i was very amazed reading about the blood-brain barrier. this barrier made of blood that protects our nervous system to get attack by viruses. this barrier is one or the best defensiveness mechanism we have in our body. its great that the barrier can allow some important chemicals to go in our brain but also bad that some other can not go through it for example the treatment for brain cancer is difficult because the blood-brain barrier is an impediment for the treatment but besides that is a great defense. but there are some factor that deteriorate the blood-brain barrier like cell phones, some diseases (Alzheimer, Parkinson) also the way we eat or exercise affect the blood-brain barrier
That is true, it was an interesting reading for me as well. At first I was a little confused because it got me thinking how other important nutrients that our body need will get inside that berrier. Those chemicals get there because of the active transport, a complicated process that allows those chemicals from the blood to the brain. Great post :)
ReplyDeleteAt the end of the video it made me more interested in the Blood Brain Barrier when the speaker spoke of neurological diseases that are affected by BBB. Depression is common and it is a hard to fight battle. To have hope that learning more about the BBB can help cure this disease is great. Great choice on the article.
ReplyDeleteI really thought it was interesting that many people chose this topic to write about but I mean, you are right, it is such an amazing topic to read about. I liked how the video talked about astrocytes because it is tying in another topic that was talked about in the book. It made me realize that everything in our body is interconnected somehow or another.
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