Our Brain besides being the powerhouse of information, it also controls so many functions of our body. There are few vital functions of our brain. They are motor control, visual processing, auditory processing, sensation and learning. Considering all the functions of our brain there is no second thought that it is the most vital organ of our body beside our heart. Any type of malfunction in the brain can be well understood if related to the current technology that is used in computer. In the computer, the hard disk contains all the vital information and without it, the computer is as good as dead. If the hard disk crashes it is tough to recover back and in most cases it cannot be recovered. Similarly if Amnesia or Alzheimer disease affects our brain it first destroys our brain cells and affects our memory. Loss of memory renders us useless, as we tend to forget all the skills that we have learnt over the period of time including language too. Any such disease can turn a human being into nothing less than a vegetable.
Feb 29