Sentences with phrase «brain responses elicited»

In the present study, we compare how well each of these approaches accounts for the spatio - temporal organization of human brain responses elicited by ambiguous visual stimuli.

At each time point, the response of the fetus was examined by recording fetal brain responses elicited by sounds with a magnetoencephalographic device.

Not exact matches

Much of the current confusion in neuroscience research on fear stems from the conflation of two separate phenomena that are both labeled «fear»: behavioral and physiological fear responses elicited by threats, such as a snake or a mugger, and conscious feelings of fear, which occur in the same situation but are controlled by a different brain system.

The results showed that all five scents elicited a similar response in parts of the dogs» brains involved in detecting smells, the olfactory bulb and peduncle.

The drug DMT acts on the brain in different ways from the drug Salvia, but the algorithms inferred that both elicit a similar response.

Scientists have predicted that these changes in structure could elicit a pleasurable reward response in the brain.

Carolyn Parkinson at the University of California, Los Angeles, and her colleagues scanned the brains of 42 classmates while they watched videos intended to elicit varying responses.

They elicit a certain immune response in our gut, which feeds back on our nervous system to create a certain characteristic behavior in our brain.

This suggests that infection with attenuated Type I parasites does in fact elicit a transient inflammatory response in the brain and / or meninges following parasite presence.

We examine the molecular and cellular mechanisms through which androgens and estrogens, as well as the neuropeptide vasotocin, affect behavioral and brain responses to sensory cues that elicit different types of social output, from courtship to aggression to withdrawal.

The truth is, nearly every app on your phone has been expertly engineered to produce those very responses by designers skilled in manipulating brain chemistry to elicit addictive behaviors.

Ice cream and other tasty, high - calorie foods would seem to have little in common with cocaine, but in some people's brains they can elicit cravings and trigger responses similar to those caused by addictive drugs, a new study suggests.

High tris actually physically prevent leptin from passing through the blood - brain barrier, and the leptin that does get through elicits a poor response from leptin receptors.

The show hopes to elicit an emotional response in the viewer through the displayed artwork in order to explore the brain's process of introspection.