Sentences with phrase «brain microstructures»
A recent experiment, for example, showed that six weeks of cognitive training could produce detectable differences in brain microstructure.
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Myelin is a fatty microstructure of the brain's white matter that allows electrical information between brain cells to travel faster.
2010 and beyond Innovative new imaging techniques are revealing intricate microstructures deep within the brain.
They caution that additional research is needed to track changes in fitness and brain structure over time, as well as clarify the impact of specific exercise programs (such as strength, aerobic or combined training) or dose of exercise (frequency, intensity, duration) on white matter microstructure.
Positive relationships between white matter microstructure and breastfeeding duration are also exhibited in several brain regions, that are anatomically consistent with observed improvements in cognitive and behavioral performance measures.»
Using tract - based spatial statistics (TBSS), a method of assessing changes in white - matter microstructure on a voxel-wise level across the whole brain, Wang et al. (2012) found significantly lower FA and higher mean diffusivity (MD), RD and AD in many white - matter tracts in adolescents with disruptive behavior disorders (DBDs) and comorbid ADHD compared to HCs (Wang et al. 2012).