And finally, what does all
the brain research say about engagement?
What does
brain research say about the cognitive processes that enable students to comprehend text?
What does
brain research say about the effects of Rush Limbaugh's voice on infants?
It's about creating a connection between personal and academic learning —
brain research says that this is vital for learning to occur.
Not exact matches
Yet, goals don't always work: According to Statistic
Brain Research Institute, a mere 9.2 percent of participants the institute surveyed
said they'd successfully achieved their New Year's resolutions so far in 2017.
Research says it's a myth and can be damaging to our
brains.
«If you just memorize a long list of words, it doesn't stick in your
brain,»
says Orlando Kelm, associate director of business language education at UT's Center for International Business Education and
Research.
David F. Arons, CEO of the National
Brain Tumor Society,
said in a statement that the country should be «doubling down on biomedical
research funding, not pulling back,» according to Bloomberg.
Though the researcher
said there needs to be more
research into the exact mechanisms of why that is, they concluded that «healthy sleep appears to play an important role in maintaining
brain health with age, and may play a key role in [Alzheimer's disease] prevention.»
«
Research analysts would have loved to have had that article years ago, but everyone missed it,»
says Dan Adamson, one of The
Brain's developers.
One day,
says pharmacology professor Paolo Sassone - Corsi, this
research could translate into a drug that controls the
brain's sleep cycle.
«If they could figure out a way to streamline, it would be a lot better,»
said Kim Janda, a professor of chemistry at the Scripps
Research Institute in La Jolla, California, who leads a team of researchers developing a vaccine that would prevent fentanyl overdoses by keeping the drug from reaching the
brain.
Salk Institute scientists
say they have developed a superior way of cultivating human
brain tissue, guiding
research for treating neurological diseases such as Alzheimer's or Parkinson's.
Rabbi Neuberger asserted that «it's really important that one accepts that... new scientific
research has taught us... that the human embryo is not as unique as we thought before... We do have to think differently about the «unique quality of human embryos» in the way that Peter Saunders is
saying... The miracle of creation... may have to be explained somewhat differently... Our human
brains are given to us by God... to better the life of other human beings... and if this technology can do it..., and I don't believe that anybody is going to
research beyond fourteen days, then so be it, lets do it.»
«We all know that if you engage in certain kinds of exercise on a regular basis you can strengthen certain muscle groups in predictable ways,» Davidson
says in his office at the University of Wisconsin, where his
research team has hosted scores of Buddhist monks and other meditators for
brain scans.
They
say that the brainy look of walnuts is a hint that they're good for the
brain, and modern
research is backing it up.
Shannon and his family maintain close ties to the community and regularly participate in local business and charity organizations including a
brain tumor
research fund established in honor of his late wife Judy, VanMatre
says.
The Gluten Free Society's (GFS) website
says that
research demonstrates a connection between gluten and «leaky
brain syndrome» which, according to Dr. Simon Yu, causes difficulty concentrating,
brain fog, fatigue and irritation.
I completely believe the
research that
says CIO messes with their
brain chemistry (cortisol, etc), but of course this will have different effects on different individuals.
Society isn't happy with single moms; according to a 2011 Pew
Research Center study, nearly seven out of 10
said the trend toward single mothers was bad for society (although writer Tracy Mayor in
Brain, Child magazine calls out the actual question asked by Pew researchers — how people felt about «more single women deciding to have children without a male partner to help raise them,» not whether they think single mothers per se are bad for society.
Research says that affirmations can actually change our
brain chemistry.
Charles Nelson, professor of pediatrics and neuroscience at Harvard Medical School and professor of education at Harvard University,
said the
research highlights the importance of examining such potential links between early
brain development and later learning difficulties.
«The vitamins, minerals and health benefits from local fresh fruit and vegetables, not only allow our children to be physically healthy, but
research has shown that healthy eating is also key to
brain development,»
said Commissioner O'Neal.
Moreover, Rohner
says, emerging evidence from the past decade of
research in psychology and neuroscience is revealing that the same parts of the
brain are activated when people feel rejected as are activated when they experience physical pain.
Lead author Dr. Nathan Churchill, a post-doctoral fellow in St. Michael's Neuroscience
Research Program,
said there was growing concern about how participation in contact sports may affect the
brain.
«This is the first solution to address mTBI from inside the skull,»
said Bailes, a founding member of the
Brain Injury
Research Institute who is portrayed in the upcoming Sony Pictures film Concussion for his work to identify Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) in former professional football players.
National and local health care officials
said cuts in federal spending to combat the Zika virus means fewer pregnant women will be tested and there will be less money available to develop a vaccine and
research how the disease affects fetal
brains.
«Over the past decade,
research on adolescent
brain development and on recidivism have confirmed the moral truth that kids should be treated like kids,»
said Laurie Parise, Executive Director of Youth Represent.
Sen. Charles Schumer
says research has found a strong connection between firefighting and an increased risk for several major cancers including testicular, stomach, multiple myeloma and
brain cancers.
May, who has announced that funding for
brain cancer
research would be doubled and better diagnostic tests rolled out to all NHS hospitals in tribute,
said the former Labour cabinet minister's dignity and courage were «as humbling as they were inspirational», adding: «Even at what must have been some of her most difficult moments, her compassion for others shone through.»
Despite an explosion of
research on the use of
brain scans and other tools of science to help better determine a person's guilt or innocence, experts at a AAAS - organized discussion
said hopes that neuroscience might transform the legal system are unrealistic for now.
On average, participants were able to tolerate ten per cent more pain from just ten minutes of exercise on our Jymmin machines, some of them even up to fifty per cent,»
says Thomas Fritz, head of
research group Music Evoked
Brain Plasticity at MPI CBS.
«Viable treatment options for
brain metastases are still an unmet need,»
said Hong Zhao, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of systems medicine and bioengineering at Houston Methodist
Research Institute and co-corresponding author.
Most groups have focused on detecting proteins released from dying
brain cells, but those proteins are not always abundant after injury and often require exotic or proprietary antibodies to measure,
said study corresponding author Adam Chodobski, associate professor (
research) of emergency medicine in the Alpert Medical School of Brown University.
The
brains of the super-agers showed less cortical thinning, or neuron loss in certain areas,
said lead researcher Emily Rogalski,
research associate professor at the Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer's Disease Center, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago.
As they studied
brain activity in the knockout mice, the researchers also found prominent changes in a receptor in the
brain known as mGluR5 and other proteins that support the function of neurons and synapses,
said co-lead author Xiaoming Wang, M.D., Ph.D., senior
research associate in Duke's department of pediatrics.
Boldrini
says that future
research on the aging
brain will continue to explore how neural cell proliferation, maturation, and survival are regulated by hormones, transcription factors, and other inter-cellular pathways.
While young adults are currently treated the same as older adults, she
said, we now know from developmental science
research that human
brains are still developing until our 20s.
«This is consistent with
research showing that the experiences a baby has in the womb can change the development of their
brain,»
says Vivette Glover at Imperial College London.
«We knew that the
brain hat was a very high potential» among marchers,
says Chris Pierret, a biologist at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, but his group commissioned crocheted zebrafish hats, honoring one of their favorite disease
research models.
The silver lining,
says Richard Salmon, a retired neurologist who wrote an editorial accompanying the
research, is that recent
research shows that the vCJD prion behaves much like the pathological proteins behind a number of other diseases involving
brain degeneration, including Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases.
«We know that prior
research separately links the food we eat and exercise (or the lack thereof) with the
brain, triggering neurogenesis and affecting moods,» Mott
said.
«The
brain develops pathways based on learned patterns,»
says love expert Helen Fisher, a senior
research fellow at the Kinsey Institute, Indiana University.
These findings hint that such synchronization lets signals flow easily between two
brains, though Leong
says that much more
research needs to be done before scientists understand synchronization's relevance to babies» communication and learning.
«The door is really wide open to a new way of thinking about
brain degeneration,» Shatz
says, adding that the intersection of immunology and neurology warrants a lot more
research.
Dr. Lobo
said that this latest
research could help researchers better understand changes in
brain cells and mitochondria from other addictive disorders.
In a report on the
research published online last week in the journal
Brain, Behavior and Immunity, the investigators say that the part of the brain responsible for memory and spatial navigation (the hippocampus) was smaller over the long term in the male offspring exposed to the overactive immune system in the
Brain, Behavior and Immunity, the investigators
say that the part of the
brain responsible for memory and spatial navigation (the hippocampus) was smaller over the long term in the male offspring exposed to the overactive immune system in the
brain responsible for memory and spatial navigation (the hippocampus) was smaller over the long term in the male offspring exposed to the overactive immune system in the womb.
As for cortical thinning, Dr. Zhao
said that other
research provides convincing evidence to support the theory that reduced cortical layer thickness in some
brain regions may result in the decreased thickness of the frontal lobe, a large part of the
brain that is involved in variety of functions, including emotion.
He
says that seeing schizophrenia - like anomalies in the
brain of a closely related primate «really enhances the plausibility» of previous
research that links flu to fetal
brain development in humans.
Dr Iain Foulkes, director of
research and innovation at Cancer Research UK, said: «We urgently need new insights and treatments to tackle glioblastomas, one of the most common and difficult to treat forms of brain
research and innovation at Cancer
Research UK, said: «We urgently need new insights and treatments to tackle glioblastomas, one of the most common and difficult to treat forms of brain
Research UK,
said: «We urgently need new insights and treatments to tackle glioblastomas, one of the most common and difficult to treat forms of
brain tumours.