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A Newbie's Guide To The Human Brain

By: Thomas Tooma

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Some people compare the brain to a computer. I feel that this is not an accurate comparison because the brain is more complex than the entire Internet!

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 Human brain has cerebrospinal fluid which is housed in ventricles.

In diseases these ventricles are sometimes enlarged. In schizophrenia and in Alzheimer's disease, this enlargfement is due to tissue loss.

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

Although the brain has been studied at a cellular level, much more research needs to be done.

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

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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