IGCSE Human Biology Topic 14 – Diseases of the brain and drugs

Alzheimer’s: Disease that cause dementia. The cause is not well understood, but seems to be linked to the buildup of amyloid and tau in the brain. The symptoms include forgetfulness, becoming very repetitive, losing things, getting lost, problems with speech, and becoming anxious. There currently is no cure for Alzheimer’s, but some medications can help

Cognitive Biases – Framing effect and the peak-end rule

In this article, I would like to focus on two types of cognitive biases; peak-end ruleand framing effect. It is significant to mention that a heuristic is a mental shortcut whichwith little or no thought quickly generates the probable answer. Heuristics caninfluence the way of thinking and decision making which are consistent however notfully accurate.

Crash Course Human Biology: Enzymes

This is another instalment in our IGCSE revision increase the rate of chemical reactions without themselves being consumed or permanently altered by the reaction. increase reaction rates without altering the chemical equilibrium between reactants and products. Explain the action of enzymes and how their activity is affected by: Temperature: In general the higher the temperature

Culture and cognition: Cole and Scriber (1974)

An important note should be mentioned before diving deeper into the topic of culture and cognitive. That being it is essential to acknowledge that culture affects our behavior, as well as our attitudes as a cognitive process. Adding to this, culture plays many roles in the creation of our schema, which in turn affects what

DNA and Sickle Cell Anemia

DNA Replication DNA Replication: The separation of DNA strands and the formation of a new strand by complementary base pairing of nucleotides. (Base pairing rule). Steps of DNA replication: 1) Unwind double helix 2) Formation of new strand by complementary base pairing rule 3) Formation of 2 new double helices Role of DNA polymerase: Assembles

Attachment Theory [PL]

Style przywiązania Tam, gdzie psychologia odnajduje zastosowanie w naszym codziennym życiu Na podstawie książki Amir Levine i Rachel Heller pt. „Partnerstwo bliskości” Style przywiązania Tam, gdzie psychologia odnajduje zastosowanie w naszym codziennym życiu Na podstawie książki Amir Levine i Rachel Heller pt. „Partnerstwo bliskości” Na wstępie Gdy spojrzymy krytycznym okiem na perspektywy młodych ludzi (a

Genetic Diseases: An overview Part II

Check part one to learn about more genetic diseases. Patau (trisomy 13) : https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/trisomy-13 ● Intellectual disability and physical abnormalities in many parts of the body 1. Causes: ● Chromosomal abnormality ● Extra genetic material from chromosome 13 2. Symptoms ● Development of kids are slower ● Part of their body is smaller like arm,