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The CFIDS Association of America. The National CFIDS Foundation's Home Page. National Museum of Racing. CAA California Apartment Association. What is ME/CFS? « ME/CFS Worldwide Patient Alliance. ME/CFS (myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome) is a highly misunderstood condition that is characterized by a range of neurological, endocrine, central nervous system, and immune system disruptions, often (but not always) accompanied by profound fatigue, pain, tenderness, cognitive dysfunction and loss of muscle power following physical or mental activity.Myalgic encephalomyelitis is classified as a neurological disorder by the World Health Organization (International Classification of Disease 10: G93.3).The cardinal symptom of ME/CFS is post-exertional neuroimmune exhaustion, a period of unwellness similar to the feeling experienced before a viral infection sets in.

Our Mission We are a group of ME/CFS patient advocates who think now is the time for a change. Clagland — “Science progresses one funeral at a time.” - Max... For The Chronically Screwed... Nearly three years ago, I was a teenager with a handful of diagnosed chronic illnesses, with a couple more ‘yet to be confirmed’. I had few people to talk to and needed to find a way to deal with my day-to-day problems because biting back every thought was not working out. Little has changed. Sure, I am no longer a teenager, I have been officially diagnosed with more illnesses, but the problem still remains: I am a very sick person with a support system that cannot manage the weight of this burden. I have spent the past hour or so looking through my old entries. So much is still relevent to my life - I still struggle, I still have questions, I still work my life around my symptoms. I was so grateful to have somewhere to turn to when I was having an especially shit day. It meant the world to me to have that community no matter what hour of the day or night.

But I guess the point is that it’s all become a bit… past tense for me. I wish each and every one of you good health in the future. BioMed Central | Full text | EEG spectral coherence data distinguish chronic fatigue syndrome patients from healthy controls and depressed patients - A case control study. White.pdf (application/pdf Object) Harvard Medical School: EEG spectral coherence data distinguish chronic fatigue syndrome patients from healthy controls and depressed patients. Webmaster Tools - Home. SEO & Search Engine News : SEJ. BioMed Central | Abstract | EEG spectral coherence data distinguish chronic fatigue syndrome patients from healthy controls and depressed patients - A case control study.

Temporal lobe. Temporal lobe. Temporal lobe seizure. Temporal lobe seizures are seizures that originate in the two temporal lobes of your brain. The temporal lobes process emotions, fight-or-flight reactions, and are important for short-term memory. Some symptoms of a temporal lobe seizure may be related to these functions, including having odd feelings — such as euphoria, fear, panic and deja vu. During a temporal lobe seizure, you may remain partially conscious. Or, if the temporal lobe seizure is more intense, you may be unresponsive, even though you look awake. You also may make repetitive movements of your lips and hands. Temporal lobe seizures may stem from an anatomical defect or scar. But the cause often remains unknown. Temporal lobe seizures may be resistant to anti-seizure medications. SymptomsJun. 25, 2011 References Temporal lobe epilepsy. BrainMind.com. As based on functional imaging (Sergent, et al., 1992), the medial temporal lobe, the right parahippocampal gyrus (in conjunction with areas 19, 37, 36), and the inferior and middle temporal lobe becomes highly active when viewing and categorizing faces and other complex stimuli.

Likwise, electrical stimulation of these areas can produce hallucinations and memories of faces of complex visual stimuli (Gloor, 1997; Halgren, 1992). Damage or removal of the inferior temporal lobe results in loss of the ability to recognize faces, as well as creating severe disturbances involving visual discrimination learning and retention (Braun et al. 1994; Gross & Mishkin, 1977; Mishkin, 1972), and difficulty performing visual closure and recognizing incomplete figural stimuli (Kimura, 1963; Lansdell, 1968,1970). Lateralization & Facial Recognition. Agnosias. In general, hallucinations secondary to loss of visual or auditory input appears to be secondary to the interpretation of neural noise. LSD. Temporal Lobe Function.

Kolb & Wishaw (1990) have identified eight principle symptoms of temporal lobe damage: 1) disturbance of auditory sensation and perception, 2) disturbance of selective attention of auditory and visual input, 3) disorders of visual perception, 4) impaired organization and categorization of verbal material, 5) disturbance of language comprehension, 6) impaired long-term memory, 7) altered personality and affective behavior, 8) altered sexual behavior.

Selective attention to visual or auditory input is common with damage to the temporal lobes (Milner, 1968). Left side lesions result in decreased recall of verbal and visual content, including speech perception. Right side lesions result in decreased recognition of tonal sequences and many musical abilities. Right side lesions can also affect recognition of visual content (e.g. recall of faces). The temporal lobes are involved in the primary organization of sensory input (Read, 1981). Language can be affected by temporal lobe damage. Laughology - Watch the Documentary Film for Free | Watch Free Documentaries Online. Eric H. Chudler. Eric H. Chudler, Ph.D. Executive Director, Center for Sensorimotor Neural Engineering; Research Associate Professor, Department of Bioengineering Box 354880 University of WashingtonSeattle, WA 98195-4880 email: chudler@u.washington.edu Ph.D., Psychology, University of Washington, Seattle, 1985 M.S., Psychology, University of Washington, Seattle, 1983 B.S., Psychobiology, University of California, Los Angeles, 1980 This page was last modified on October 5, 2012.

This web site focuses on neuroscience, the study of the nervous system. Links on this page are limited to those I find to be the most interesting and useful. Index of Links. Eric H. Chudler - Home Page - Neuroscience Journals. Neuroscience For Kids. The smell of a flower - The memory of a walk in the park - The pain of stepping on a nail.

These experiences are made possible by the 3 pounds of tissue in our heads...the BRAIN!! Neuroscience for Kids has been created for all students and teachers who would like to learn about the nervous system. Discover the exciting world of the brain, spinal cord, neurons and the senses. Use the experiments, activities and games to help you learn about the nervous system. There are plenty of links to other web sites for you to explore. Can't find what you are looking for? Search the web site and the questions/answers page. Portions of Neuroscience for Kids are available in Spanish, Slovene, Portuguese, Italian, Korean, Japanese, Serbian, Russian, Slovak, Romanian, Polish, Albanian, Czech, Finnish, Estonian, Hungarian, Punjabi, Indonesian, Malay, Norwegian, Ukranian and Turkish. "Neuroscience for Kids" is maintained by Eric H. Seattle Links. Neurological Disorders. Neurological Disorder Resources This site is maintained by Eric H. Chudler, Ph.D..

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