as a decline in mental ability serve enough to interfere
with daily life. This report will give a better insight
into the causes, likelihood of occurrence and the
treatments offered to help patients. Neuroscience
has a pivotal role in examining changes of the brain
during dementia while gaining an understanding of
the illness and how you can treat it. body plan could be permanently rewritten. Potential
applications in tissue engineering and regenerative
medicine mean; Could humans be able to regrow
severed limbs?
The Portrayal of Mental Illness in Lady Audley’s
Secret: Was Lady Audley truly ‘mad?’ | Shaina
Paggett One of my final year projects involved the collection
and analysis of assorted light spectra, and it was
insightful to research how much the properties of
each bulb type varied. This inspired further inquiry
beyond the scope of my project into how the eyes
respond to different light types, and whether their
radiation is potentially harmful. My poster will briefly
explore the biological (specifically the eyes and
skin) and social reactions to the four most common
domestic light sources: fluorescent, incandescent,
halogen, and LED. It will also touch upon the physical
principles behind each method of light emission.
Much of Victorian Literature features the inclusion
of a ‘mad woman’: a woman who does not behave
according to conventional social standards and
is unable to live a complete life as a result. Mary
Elizabeth Braddon’s Lady Audley however, declares
herself mad despite years of successful assimilation
in upper-class society. This presentation will examine
whether Lady Audley could truly be considered ‘mad’
within the parameters of the Victorian concept of
‘madness,’ and will consider the implications of these
findings for the lives of those deemed to be suffering
from mental illnesses in the context of the twenty-
first century.
Poster Presentations
The role and applications of bioelectricity in
regenerative anatomy | Bokan Abdul-Obitayo
An animal’s anatomy relies solely on DNA producing
the geometrical structuring of tissues and organs.
However, regenerative species like Planarian worms
can remodel their structure after severe damage (eg.
head/tail removal). This trait produces the correct
target morphology, incorporating environmental
materials to determine the morphogenetic code’s
physical presentation. The ability to relay pattern
regulation and implement plasticity is owed
to bioelectricity; the capacity to control tissue
development through electrical current alterations.
By varying chemical environments, an organism’s
Cone-y Eyeland: How humans respond to various
light sources | Nma-Elietta Abdul-Obiyato
The Islamic golden age: Advances in medicine,
maths and science | Zulekha Ahmed
The development of modern science and maths can
be largely attributed to Islamic scholars from Baghdad,
Cairo, Damascus, Egypt, Cordoba, Persia and India
(dated from the 8th to the 14th century). Al-Zahrawi,
a Spanish surgeon from the 10th century, invented
over 200 surgical instruments, some of which are still
utilised today (including the syringe, forceps, scalpels,
etc). Moreover, the ‘father of science’, Muhammad
ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi wrote a world-renowned book
in the 7th century, called ‘Kitab al-Jabr’. This book
provided advanced details of what is now known
as algebra and substantially contributed to modern
mathematics.
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