Sentences with phrase «brain neurons naturally»
Brain neurons naturally release this chemical in a wide range of situations.
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BDNF, which stands for «brain - derived neurotrophic factor,» is synthesized naturally by neurons and is crucial to neuronal development and specialization.
For years, researchers have regarded the ability to watch an organism's neurons fire — at high resolution, as the animal behaves naturally — as the pinnacle of brain observation.
By shining pulses of light on the altered cells, scientists can switch them «on» or «off,» resulting in the same flow of ions that occurs when neurons fire naturally in the brain.
The substance, which naturally supports brain cells throughout life, also amplified the numbers of connections, or synapses, between neurons.
Previous work had shown that spines grow when neurons undergo long - term potentiation, a persistent strengthening of synaptic connectivity that happens naturally in the brain but can also be artificially induced through stimulation.
quinolinic acid, a chemical produced naturally in the brain that can harm neurons by over-stimulating them
kynurenic acid, a chemical produced naturally in the brain that can protect neurons from harmful over-stimulation