Not exact matches
This
suggests that exercise training, when designed to increase aerobic fitness, might have a positive effect on the
brain in healthy young adults,» explained corresponding author and principal investigator Karin Schon, PhD, BUSM assistant professor of
anatomy and neurobiology.
«If the differences in
brain anatomy in dyslexia were seen in comparison with both control groups, it would have
suggested that reduced gray matter reflects an underlying cause of the reading deficit.
«It's exciting because it
suggests that by just manipulating one gene in adult
brains, we can boost
brain plasticity,» says lead investigator Jason Shepherd, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Neurobiology and
Anatomy at University of Utah Health.
Brown says this
suggests that
brain anatomy is a developmental clock of which we were unaware.
Early evidence
suggests that infections during pregnancy may alter
brain anatomy by driving neuronal proliferation and lead to learning problems.