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| a chemical substance that acts primarily upon the central nervous system where it alters brain function, resulting in temporary changes in perception, mood, consciousness and behaviour. |
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| Edification and Independent Inquiry |
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| Being uplifted; Moral improvement or guidance; Enlightenment; Seeking or requesting the truth, information or knowledge |
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| Localization of the Function |
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| Different parts (structures) of the brain have different jobs (functions). |
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| Face blindness - inability to recognize faces, usually a consequence of a stroke. |
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| A birth defect that is present at birth and is typically marked by severe deficits in social interaction, language, acquisition, tendency to perform repetitive actions and a restricted focus of attention and interest |
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| The deleted gene which causes William's Syndrome and rids of Elastin (Provides stretchiness to tissue like blood vessels) |
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| It is a congenial disease present at birth and effects males and females equally. Cardiovascular problems are correlated (heart or blood vessel) prone to high blood pressure, hyper-social activity and have strong expressive language skills, are extremely polite, prone to emotional outbursts, typically have poor fine motor skills and impaired visuospatial skills (for example, arranging blocks to match a pattern) |
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| • A rare disorder caused by a hemizygous (someone has only one member of a chromosome segment rather than the usual two) micro-deletion of about 20-25 genes on chromosome 7 including the gene for elastin. Have amplified hearing. When is comes to hearing and musical ability, those with this disease have acute hypersensitive hearing and an uncanny ability for music. |
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