01/03/2014 20:18
Have you ever wanted to stay young a little longer and put off aging?
somewhere in the genes, somewhere in the DNA, are genes for aging, genes that allow to have different lifespans.
Cynthia Kenyon, disciver the gene "daf-2" its similar to the receptor of the homone insuline and...
01/03/2014 19:19
References:
https://kidshealth.org/teen/your_body/body_basics/brain_nervous_system.html#
https://www.innerbody.com/
www.ted.com
https://reeduca.com/neuropsicologia-adul-ninos.aspx
https://www.google.com.co/search?q=google+imagenes&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=8coTU5DhGsiFkQfN-YC4A
28/02/2014 18:21
BRAIN DISEASES
1. Brain tumor: a tumor is abnormal tissue that grows in the brain, that can be malignant or benign.usually the grow in one place but can be cured surgically
2. Cerebral Palsy: is a developmental defect that appear after or before the birth of a child. The...
28/02/2014 17:44
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN CHILDREN AND ADULTS ACCORDING TO BRAIN DEVELOPMENT
CHILDREN
ADULTS
-A child brain is developing. the development starts in the gestational phase and does not end during labor, it continues it course. During this process variations can be...
28/02/2014 12:05
Functions of the Nervous System
There are 3 main functions of the nervous system: Sensory, integration and Motor.
Sensory: the main function of the nervous system when we are talking about the sensory function is that this involves collecting information from the sensory receptors that...
28/02/2014 11:26
Nerves
Nerves are packages of axons in the peripheral nervous system whose principal function is to carry signals between the brain and the spinal cord and the rest of the body. There are different types of nerves, such as: Afferent, Efferent and Mixed Nerves, Cranial Nerves and Spinal...
27/02/2014 20:15
LONGEVITY
What controls aging? Biochemist Cynthia Kenyon has found a simple genetic mutation that can double the lifespan of a simple worm, C. elegans. The lessons from that discovery, and others, are pointing to how we might one day significantly extend youthful human life in the link...
27/02/2014 17:38
The brain
The brain is located inside the cranial cavity, where the skull protects it, becuase of the soft origin of itself. the brain is divided into three categories according to the embrionary development: The Forebrain (or prosencephalon), The Midbrain (or mesencephalon) and The Hidbrain (or...
27/02/2014 03:56
Nervous Tissue
The nervous system is componed by two major nervous tissue made by cells: neurons and neuroglia.
Neurons. Neurons are also known as the nerve celles that transmitts electrochemical signs to the body. This type of cell differenciates from others due to cellular processes that...
