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The way the brain codes and stores information remains a mystery. Current and often conflicting theories include: • Widespread distribution of memories across the outermost layer of the brain (cortex) • Widespread distribution of memories, with certain structures (such as the hippocampus) playing important roles • Localised memory areas in certain structures of the brain only • Memory storage in brain molecules • Memory storage in clusters of nerve cells (neurones). Different types of ...
Brainstorming is a process that induces creative and useful ideas and is one of the most divergent thinking tools available. It was developed by Alex Osborn, who realised the power of ideas and the inherent creative abilities of all people, as a method of focussing a group of people on a specific problem in such a way as to generate a variety and large quantity of ideas without regard to the quality of the ideas. The primary desired outcome of the process is to have as big a choice as possible ...
A stroke can be described as a brain attack. A stroke occurs when a blood vessel supplying oxygen and nutrients to the brain gets blocked or bursts. The part of the brain that is starved of oxygen is then damaged. Strokes are not always fatal. Some strokes are very slight. Others can cause serious disability. Once you have had one stroke, either a light or a severe one, you have a very good chance of suffering another stroke. The risk of having a stroke is higher as you get older or if one or more ...