I prepared this summary for facilitating your understanding of this topic 🙂 Ethanol is present in alcoholic beverages as a consequence of the fermentation of carbohydrates with yeast. Alcohols are organic molecules assembled from carbon (C), oxygen (O), and hydrogen (H) atoms. When 2 carbons are present, the alcohol is called ethanol (also known as […]
All males are born females … and die as females… with more estrogens winning over testosterone! While men and women both create Testosterone and Estrogen, the quantity varies. Testosterone in women is typically between 1/10th and 1/20th of the amount in men. Similarly, men produce a small fraction of the Estrogen women produce, with an […]
I prepared a summary to give you context and introduce you to this topic : ) Mouth breathing is often just a habit that was developed at an early age, a pattern that was unconsciously ingrained. Due to respiratory neuroplasticity we now know that we can retrain our breathing patterns, meaning any poor functioning of […]
I prepared a summary to introduce you to this topic: Models of consciousness aim to inspire new experimental protocols and aid interpretation of empirical evidence to reveal the structure of conscious experience. Nevertheless, no current model is univocally accepted on either theoretical or empirical grounds. The four current and major neuroscientific theories of conscious experience […]
I prepared a summary to introduce you to this topic: The crucial brain reward neurotransmitter activated by addictive drugs is dopamine, specifically in the “second-stage” ventral tegmental area to nucleus accumbens link in the brain’s reward circuitry. This has been learned over many decades of research, and is based upon many congruent findings. When we […]
* dedicated to our dearest Li, who is an expert professional on the treatment of addictions 🙂 I prepared this summary to introduce you to the topic: Addiction, or substance use disorder, is a primary and chronic disease of the brain reward, motivation, memory and related circuitry. This is characterized by compulsive drug craving, seeking […]
For more information on mental health or #YaleMedicine, visit: https://www.yalemedicine.org/conditio…. For many people, depression turns out to be one of the most disabling illnesses that we have in society. Despite the treatments that we have available, many people are not responding that well. It’s a disorder that can be very disabling in society. It’s also […]
I prepared this summary to introduce you to the topic: The Higgs boson is the fundamental particle associated with the Higgs field, a field that gives mass to other fundamental particles such as electrons and quarks. A particle’s mass determines how much it resists changing its speed or position when it encounters a force. https://brainperks4u.wordpress.com/2019/03/16/higgs-boson-theory-explained-in-a-simply-way-elt-esl-activities/ […]
*Dedicated to our dearest ‘Li’ 🙂 Our society is becoming more sexless The 7 Principles of a successful marriage 69% of our problems are not solvable How to become a master at conflict resolution Non-Cuddlers Have an Awful Sex Life! Men struggling to figure out where they fit into society What do women really want […]
How we can better understand the world around us? Mathematics is about finding better ways of reasoning. But for many applied mathematicians, the primary mission is to shape their minds in a way that gets them closer to the truth. The calculations are secondary, the real question is: how we can better understand the world […]
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