This is probably not the preferred example but it's the best thing I can think of at the moment. In the television show The Flash, when Barry Allen gets the ability of super speed it is explained that the ability is due to being able to drastically change how fast his Central and Peripheral Nervous Systems operate. While controlling the speed of his nervous systems he can also drastically enhance his muscle operation system enabling him the travel at incredible speeds. In detail the rate of impulses going through the axon of his neurons are able to go a thousand times faster than the normal human being allowing him to view our world a thousand times faster than the normal human being. Now this has not been proven possible but in order to enhance
the speed of your neurons to that rate as well as you muscle ability it would take quite a toll on your aging, by time your mind reaches being 20 years old your body would have aged 50 to 60 years therefore restricting your ability to use your muscles. Let's say though that you are able to perceive and move at super speed and you made a beeline out of your house and ran to New York and back. If you have carpet in your home than your shoes would almost immediately spark the carpet and your carpet catches fire but before it's noticeable you're already going through Pennsylvania, also when you close your door behind you if there's any glass in it it will shatter. As you're running a fly is in your path, too busy worrying about other things in your way the fly hits your leg at the speed you are going it would put a hole right through your leg, most likely. But let's say you get to New York without any pest problems, as you go to stop your shoes burn straight through and your body nearly dissolves on contact with the pavement. Super speed doesn't sound fun anymore, does it?
In “Brain Enhancement is Wrong, Right?” the point being conveyed is that using stimulants to enhance performance should not be used because stimulants are unethical. The author intends to reach out to researchers, professors, and college students as the predominant demographic. The usage of drugs to enhance abilities occurs during time when individuals have stressful tasks a head of them. The use of the stimulants depends on when the person needs to focus. Benedict Carey targeted individuals in the academic field because those are the people who are using stimulants to amplify their abilities.
Penfield’s recherce and brain stimulation he was able to map the brain and its functional organization in living people. During his experiments he found that sending a shock to certain parts of the brain would have different reactions. By using this method Penfield was able to find the cause of epilepsy seizers and destroy it. In one case the patient would smell burnt toast right before a seizer, he used this knowledge to probe the limbic system to recreate the smell. None of this would have been possible without the map he created, the map was so influential that it is still used today. However, we no longer need to cut open the skull to see what inside, thanks to modern medicine MRIs are used to see what’s going on in our
alter people or animals -- for instance changing the genes of a fly to give it eyes on its legs.
Before Barry Sanders could become the star he was in college and in the NFL, he had to go through his childhood. On July 16, 1968, he was born. Born into a 13- person home, Barry Sanders grew up well raised by his parents. His mother was Shirley, and she was a registered nurse. His father, William, raised his kids to be hard workers. Barry and his two other brothers helped his father all the time. As a carpenter and roofer, there were many jobs around the house that William Sanders could do, and he always had his three sons help. All three sons were pressed into service as roofer assistants by their father. This improved Barry’s work ethic and attitude. Then, on Sundays, the Sanders family went to church. Although, Barry was considered a bully
To gather information at one place to facilitate researchers to look into the basics and advance technologies in this area of science at one platform.
could be modified or expanded upon given what has been learned about the brain through
Epilepsy is a condition characterized by recurrent seizures which are unprovoked by any immediately identifiable cause (Hopkins & Shorvon, 1995). It is also known as a seizure disorder. A wide range of links and risk factors are associated with the condition, but most of the time the cause is unknown. Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological disorders, affecting approximately two and half million people in the US and about 50 million worldwide. Though seizures can occur at any age, epilepsy is most commonly seen in children and the elderly. Most respond well to treatment and can control their seizures, but for some it is a chronic illness. A clinical diagnosis is the first step to finding a potential cure for the disorder.
...re, innovation to speculation, the human brain is a jumble of nerves and tissue like no other. It has not only brought humans to the front of the world stage in comparison to all others, it has given us the ability to do so much more than think it gave us the ability to be human.
Once a very intelligent man said “ Sometimes we need a story more than food to stay alive (clairemca wordpress).” Barry Lopez is a nature writer whose life experiences greatly influenced his writing. Three ways how Barry Lopez’s life experiences greatly influenced his writings were his mother life, his many travelling experiences, and his college education.
The brain is made up of many parts that carry different capabilities. I believe that anyone can do anything they put their mind to. This task may be difficult for some and require time to achieve their goal, while others achieve easily. In the short film, “The Boy with the Incredible Brain”, Daniel Tammet acquired a talent that was amazing. I would have many questions for Daniel Tammet in an interview and there is many people in the world like Daniel Tammet that has not been discovered.
“I had a lot of growing up to do . A lot of times, I learned the hard way.”(brainyquote.com). The quote above is said from a guy who has always been in and out of the thorn bushes, Allen Iverson. Allen Iverson, one of my inspirational athletes, is an amazing man who always knows how to keep his head up when negative things come his way, and that is something that I like most about this guy. He has gone through hard times as a kid, through teen years, and even through college and the NBA. Allen never breaks out of it. Allen Iverson with so much struggles as a child became one of the biggest legends in NBA history. As a NBA legend people would think that Allen wouldn’t have struggles anymore, but he still does and never escapes from it.
If it were not for our central nervous system we would not know the smell of a flower or the warmth of the sun. We would not be able to pull our hand away from hot surface or run from danger. The central nervous system is what allows us to experience our senses and react after analyzing a variety of signals. These signals are carried throughout our bodies by specialized cells called neurons which relay the messages to each other. Some of these signals are passed along electrically, while others use a chemical signal called a neurotransmitter in the process of synaptic transmission or neurotransmission.
When thinking of the word optogenetics, the word optimistic comes to mind, and that is exactly what optogenetics is. This new technology is optimistic to opening new doors to help save lives step by step, find cures, and a way for doctors to find underlying causes of life-threatening diseases. The idea was first brought up by Francis Crick, who also helped discover the double helix in DNA. “Crick’s idea was that light, with its unparalleled speed and precision, could be the ideal tool for controlling neurons and mapping the brain,” (Barth 3). Optogenetics is the technique of using different colored lights and proteins to activate neurons in the brain to change the way it functions (Dougherty 1). Optogenetics has the potential to achieve medical breakthroughs which can be beneficial to the health of humans and especially people who are affected by diseases of the brain like depression, Parkinson’s disease, and schizophrenia (Callaway 1). He believes that over time, this technique will be able to target the underlying causes and symptoms of life-threatening diseases such as: Parkinson’s disease, blindness, drug addiction, and many more. This innovation should only bring positive effects over society, as it could be a potential life saver to many. As of now this technology is only being tested in animals, but all of the experiments have been successful. With more studies and testing over time, it could soon be used in humans in less than a decade. With optogenetics already having success with the minds of animals, who knows what wonders this new technology could accomplish in the minds of humans.
The human body is very complex. It is like a job. You have to do a million things in one day to make it through the day. The body uses nine systems to do all of those jobs. They all have separate functions, but some work together. Each system is also made up of organs. There are many ways to care and protect the systems from the many different problems they can have. There are also many interesting facts about each system.
Human enhancement is any attempt to temporarily or permanently overcome the current limitations of the human body through natural or artificial means. It is in our human nature that we somehow increase our life expectancy, become stronger, fearless, independent and smarter. It is no surprise we turn to all sorts of technologies – neurotechnology, nanotechnology, biotechnology, information technology – to improve human performances. While they might improve our performances and abilities, their use raises serious health, ethical and economic issues, furthermore, not enough is known about the long-term consequences.