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THE BRAIN

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THE BRAIN The University of Toledo College of Medicine Student to Student Program

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Brain Map

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Understanding how the brain works Enormous complexity

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An Electro-Chemical Machine 100 billion nerve cells Neurons are an off/on switch Measuring electrical activity Neurotransmitters

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Is the Brain one Big Computer?

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Getting into and out of the Brain

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Brain Pathology Clinically, death is defined as an absence of brain activity as measured by EEG. Injuries to the brain tend to affect large areas of the organ, sometimes causing major deficits in intelligence, memory, and movement.

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Neurodegenerative Disease Alzheimer’s Brain degeneration caused by plaques and tangle in neurons Parkinson’s Deficient dopamine levels cause problems with coordinating muscle movement Huntington’s Genetic mutation leads to dementia and uncontrolled muscle movements

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Stroke Blood clots can block the flow of blood to certain regions of the brain (ischemia), resulting in damage. Neurological deficit based on what region was damaged.

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Epilepsy Epilepsy is caused by groups of neurons becoming overly-excited and firing more than usual, disrupting normal brain functions.

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Mental illness There are specific chemical and physical causes that can be treated! Clinical depression Schizophrenia Bipolar disorder Post-traumatic stress disorder

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Neuroimaging Electrophysiology EEG MEG fMRI and PET

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Advances in Brain Research Cognitive Brain Imaging Details which area of the brain are used during specific functions

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Questions?

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