Based on their data, Card and von Reyn propose that a looming stimulus first
activates a circuit in the brain that initiates a slow escape, beginning with a controlled lift of the wings.
Activating circuits in the brains of female prairie voles can make them «fall in love».
DAVIDSON: We know from research that engaging in acts of generosity
activates circuits in the brain that we know to be involved in positive emotion, and one of the most powerful ways of activating that circuitry is through prosocial, generous behavior.
We know from research that engaging in acts of generosity
activates circuits in the brain that we know to be involved in positive emotion, and one of the most powerful ways of activating that circuitry is through prosocial, generous behavior.
Not exact matches
Among the questions researchers are asking: Does the process of innovating
activate neuronal
circuits in a particular part of the
brain, the way that language, say, primarily
activates circuits in parts of the
brain's left hemisphere?
The
brain encourages these contortions,
activating reward
circuits in response to biased reasoning that gives a high akin to a junkie's.
«A baby crying
activates the
circuits in the mother's
brain that are similar to those that become overactive
in people with obsessive - compulsive disorder,» Swain says.
In that third round, the participants responded positively, activating areas in their brains that some scientists call the «reward circuit» — or the «ventral striatum.&raqu
In that third round, the participants responded positively,
activating areas
in their brains that some scientists call the «reward circuit» — or the «ventral striatum.&raqu
in their
brains that some scientists call the «reward
circuit» — or the «ventral striatum.»
Correspondingly, they found that neural
circuits in the
brain that contribute significantly to the control of anxiety and social interactions were significantly affected
in the immune -
activated mice.
A previous experiment found that sweat from skydivers
activated anxiety
circuits in sniffers»
brains.
We're funding researchers to investigate how drugs alter what genes are
activated such that they modify the function of the cells, and how this,
in turn, modifies the functions of
brain circuits, and how that modifies behavior.
Even more surprisingly, the researchers observed that areas of the
brain, the globus pallidus and the substantia nigra, which participate
in the reward
circuit (
activated when we love something), were more involved
in people who do not like cheese than
in those who do.
By simply
activating certain
circuits in the
brains of female prairie voles, researchers made them «fall
in love» with specific males.
But when Tye switched on the light and
activated the
circuit in her subject's
brain, the mouse ventured out, exploring the open part of the maze with no visible anxiety.
We were surprised how quickly we saw differences
in the ability of mice from each group to learn how to run on complex wheel, which shows just how fast the
brain can respond to wrap newly -
activated circuits in myelin and how this improves learning.
Having worked on emotions for many years — pain, stress, anxiety, depression —
in the midst of a strong emotion, I can think about specific
brain circuits being
activated.
This
activates other
circuits in the
brain, hereby releasing the blockages and allowing the person to continue walking.
By
activating the mutations
in different parts of the
brain and at different stages of development, the researchers found that the two mutations affected
brain circuits in different ways.
The findings point to new players
in a complex
circuit activated in the fly
brain during courtship.
A study published on February 2
in Nature Communications ups the ante, reporting that conventional TES techniques do not deliver enough current to
activate brain circuits or modulate
brain rhythms.
Bringing your awareness back into the now calms the fearful amygdala
in your
brain and
activates your thinking neural
circuits.
When an individual visualizes an activity such as running, playing piano, or playing a sport, the
circuits in our
brains that control these activities become
activated.
such as running, playing piano, or playing a sport, the
circuits in our
brains that control these activities become
activated.
Writing by hand
activates a neural
circuit in your
brain that isn't working when you type.
This
activates the memory
circuits that will be called upon to answer the questions
in the test, just as visualising a tennis swing or soccer kick
activates the critical motor
brain networks.
«New experiences
activate the
brain's reward system, flooding it with dopamine and norepinephrine - which are the same
brain circuits that are ignited
in early romantic love».