... of auditory hallucinations have virtually been unknown until recently. These theories of auditory hallucinations "suggest that the production of auditory hallucinations in schizophrenia is associated with increased activity in a network of cortical areas specialized for language" (McGuire, PK, GMS Shah, and RM Murray; Lancet, v. 342, iss. 8873, pg 704; 1993). McGuire, Shah, and Murray conducted a famous study ... in which they studied 12 schizophrenic patients at various hospitals. Using single photon emission topography (SPET) they measured regional cerebral blood flow with "the aim of...

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Alzheimer's Disease Imagine a person you love is wandering the streets not knowing who or what anything is! Imagine, a police officer asking you where you last saw this person! Imagine looking for them and having to always tell them who you are! These can be the affects of Alzheimer's disease (Alzheimer's). Alzheimer's disease is a loss of memory and it can be temporary or permanent depending on how severe the case is. The cause of Alzheimer's disease is currently unknown, but researchers believe that it is one of the following, a slow virus, an auto immune reaction (the body attacks itself), ...

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Cultural Event: Methanphetamine speaker Methanphetamine The Narcotics officer from the Bismarck Police department displayed the harsh realities of a drug from a new age. Methanphetamine provides choice for the junkie, to choose either his family or suffer from pain, torture, and death resulting from methanphetamine abuse. Methanphetamine labs are being busted daily all over the state of North Dakota. Sadly, the dark side of the drug has provoked people to produce ... anywhere. It's horrible when you hear of a grown man, being arrested for abusing meth, but the truth is, mainly men from the ag...

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A stroke is simply defined as a brain attack. It is a cerebrovascular disease, meaning it affects parts of the brain which can effect the way your body works, and the way you think. A stroke occurs when the blood flow to the brain is cut off or clogged. The reason is because the brain needs a constant flow of blood. When the flow is disrupted, a stroke is lurking in the distance. The blood cells in your brain start to starve for the blood. The cells around it face danger also. The hunger spreads throughout the brain until all of the cells are dead. It only takes a few minutes for each cell to ...

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