A Simple Intro To The Brain

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People like to compare the humain brain to a PC. This is not accurate because the brain is much more complex then people realize.

About the Brain

Some view the brain as an organ. It is Woody Allen's second favorite organ. I see the brain as many organs.

The brain contains cerebrospinal fluid which is housed in ventricles.

In illnesses these ventricles swell really big.. In schizophrenia and in Alzheimer's disease, this enlargement is because of loss to the tissue

Many books have been written on the complexity of the brain.

Illness

Pathology has been seen in the brain in many diseases including Parkinson's disease, Huntington's chorea, Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia, mental retardation, etc. In multiple sclerosis demylination is seen. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is also called Lou Gherig's disease.

Conclusions

Much more research is needed. The brain has been studied on a cellular level.

The brain is a neuron jungle, but glia are also very important.

This is very controversial, but mental diseases are brain diseases. The brain is made from, repaired by, and fueled by the food that we eat. To ignore this is a mistake.

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Thomas Tooma

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