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For EACH QUESTION, you are required to write AT LEAST 350 words. If your answers are too brief, then you will be marked down. 1) Do an Internet search to find information about a specific neurological disorder (e.g., Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, Huntington’s disease, Lou Gehrig’s disease (better known as ALS — amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), etc….). Why did you decide to select this particular neurological disease? What are the symptoms of this disease and how does it affect the patient? Is there a cure for the disease? What sorts of treatments are available to these patients (for example, drugs, fetal tissue implantation, surgery, different types of therapy, medications)? Write a summary of your findings, and please give your opinion on whether or not you agree and/or disagree with these treatments. Lastly, remember to CITE the websites that you used. PLEASE use reputable websites. Wikipedia is NOT considered a valid website.

2) Mind over cursor: for ALS and paralyzed patients (“locked-in syndrome”) — are the benefits overshadowing ethical boundaries? Neuroscientists are developing new electronic, brain-scanning devices (i.e., iBrain, electrocorticographic implants, mind controlled prosthetic limbs, EEG scanning techniques) to help individuals who suffer from neuronal diseases or injuries (e.g., epilepsy, ALS/Lou Gehrig’s disease) to communicate with the outside world. One of the most famous clients was Stephen Hawking, a world-renown physicist, who suffered from ALS. He used the iBrain. Tragically Stephen Hawking passed away in March 2018. Currently these various brain scanning methods are slow and inefficient, however the implications for people with spinal cord injuries and diseases are limitless. In addition, here is a YouTube video titled “Implanted Brain-Computer Interface in a Locked-In Patient” which was published in November 2016. Please watch this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SIetffLaqg What do you think of these new technologies? In addition, do you think that the benefits of these new devices outweigh the costs/ethical concerns (for example, animal testing, expensive $, questionable informed consent from client)? Please share your opinion about the pros and cons of these devices.
Lastly if you had a neurological disease or injury, would you welcome this device or would you be cautious in its usage?