Brain Disoreder and Its Affect

Lenora J. Williamson

PS124: Introduction of Psychology

December 10, 2013

Which parts of the brain are believed to be involved in this disorder, and how do these areas of the brain influence the development and behavior of the individual? Alzheimer disease causes many nerve cells as well as tissues lost to happen throughout the entire brain. But, overtime Alzheimer disease cause the brain to shrink dramatically.

Alzheimer disease affects the cellebrum which is the outer layer of the brain. By giving early stages of alzhiemer, from mild to moderate or severe damage the cortex affect thinking, planning, and sensory that the brain uses on the daily basics. When those who are of an older age group suffer from this disease it has many behavioral and mental health issues that comes along with this disease for example early stages of Alzheimer includes, thinking, making plans, remembering a doctor appointment. Mild to moderate memory lost, communication skills loss of speech impairment Severe includes not recognizing family member or even not remembering how to use your words and blurred vision.

Briefly describe at least one method which has been used to study this disorder (EEG, fMRI, etc.), and what this method involves. Most physicians prefer to use (MRI) magnetic resonance imaging when dealing with a patient who is being tested for Alzheimer. MRI gives very good detailed pictures of all the nerves cell and tissue cells that are being affected by the disease. Also this procedure is very comfortable and painless the patient. Many physicians do not use MRI to predict who may get the disease but to do the imaging to find treatment how they could diagnosis the patient who has Alzheimer disease and find out what stage of the disease that patient is currently in.

Describe at least one neurotransmitter(s) that is believed to function abnormally in this disorder, and how this impacts on the behavior of the individual. One of the neurotransmitter that seems...