Sentences with phrase «areas in the brains of»

In this study, the researchers stimulated specific areas in the brains of mice and recorded the evoked brain activity.

The Utah team miniaturized electrocorticography electrodes — sensors developed in the 1960s to locate the seizure - causing areas in the brains of epileptics — and encased them in thin sheets of silicon.

Using MRIs, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified areas in the brains of children with Tourette's syndrome that appear markedly different from the same areas in the brains of children who don't have the neuropsychiatric disorder.

Not exact matches

Exposure to even a few days of stress compromises the effectiveness of neurons in the hippocampus — an important brain area responsible for reasoning and memory.

According to a study from the National Institutes of Health, people who experience feelings of gratitude show increased blood flow in areas of the brain linked to the «feel good» neurotransmitter: dopamine.

After six months of training, the subjects showed not only improved cognitive function, but even growth in key areas of their brains.

That makes sense because one of the first areas of the brain to be affected in dementia are the temporal lobes, which house semantic [word meaning] knowledge.»

Or does it pull in contributions from other parts of the cerebral cortex and even from areas that are involved in emotional behavior, like the amygdala, which lies deep in the brain's core?

Get 30 minutes of aerobic exercise three to four times a week, to improve memory and increase attention and concentration and brain blood flow in the brain - memory area.

Researchers now have the data to prove that there's a far more complex system of sleep that happens in some areas of the brain while people appear to be awake and performing tasks.

«Using so much of your brain to lie may make it hard to monitor yourself in other areas.»

In addition, facts and stats typically stimulate only two areas of the human brain, but stories can activate up to seven, and trigger emotional responses within listeners.

A study of older women with MCI found a tie between aerobic exercise and an increase in the size of the hippocampus, a brain area involved in learning and memory.

«Even without doing expensive fMRI scans, our results give us an idea of what areas of the brain might be supporting these exercise - induced memory benefits,» she wrote in the paper.

Writing in the journal Neuron, the scientists found that reading increased the quality of white matter, the brain tissue that carries signals between areas of gray matter, where information is processed.

Unlike the non-dieters, the dieters tended to show a heightened response in the areas of their brains linked with processing rewards, and a lowered response in the parts of their brains linked with a sense of control.

The EEG promptly reads these electrical waves and relates them to memory, emotions and attention according to the activity in specific areas of the brain.

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Another study, this time of exclusively older women with MCI, found that aerobic exercise was tied to an increase in the size of the hippocampus, a brain area involved in learning and memory.

In one paper from last year, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers identified the area of the brain that processes this information about personal identities, which is called the anterior temporal lobIn one paper from last year, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers identified the area of the brain that processes this information about personal identities, which is called the anterior temporal lobin the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers identified the area of the brain that processes this information about personal identities, which is called the anterior temporal lobe.

Research has linked the positive feeling we often experience while talking about ourselves to higher levels of activation in areas of the brain associated with reward.

Days after reading sections of the book, results showed heightened connectivity in the areas of the brain involved in receptivity for language as well as physical sensation and movement.

The same areas of our brain become activated when we experience rejection as when we experience physical pain,» writes Winch in the post.

It helps signals move faster around the neural network, and in two important areas of the brain, the frontal and temporal lobes, myelin levels increase with age, peaking on average around age 50 and in some people continuing to rise into their 60s.

The researchers also performed MRIs on all the participants and found that compared with the low - flavanol group, the 900 mg - a-day flavanol drinkers showed more activity in the dentate gyrus (an area of the brain located in the hippocampus and linked to the formation of new memories).

According to a University of Iowa study on brain activity led by physiological psychologist Debra L. Johnson, introvert brains show more activity in areas dealing with learning and planning, while extrovert brains are more active in regions that control sensory processes, like watching and listening.

Small victories build new androgen receptors in the areas of the brain responsible for reward and motivation.

Intentional daydreaming is linked to a thicker cortex (a good thing) in certain key areas of the brain, new research finds.

Every time you multitask you aren't just harming your performance in the moment; you may very well be damaging an area of your brain that's critical to your future success at work.

«Re-entry», as Edelman states, «provides the critical means by which the activities of distributed multiple brain areas are linked, bound, and then dynamically altered in time during perceptual categorization.

The politician who was shot in the head, had a clean wound that did nt penetrate areas of the brain that involve breathing.

But, if you are the one to offer the contrast for the other end of the scales (in picture form, of course), then you'll be speaking to the action - area of their brain: «If you're thinking you're busy — too busy to make it — then it's you this weekend is for.

A study from 2014 confirmed the link between pornography use and decreased brain matter in the areas of motivation and decision making, impaired impulse control and desensitization to sexual reward.

We have seen that Cobb found it necessary to reject Whitehead's view in favor of a theory of regional inclusion if mind events are to interact with broad areas of the brain.

We can't see it, obviously, but doctors identify it when they spot an excess of gray matter in a certain area of the brain.

There have been studies done on long - term meditators, and researchers have found through FMRI's that there are distinct changes in areas of the brain that typically lead to greater levels of peace, well - being and better mental and emotional control.

For example, the intensities and patterns of the brain waves in different areas of the cortex change according to the kind of mental activity that is going on.

Neurobiologists are just beginning to explore relationships between sensory perception's ability and areas of function in the brain.

Dreams in our head are the same way... they are kind of the brain's waiting area for you.

And it was in the area of the brain that controlled emotions and many people who had a tumor in this part of the brain also had obsessed urges to write.

There are some activities such as the movement of the fingers that appear to be represented in particular areas of the brain.

Much of it is loaded with sugar, and too much of the sweet stuff actually contributes to the shrinkage of key brain areas involved in mood regulation.

, I think the milk chocolate and peanut butter candy combo is stored somewhere deep in the «what tastes good» area of my brain.

One theory is that this stimulation depletes the nerves of Substance P, a neuropeptide that transmits pain signals to the brain, which then reduces pain and irritation in a treated area.

Glutamate is the No. 1 excitatory transmitter in the brain,» Melillo said, adding that it can excite certain areas of the brain more than others, causing an imbalance.

Holding did ok but Chambers was very cocky how many miss passes in dangerous areas did he miss place why didn't he booted the ball way down the field and take the pressure off at the first half the commentator spook of the inexperience of the defense and that liverpool did nt put enough pressure klopp rectified that straight away bang bang bang with runners and no protection while wenger face went all red with nothing to say the only thing that saved us really was the injuries for the game to take a change MR wenger is far to slow to fix things what is wrong with him he most not be in good health or something personnel worrying him cause after all he is the manager his got to have a fast thinking brain smell danger and act fast not seat and debate the issue with bold

The FA has rejected claims it was «swept under the carpet» and in March, in response to growing pressure from the likes of the family of ex-West Brom forward Astle who died in 2002 from brain injuries, the governing body set out its plans to tackle the issue with the most comprehensive study done in this area by any organisation.

Holding did ok but Chambers was very cocky how many miss passes in dangerous areas did he miss place why didn't he booted the ball way down the field and take the pressure off at the first half the commentator spook of the inexperience of the defense and that liverpool did nt put enough pressure klopp rectified that straight away bang bang bang while wenger face went all red with nothing to say the only thing that saved us really was the injuries for the game to take a change MR is far to slow to fix things what is wrong with him he most not be in good health cause after all he is the manager his got to have a fast thinking brain smell danger and act fast not seat and debate the issue with bold

Toure is a very dependable player who would have led with his brain and heart.Throwing song and denilson in this area of the pitch was just to much for them they are wonderful talents, but the area is too much for them.

ImPACT [Immediate Post-Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing] and other cognitive testing wouldn't establish a baseline or reveal deficits in these areas of the brain [so] more and different evaluations are needed.»