Sentences with phrase «affects brain circuitry»

«By discovering how the removal of RGS4 affects brain circuitry at the molecular level, we gained a deeper understanding of the protein's role — both normally and in Parkinson's disease,» said Dr. Lerner.

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The thyroid interestingly is thought to help in transferring heat to the baby and affects the woman's metabolism and how she handles the pregnancy and the brain is where the tissue affects neural circuitry which is directly responsible for the Mom / baby bonding and bonding and attachment in the early days and beyond.

His lab will next investigate how reduced - carbohydrate and reduced - fat diets affect the brain's reward circuitry, as well as its response to food stimuli.

Early Childhood Expert Says Science Shows Impact of Early Experiences on Brain Development Journal Star, January 15, 2013 «Children are born with a certain number of brain cells, but the neural circuitry develops dramatically in the first years of life — and experiences affect how those connections are made, said [Professor] Jack Shonkoff, director of Harvard's Center on the Developing Child.&rBrain Development Journal Star, January 15, 2013 «Children are born with a certain number of brain cells, but the neural circuitry develops dramatically in the first years of life — and experiences affect how those connections are made, said [Professor] Jack Shonkoff, director of Harvard's Center on the Developing Child.&rbrain cells, but the neural circuitry develops dramatically in the first years of life — and experiences affect how those connections are made, said [Professor] Jack Shonkoff, director of Harvard's Center on the Developing Child.»

Children are born with a certain number of brain cells, but the neural circuitry develops dramatically in the first years of life — and experiences affect how those connections are made, said Jack Shonkoff, director of Harvard's Center on the Developing Child.

Effectively, anything that disrupts brain circuitry can affect the development of epilepsy.

Rooted in a deepening understanding of how brain architecture is shaped by the interactive effects of both genetic predisposition and environmental influence, and how its developing circuitry affects a lifetime of learning, behavior, and health, advances in the biological sciences underscore the foundational importance of the early years and support an EBD framework for understanding the evolution of human health and disease across the life span.