Driving requires a person to integrate information from multiple visual and auditory sources. Visual information that needs to be processed includes activity on the road, your mirrors and the instrument display. Similarly, auditory information includes sounds made by your car, other cars and pedestrians.

The blood-brain barrier prevents toxic substances, large molecules, and neurotransmitters released in the blood from entering the brain. Four areas of the brain are not protected by the blood-brain barrier.

Behavior management, also called behavior modification, attempts to guide and motivate individuals to change their actions or interactions in certain settings. For example, teachers use behavior management at a classroom level to introduce rules against interrupting other students.

Each kidney has about a million nephrons, where urine formation takes place. At any given time, about 20 percent of the blood is going through the kidneys to be filtered so that the body can eliminate waste and maintain hydration, blood pH and proper levels of blood substances.

Smart Cleanse — or Colon Smart, as it’s often referred — is a colon cleanser. Like many other colon-cleansing products, Colon Smart is formulated to increase the rate of bowel movements. The idea is that cleaning the colon of waste will also clean it of toxins, which can purportedly improve your health.

Cerebellar ataxia affects the nervous system by decreasing balance and coordination most typically in the trunk, arms and legs. There are acute, chronic progressive and recurrent forms of cerebellar ataxia all with similar symptoms and treatment.

Medication-induced liver injury ranges from very mild to very severe. Doctors use blood tests that measure several different liver enzymes, along with other markers, to help detect injury from drug toxicity.

You might not have imagined there could be a link between your monthly period and your ability to recover quickly from dental surgery. In fact, the connection between your dental health and your period might seem obscure at best.

The wise saying, “Breakfast is the most important meal of the day” has been spoken by countless moms throughout the ages.

Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation -- TENS -- machines are a common form of pain relief, especially for musculoskeletal pain. Mild muscle soreness and skin irritation may occur with excessive use.

Baking soda and Epsom salts are inexpensive and employed as internal and external home health remedies for a variety of everyday ailments. Baking soda is a commonly carried item in supermarkets and Epsom salts are easily found at the drugstore.

The brain is a complex network of structures that work in harmony to control the many vital functions of the body and process information from the internal and outside environment. The vast majority of these functions are reflex actions that occur automatically and in harmony with other parts of the brain and the body.