know less about the frontier that exists within us than the one that exists beyond us.
...physical processes. I am in awe of what the human brain can do, and I think it is absolutely amazing that such an advanced and beautiful system could develop over thousands of years.
One pivotal life experience ignited my passion for neuroscience research. As a young girl growing up in Nigeria, I witnessed immense suffering and poverty, which significantly shaped my views on the world. Initially, I believed the only way I could help people was to become a doctor to directly impact their lives. However, ten years later, a secret family
The BLS (Bureau of Labor Statistics) predict, “The overall field of psychology itself with grow at an average rate of 11% through the year 2022.” Statistics show that two million people each year suffer from brain injury. Because of this, the demand for qualifying neuropsychologists is expected to remain strong and steady. As a further matter, increasing interest in the brain and its functionalities, as well as improving imaging technology is also a factor to making the demand for works to rapidly grow over the next decade or two, as well as increasing numbers of older adults who are more likely to Alzheimer’s, dementia, and stroke will also impact the need for more
During the seventeenth century, the modern science of physics started to emerge and become a widespread tool used around the world. Many prominent people contributed to the build up of this fascinating field and managed to generally define it as the science of matter and energy and their interactions. However, as we know, physics is much more than that. It explains the world around us in every form imaginable. The study of physics is a fundamental science that helps the advancing knowledge of the natural world, technology and aids in the other sciences and in our economy. Without the field of physics, the world today would be a complete mystery, everything would be different because of the significance physics has on our life as individuals and as a society.
When I think about knowledge the first thing that comes to my mind is education. I believe that knowledge comes to people by their experiences in life. In other words, life is an instrument that leads me to gain knowledge. Many people consider that old people are wise because they have learned from good and bad experiences throughout their lives. Education requires work, dedication and faith to gain knowledge. We acquired knowledge through the guidance of from parents, role models, college/University teachers and life experiences.