Author: Melle Hsing
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A Short Analysis of How Mental Disorder and Instability are Portrayed in Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho
Alfred Hitchcock’s film “Psycho”, while entertaining and thrilling to watch, may shed light on how outsiders perceive mental disorders and mental instability in others. This short analysis discusses Norman Bates’ mental state specifically.
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Overview of Some Advancements in Parkinson’s Disease Treatments
Parkinson’s disease is a very prominent neurological disorder, whose complexity may not be fully understood by many people. This article thus provides a scope of the new treatments being researched for this particular disease as part of understanding the significance of the disease as a whole.
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Brain Transplants: Aye or Nay?
What are some of the controversies behind brain transplants? How do the possible benefits measure up to the difficulties of the procedure and their ethical implication?
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An Evolutionary Explanation of Loneliness
Despite loneliness being a fairly common occurrence in daily life, not many may know about the way in which loneliness could aid humans in survival. This article thus explores the ironically beneficial mechanism of loneliness and addresses the problem of chronic loneliness on our health in modern times.
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Anosognosia – Not Knowing What You Don’t Know
This article discusses the causes, consequences, and significance of anosognosia, a mental condition that may be easily overlooked without caution. The strange concept of this condition raises the question of how one chooses to believe in something, and whether the act of believing is localized in the brain.
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Is Aging a Disease?
With technological advancements and progress in understanding the human body, scientists begin to wonder whether there is a cure to aging.
Youth Medical Journal 