Sentences with phrase «brain research points»

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«Meditation research, particularly in the last 10 years or so, has shown to be very promising because it points to an ability of the brain to change and optimise in a way we didn't know previously was possible.»

The next concussion could be the one that we all point to years down the road as the one that sent Bryan down an irreversible course, the one that ends with his brain donated for research to keep another Daniel Bryan from happening down the road.

And while scientists can't point to a «happiness» gene or isolate a «moody» nodule in the brain, an abundance of research shows that your baby's temperament — her basic emotional and social style — is hardwired in her brain.

Scientists still don't know exactly why some babies die without explanation, but recent research points to the possibility of brain stem abnormalities that prevent some babies from being able to rouse from sleep and gasp for air when their blood oxygen levels are too low.

This is important, because research points to Quiet Sleep as one of the most beneficial for accelerating brain patterning and maturation.

Recent research shows basic anatomy that has eluded scientists and clinicians up until this point: the brain has a lymphatic system, one of the primary purposes of which is to connect it to the immune system.

This early stage research will explore how the virus targets stem cells and provide the starting point to develop new treatments that seek out the tumour and spare the surrounding healthy brain tissue.

And he has a point, citing research that shows that a healthy prefrontal cortex is not about «repressing or overriding emotional states», but about «integrating them into appropriate decisions and actions... our cognition takes place not in the brain but in the felt sensation of the entire body.»

Although this example is extreme, it does point to a brain - driven mechanism that could inform future research.

Those explanations miss the larger point, says Beau Lotto, a brain research at University College London.

From the point of view of the research, it is beneficial to use the conclusions of this work to advance in the area of brain - machine interactions.

Lest mothers despair, Galea pointed me to some different research by her and others that indicates after this early rough spell, motherhood may actually make the brain stronger.

«For a long time, neuroscience researchers had to record activity at one point in the brain at a time and put many data points together without seeing the whole picture simultaneously,» says Lyle Muller, a Salk research associate and first author of the new work.

«The bottom line question,» says Christopher Austin, a neurogeneticist at Merck Research Laboratories in West Point, Pennsylvania, is whether this kind of gene therapy can stem the rate of brain cell death.

For his part, Collins, who has led NIH since 2009 and been kept on by the Trump administration, pointed to an array of promising NIH activities, including the development of new technologies to provide insights into human brain circuitry and function through the Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neuroethologies (BRAIN initiative) and the use of the gene - editing tool CRISPR - Cas9 to correct mutations and clear the way to develop and test a «curative therapy» for the first molecular disease: sickle cell disbrain circuitry and function through the Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neuroethologies (BRAIN initiative) and the use of the gene - editing tool CRISPR - Cas9 to correct mutations and clear the way to develop and test a «curative therapy» for the first molecular disease: sickle cell disbrain circuitry and function through the Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neuroethologies (BRAIN initiative) and the use of the gene - editing tool CRISPR - Cas9 to correct mutations and clear the way to develop and test a «curative therapy» for the first molecular disease: sickle cell disBrain Research through Advancing Innovative Neuroethologies (BRAIN initiative) and the use of the gene - editing tool CRISPR - Cas9 to correct mutations and clear the way to develop and test a «curative therapy» for the first molecular disease: sickle cell disBrain Research through Advancing Innovative Neuroethologies (BRAIN initiative) and the use of the gene - editing tool CRISPR - Cas9 to correct mutations and clear the way to develop and test a «curative therapy» for the first molecular disease: sickle cell disBRAIN initiative) and the use of the gene - editing tool CRISPR - Cas9 to correct mutations and clear the way to develop and test a «curative therapy» for the first molecular disease: sickle cell disBRAIN initiative) and the use of the gene - editing tool CRISPR - Cas9 to correct mutations and clear the way to develop and test a «curative therapy» for the first molecular disease: sickle cell disease.

These findings underscore the need for research aimed at tracking its spread to the earliest points of origin in the brain, so therapies that target those areas can be developed.

The discovery of connectivity deficits in a specific region of the brain like the SLF provides an important starting point for more research on people with IED, as well as those with borderline personality disorder, who share similar social and emotional problems and appear to have the same abnormality in the SLF.

According to Fotini Koutroumpa, lead author of the study and researcher at the UvA's Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics (IBED), the results point to future research on the tiny but complex moth brain, which will shed light on how the diverse pheromone systems of the thousands of moth species has changed throughout evolution.

Multiple lines of research point to the likelihood that brain reorganization, the use of tools and use of a dominant hand occurred early in the human lineage.

«Our research points to the need to better understand the impact of prematurity on the timing of critical maturational processes and to develop therapies aimed at regulating brain development,» Dr. Blüml said.

Those explanations miss the larger point, says Beau Lotto, a reader in transdisciplinary brain research at University College London.

He points also to brain - imaging research that shows native speakers of Chinese and native speakers of English process the same Arabic numerals in different parts of their brains, suggesting that language and culture influence even which neurons are recruited to deal with numbers.

Now, new research from Boston Children's Hospital has shed light on the mystery and points to a potential new drug for protecting the brain from the neuropsychiatric effects of lupus and other central nervous system (CNS) diseases.

Steve: It is an excellent point; I mean, John, you quote Eric Kandel in your article and Eric Kandel won the Nobel prize for his groundbreaking research into memory and that work was done with a sea slug and basically they have teased out the most basic workings of memory in an invertebrate and these other folks like Kurzweil think that within his lifetime, you're going to be able to understand all the workings of the human brain to the point where you can basically replicate it.

This research points to inflammation as a potential early indicator of later brain degeneration, but we can not say whether inflammation could be causing brain shrinkage or if it is a response to other damaging processes that might already be underway.

While the mechanisms linking these changes is unclear, the study points to the potential in further research on the gut microbiome's influence on the brain and nervous system.

Some research studies point out that our brains are at maximum functioning in our twenties, saying it's all downhill from then on.

In addition to explaining how different diseases affect the brain, Jin's research might point the way for new therapies for these disorders.

The pattern of RGC loss in patients as well as information obtained from laboratory research all point to the fact that an important site of pathology occurs at the optic nerve head, a region where the axonal cell processes of RGCs exit the eye on their way to the visual centers of the brain.

Much of the research today points to the elasticity of our brains and the ability of the human mind to make meaningful changes at a neural level.

The study, published in the peer - reviewed journal Gastroenterology, 2 claims the discovery «carries significant implications for future research that could point the way toward dietary or drug interventions to improve brain function.»

As I pointed out, the next Moss Nutrition Report will be the beginning of a new series that features one of the most fascinating and clinically important research subjects of our time, the gut - brain connection.

Focusing on both mental health and nutrition, I quickly realized how one's diet influenced brain health and overall well - being — my attention shifted and this connection has been the focal point of my research ever since.

A 2016 study by researchers from the Buck Institute for Research on Ageing and the UCLA Easton Laboratories for Neurodegenerative Disease Research, showed that memory loss in Alzheimer's patients can be reversed, and improvement sustained, using a complex, 36 - point therapeutic personalized program that involves comprehensive changes in diet, brain stimulation, exercise, optimization of sleep, specific pharmaceuticals and vitamins, and multiple additional steps that affect brain chemistry.

As I found when I posted new study this on facebook — Moderate alcohol consumption as risk factor for adverse brain outcomes and cognitive decline — many social drinkers also get upset when you point out research like this because they don't want to have to give it up.

Modern obesity research is increasingly pointing to the brain playing a dominant role in the way our energy (fat) stores are regulated.

Before getting to my «critique» I'd like to point people to the work of Dr Jeffry Martin who conducts research into helping people find the right meditation for themselves... he reports that the real benefit of meditation (once you find your fit) is that it reconditions the brain stem into accepting that «everything is ok».

Ongoing research at Boston Children's Hospital shows that brain imaging and a child's family history of dyslexia, among a multifaceted array of other factors, can point to a predisposition for dyslexia well before that child ever steps foot in a kindergarten classroom.

Philp points to research showing that teenage brains don't function the way adult ones do.

«What we will be able to do is dig into the brains of adolescents and find out what excites them in terms of transmedia or book - to - film translations, and then use those points of data as launching pads for further research,» Elizabeth says.

New York Times columnist David Brooks discusses the findings culled from brain research, behavioral economics, psychology, and the study of the human mind and how they point to an old yet new understanding of human nature and human success.

In January, New York Times columnist David Brooks visited the Ed School for an Askwith Forum at which he discussed findings culled from brain research, behavioral economics, psychology, and the study of the human mind and how they point to an old yet new understanding of human nature and human success.

As for research, Mokris pointed to brain science studies that have shown that repetition helps build synapses in the brain.

Instead, they point to scores of research that shows that bilingual education — when executed effectively — has benefits for all students because it stimulates the learning center of the brain.

Gurian points out that there are no hard and fast «gender rules,» but that brain - based research indicates certain tendencies.

Research overwhelmingly points to the benefits of supporting children and families at an early age to prevent maltreatment and its negative effects on brain development before they occur.

As research emerges showing how attachment affects brain development, it points with even more clarity the importance of QUICK and EARLY Intervention!

According to recent research, these scans reveal such a trauma actually «changes the structure and function of the brain, at the point where the frontal cortex, the emotional brain and the survival brain converge.»

Konrath points to neuroscience research that shows when you make a mental shift to view obstacles as opportunities, your brain suddenly feels re-energized.