Sentences with phrase «blood flow to the brain means»

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This is because exercise increases blood flow to your brain, meaning a jog might be just what you need before a brainstorming session.

Unlike Pfizer Inc's Viagra, which affects blood flow to the genitals, Addyi is meant to activate sexual impulses in the brain.

This will inevitably means her blood pressure will be lower than usual, which will result in reducing blood flow to her brain.

If the blood flow for the mom to be is low and slow, that means it is also going slowly to her brain.

If his hypothesis proved true, Moore says, cerebral blood flow would no longer be thought of simply as a means to investigate brain function.

«The loss of fMRI signal means there is less blood flow to the region, but we believe the underlying basis for this loss has to do with the fact that the structural integrity of that part of the brain is changing,» Yassa said.

Most strokes are ischemic, meaning they are caused by blood clots that block blood flow to areas of the brain.

He used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), a means of measuring brain activity by detecting blood flow changes inside the brain, to measure differences in the strengths of communications between brain regions.

The feat means that functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), a workhorse of neuroscience, can now be used to observe the flow of brain chemicals, not just oxygen - rich blood.

When you work out in the heat, your body shuttles more blood to the skin in order to help heat escape — meaning less blood flows to the muscles and brain, causing fatigue to set in faster.

I refer to these simply as aerobic workouts, meaning they will provide the stimulus to improve fat burning for more energy, continuous physical support, improved blood flow throughout the brain and body, and reductions in body fat.

Oral steroids can increase the level of the low - density lipoprotein or LDL and also decreases the level of high - density lipoprotein or HDL which means it increases the risk of atherosclerosis — a condition where fatty substances block the blood flow in the arteries that can also lead to heart attacks and stroke when it reaches the brain.

Beetroot juice has been linked to increased blood flow to the brain36 and improved neuroplasticity37 - which means it may have a great potential for reducing dementia and «aging brain» in adults.