1.Neurology deals with the diagnosis and treatment of all categories of disease involving the central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous systems, including their coverings, blood vessels, and all effector tissue, such as mus
According to Greg Gage “basic neuroscience research is the answer to curing many of the most devastating neurological disorders such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.” He is stressing the need of informing younger generations about these diseases and how the brain works by using interactive and interesting methods taht are at the same time cost effective. Gage’s Spiker Box invention is just a first attempt in showing that technologies can really enhance the interest of all ages in studying neuroscience.For example, by recording the neurons of an insect on a device through an app it can be very interesting and appealing. Since our present is ruled by the advanced technologies, linking neuroscience with it can impact greatly the future interest of the mass in studying neuroscience. And this will in turn help generate more solutions for treating diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s that are affecting abut 20 % of the entire world and might affect a larger number of people in the future.
2. It is amazing how and I-pod can make a cockroaches leg move.
Cells of the nervous system, called neurons, are specialized to carry “messages” through electrical pulses traveling down long extensions called axons. Cockroaches leg starts to move once connected to the I-pod that is playing a song and generates impulses to the leg’s muscles.The output is neural activity, or “spikes”, that can be heard via a built-on speaker, or seen on your computer, iPhone, Android, iPad, or iPod Touch.
