Today I happened upon the CNS Forum – where The Lundbeck Institute created a post called Focus on Brain Disorders. The site is especially useful because it lists maps of the brain that show up in vivid colors so that you see lit images of your …
Forebrain
Midbrain
Hindbrain
Spinal Cord
Lobes
Limbic System
Coronal Section
Cerebral Vasculature
I especially liked their handy and well stated Factsheet: Overview of mental disorders. Did you know that brain diseases total 35% of all diseases in Europe … with approximately 127 million of
With new brain based facts coming out weekly… people could feel overwhelmed just keeping up with facts that help. After all, the brain is still likely the most complex mechanism in history. Its chemical and electrical systems have yet to yield many of their secrets in spite of many recent breakthroughs. We still wonder how much of the brain is shaped by gene pools at birth and how much comes through experiences.
Add to that complexity … facts from the Lunbeck Institute site about what can go wrong … “the brain acquires, coordinates and disseminates information to control how we think, behave, learn and feel. To do this, all of the one hundred billion cells in this complex organ must effectively communicate with each other, and failure to do so may cause or contribute to brain dysfunction and mental illness.”
In user-friendly terms… they highlight latest details on … Anxiety Disorders … Bipolar Disorder… Dementia … Depression … Epilepsy … Migraine … Multiple Sclerosis … OCD … Panic Disorder … Parkinson’s Disease… PTSD … Sleep Disorders and … Stoke.
Very rarely do you run in such a treasure trove in a language that business people relate to, and can use to improve their quality of life. Worth book-marking?
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