Introduction Flashcards
What sets Humans apart from other species
The Brain
What do Scientists find every day?
They find many new things about the brain every day
What does the organ control
Body activities, heart rate, and sexual function to emotion, learning and memory
What do neuroscientists have the tast of deciphering?
The mystery of this very complex machinei
What is the motivation of the research on the brain
To understand human behavior better, from how we learn to why people have trouble interacting with one another
How many disorders of the brain and nervous system are there?
More than 100,000 disorders
Decade of the Brain
Scientists have discovered things in the following areas
Genetics
Disease genes have been identified that are key to several neurodegenerative diseass. THey have provided new insight into underlying disease mechanisms and are beginning to suggest new treatment
Gene-Environment Interactions
Most major disases that have genetic basis are strongy influenced by the nevironment
Brain Plasticity
The brain possesses the ability to modify neural connections to better cope with new circumstances
New Drugs
Researchs have gained insight into the mechanisms of molecular neuropharmacology
Imagining
Revolutionary imaging techniques including magnetic resonance imaging
Cell Death
The discovery of ow and why neurons die as well as the discovery of stem cells
Brain Development
New principles and newly discovered molecules responsible for guiding nervous sustem developoment
