The brain is very complex and from what we have learned this week a lot can go wrong. If one part of the brain isn't functioning correctly it starts to fall apart. That is what makes mental disorders so tragic. First of all, you are trapped inside a body that can't interact with the outside world. Also, many of the different mental disorders progress slowly and eventually kill you, because there is no cure. Even though we don't have a cure we know how the disease will progress, which seems worse.
For the project we did this week I learned about Parkinson's disease. It is the most common Parkinson's is thought to be caused by the lack of dopamine, which helps the brain control the muscle movements. So as Parkinson's progresses you keep losing control of your movements. Walking, talking, and simple tasks become a challenge.
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