| Brain
Weight of brain : 1300 to 1400 gms
Average brain weight of the adult male was 1336 gram;
Average brain weight of the adult female 1198 gram.
With increasing age, brain weight decreases by 2 to 3 grams.
% brain of total body weight (150 pound human) = 2%
By the time one is six years old, brain is already 90 % of the size
of adult.
All
of us are billionaires in terms of number of neurons in the brain
Average number of neurons in the brain : 86 billion to 100 billion
In money terms, most of us are not billionaires but in neurons in
the brain, all living humans are 80 billion plus. (Its neurons and
not Rupees, dollars, pounds, yen...)
A
neuron and nerve cell, is an electrically excitable cell that communicates
with other cells via specialized connections called synapses. A neuron
is the main component of nervous tissue.
Neurons fall into types. Sensory neurons respond to stimulus such
as touch, sound, or light that affect the cells of the sensory organs
and sends signals to the spinal cord or brain. Motor neurons receive
signals from the brain and spinal cord to control everything from
muscle contractions to glandular output. Interneurons connect neurons
to other neurons within the same region of the brain or spinal cord
in neural circuits.
Rohan,
son of founder who has Sensory Integration challenges, is our teacher
of Integration.
Difference
between Neurologist and Psychiatrist
Key Difference
Diagnosis, treatment and prevention of
A neurologist - disorders/diseases related to the nervous system.
A psychiatrist - mental illness as well as emotional disorders.
Neurologists treat conditions like sleep disorders, epilepsy, brain
injuries, migraine headaches, brain and spinal cord tumors, etc
Nervous system is very important as it controls both behaviors and
sensation (balance, ambulation, reflexes, memory, speech, language,
etc.).
Psychiatrist
is a medical practitioner who treats the disorders related to mental
illness. These illnesses are recognized by similar signs and symptoms
which exhibit the activity of mind like memory, emotions, sensory
perception, attention, pleasure, etc.
Source
Difference
between Neurologist and Neurosurgeon
When
a patient has neurological symptoms, often their initial evaluation
is with a neurologist, who might obtain imaging to get to the source
of the problem.
If they discover a structural problem, such as a tumor, they'll refer
the patient to a neurosurgeon.
"I love being in the operating room," says Dr. Bergsneider.
"The primary reason surgeons become surgeons is because they
like to operate, and that's where we are the happiest. It is a very
fulfilling profession in that you can really see the fruits of your
labor in the recovery room."
Neurology
Neurology is the branch of medicine that deals with the
nervous system. Common neurological disorders include epilepsy, headache,
Parkinson disease, and dementia, as well as neurological problems
caused by other disorders, such as cerebrovascular disease and infections.
Hundreds of millions
of people worldwide are affected by neurological disorders: more than
50 million people have epilepsy; around 47 million are affected by
dementia globally.
Moreover, the
extension of life expectancy and the ageing of the general populations
in both developed and developing countries are likely to increase
the prevalence of many chronic and progressive physical and mental
conditions including neurological disorders.
Neurological
Disorders: Public Health Challenges
Disorders
Dementia
Epilepsy
Headache
disorders
Projects
Atlas
Project Neurology
ICD-11
Dementia
Action Plan 2017-2025
The
global plan aims to improve the lives of people with dementia, their
families and the people who care for them, while decreasing the impact
of dementia on communities and countries.
Mental
disorders
Mental
disorders comprise a broad range of problems, with different symptoms.
However, they are generally characterized by some combination of abnormal
thoughts, emotions, behaviour and relationships with others. Examples
are schizophrenia, depression, intellectual disabilities and disorders
due to drug abuse. Most of these disorders can be successfully treated.
General
information : Mental disorders : Fact sheet, 2017
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