Question

Charlotte is 88 years old and is feeling the effects of her long life. She suffered a stroke five years ago, which left the right side of her body limp. She also sometimes has trouble understanding when she is asked questions. Her doctors believe that she also may be suffering from the beginning stages of Alzheimer's disease. Explain how each might contribute to Charlotte's current circumstance. • Motor cortex • Acetylcholine • Association areas • Plasticity • Epigenetics

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Answer:

• The paralysis Charlotte is going through is an indication that the stroke affected the left side of the motor cortex
• Alzheimer's disease is potentially connected to the degeneration of ACh- producing neurons
• About epigenetics we can take into account certain experiences that she went through in her past and due to this some epigenetic markers  that would normally protect against Alzheimer's were no longer active.
• Regarding plasticity we can say that it is a consequence of her age, given that the brain no longer has the capacity to produce neurons or rearrange itself in order to make up for the damage that the stroke caused.