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Expository Essay 2 Topics (Other Ideas (Language Production, Neuroscience…
Expository Essay 2 Topics
History of Neuroscience
Background
-essential to any scientific field is to learn and understand its history
-understanding history is also important for future advancements
Major Events
Ancient Egyptians
-Edwin Smith surgical papyrus is the first recorded reference of the brain
-recognized effects of head trauma
Renaissance
-Descartes: dualism to understand the brain's relation to the mind
-da Vinci
19th Century
-electricity in the nervous system observed by Galvani
-Muller and Helmholtz
-Broca
Modern Day (20th Century and Beyond)
-Hubel and Wiesel
-Hodgkin and Huxley
-modern stuff
Topic Requirements
-three strong, well-defined points
-comprehensive description of idea or theory
-something I can explain clearly and easily
-thesis must have a point and some kind of motivation, or reason that we are looking at it for (?)
Alzheimer's Disease
Existing Treatment Plans + Prognosis
Causes/Biological Process Behind Cause
-iron levels in the brain (increased Zn2+ as well)
-build up of beta amyloid and tau (actual cause)
-improper myelination (Desai et al. study, 2009)
Prevalence of the Disease in Today's Society, Impacts
Memory
History of Memory (important discoveries that were made in the field)
Working Memory
-anatomy?
-theories/capabilities
-case studies
How Good is Our Memory Really?
Other Ideas
Language Production
Neuroscience and Art
Cognition and Exercise
Glial Cells
Mirror Neurons