What are the effects of the thyroid in the brain official ppt

WHAT ARE THE EFFECTS OF

THE THYROID IN OUR

MEMORY AND LEARNING SKILLS?

Karolina I. Pellot Ortiz

INTRODUCTION

The Thyroid˃A gland is located at the

base of the neck. ˃Secretes T3 and T4˃Types of thyroid disease:

˃ Hypothyroidism˃ Hyperthyroidism

Trachea

Right Thyroid Gland

Left Thyroid Gland

CURRENT KNOWLEDGE

˃People tend to relate the thyroid only with metabolism˃20 million Americans suffer from some kind of thyroid

disease˃60% are unaware of their condition˃Every cell in our body contains a receptor for the

hormone˃Affects:

˃ Cardiovascular system ˃ Metabolism˃ Regulation of temperature

PURPOSE

˃ Inform people about what they are missing

˃After the experiment find a way to:

˃ Treat existing thyroid disease˃ Prevent the disease from

getting worse˃ Detect the symptoms faster

THE BRAIN AND THE THYROID

˃The amount of hormone secreted is controlled by the pituitary gland in the brain.

˃Part of the brain responsible for learning and memory:

˃ Declarative memory˃ Hippocampus˃ Parahippocampus˃ Areas of the cerebral cortex

HYPOTHESIS

• When having a low production of the thyroid hormone the hippocampus will shrink, making it harder for the individual to retain new memories or remember old ones. When there is a high production of the thyroid hormone the brain will speed up and eventually wear out the hippocampus itself.

METHOD

˃Step 1: Find volunteers

˃Step 2: Get the required papers to carry out the experiment

˃Step 3: Divide into groups

˃Step 4: Submit the subjects to a series of tests

˃Step 5: observe, write down the results, and repeat

EXAMPLE OF DIVIDED GROUPS Volunteers

Volunteers with thyroid

problems

Male

1-10

11-20

21-30

31-40

41-50

Female

1-10

11-20

21-30

31-40

41-50

Volunteers without thyroid

problems

Male

1-10

11-20

21-30

31-40

41-50

Female

1-10

11-20

21-30

31-40

41-50

TESTS

Written Test˃Answer a series of

questions to determine:˃ Lifestyle˃ State of the condition ˃ Eating habits

˃Problem solving to determine memory and learning skills

TESTS

Practical Exams˃Physical tasks such as:

˃ Multitasking˃ Solving non- written

problems˃ Motor responses ˃ Tests would be performed

once or twice a week for about a year.

MRIS AND FMRIS

˃ These scans use magnetic fields to map an image of the body.

˃ Can measure brain activity by the flow of oxygen- rich and oxygen- poor blood

˃ These types of blood respond differently to the magnetic field

˃ Start by taking a baseline picture (no brain activity)˃ Then compare it with a brain completing certain tasks.

EXAMPLE IMAGES

MRI IN PROGRESS

DATA ANALYSIS

˃ Evaluate the written and practical exams with points and percentages.

˃ Medical tests will be evaluated by a professional.

˃ Determine the state of the individual’s declarative memory

DISCUSSION

˃After the tests have been evaluated I will determine if, in fact, having a problem with your thyroid gland has a direct effect on an individuals learning skills and capacity to retain memory.

PROBLEMS

˃No experiment is 100% perfect or certain and this is not the exception.

˃ I may run into some problems such as:˃ 1. The thyroid diseases affect each person differently.˃ 2. I cannot control what the subject does after he/she leaves

the experimental facility. ˃ 3. Human error

CONCLUSION

˃ The purpose of the experiment is to inform and help the growing number people who have some type of thyroid disease.

˃With modern technology we can investigate how the human mind works.

˃The tiny thyroid gland in our neck is more important than we think.

˃This experiment only continues the endless search for the mysteries that are hidden in our brain.

REFERENCES

˃ Bernal, J. (2012, December 17). Thyroid Hormones in Brain Development and Function. Retrieved June 14, 2015, from http://www.thyroidmanager.org/chapter/thyroid-hormones-in-brain-development-and-function/

˃ Bucurescu, G. (n.d.). Neurological Manifestations of Thyroid Disease. Retrieved June 15, 2015, from http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1172273-overview

˃ About the Thyroid Gland. (n.d.). Retrieved July 1, 2015, from http://www.lightoflifefoundation.org/About-Thyroid-Cancer/About-the-Thyroid-Gland

˃Result Filters. (2013, January 14). Retrieved July 2, 2015, from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23319628

˃Morin, A. (2014, March 11). Inside the Brain: What MRIs Are Teaching Us. Retrieved July 3, 2015.

˃Kresser, C. (2010, June 28). The Most Important Thing You May Not Know About Hypothyroidism. Retrieved July 3, 2015.