Sentences with phrase «brain signals based»

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What we see is not only based on the signals that our eyes send to our brain, but is influenced strongly by the context the visual stimulus is presented in, on our previous knowledge, and expectations.

The signals are received in a structure at the base of the brain called the hypothalamus.

«Our hope is that our findings will help other scientists and engineers more precisely capture the emotional states that underlie moods, brain activity and expressive signals, leading to improved psychiatric treatments, an understanding of the brain basis of emotion and technology responsive to our emotional needs,» he added.

Based on the strength of fluorescence in the cubes, they generated a 3D map of how each of the 469 different signals spread through the brain's thoroughfares and quieter byroads.

Patients reported reduced pain when instructed to move the phantom hand based on brain signals decoded from movement of the intact hand.

«The loss of fMRI signal means there is less blood flow to the region, but we believe the underlying basis for this loss has to do with the fact that the structural integrity of that part of the brain is changing,» Yassa said.

Today the brain's serotonin system is already a known target for the treatment of depression, and according to researchers it should be possible to use time signals in pharmaceutical development based on stem cells.

«We're making progress in identifying a brain basis of autism, and we're starting to get traction in pinpointing systems and signaling mechanisms that are not functioning properly,» Menon said.

A mess of wires conducts these signals from my brain to the computers, which — based solely on what I'm thinking — then relay instructions halfway across the room to my humanoid proxy: a shiny chrome robot named Morpheus, currently awaiting his next command.

Close your eyes, for example, and you will still be able to find your way around your home or office, based on signals from within the body, such as feedback from muscles, and the brain's vestibular system, which maintains balance.

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A paper - based device that mimics the electrochemical signalling in the human brain has been created by a group of researchers from China.

Even though the algorithm was not given any characteristics ahead of time, it works as quickly and precisely as traditional systems that have been created to solve certain tasks based on predetermined brain signal characteristics, which are therefore not appropriate for every situation.

These brain - based devices (BBDs) contain simulated brains that autonomously categorize signals from the environment without a priori instruction.

«Our software is based on brain - inspired models that have proven to be most helpful to decode various natural signals such as phonetic sounds,» says computer scientist Robin Tibor Schirrmeister.

Others have previously speculated that the biological basis of psychiatric disorders such as PTSD includes a shift in the balance between different signalling systems in the brain but none has yet proved it.

These crossings simulate the way a signal from one neuron to another in the brain can be intensified or dampened based on the strength of the connection.

To assess the expression of Tie2 and other Ang / Tie signalling molecules on human pericytes, a microarray - based expression profiling of human brain pericytes (BP), placenta pericytes, pancreas pericytes (PA), lung pericytes (LP), muscle pericytes (MP) and human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) was performed.

More recently, his lab started studying the genetic basis of human brain evolution as well as the signaling pathways underlying synaptic loss during early stages of Alzheimer's Disease progression.

The excited atoms, in turn, emit signals that can be used to create images of the brain, muscle, and other tissues, which can be distinguished based on the local physical and chemical environment of the water molecules.

Three US - based scientists - Thomas Südhof, of Stanford University School of Medicine, Richard Scheller, of the biotech company Genentech, and James Rothman, of Yale University - are the joint recipients of the neuroscience prize for their work to reveal the precise molecular basis of the transfer of signals between nerve cells in the brain.

The 2010 Kavli Prize laureates were chosen for research that has transformed our knowledge of basic units of matter, laid the foundations for the field of nanotechnology, revealed the molecular basis for the transfer of brain signals and other physiological functions, and made possible the building of telescopes that can see deeper into space and further back in time.

This project provides the opportunity to record intracranial LFP signals from the olfactory as well as the limbic regions of the human brain while patients participate in various olfaction - based behavioral paradigms.

It can relay signals directly to brain cells, based on tests with cells that had been isolated from a mouse.

Masmanidis is developing silicon - based electrodes that can record electrical signals from the brain while the miniscope records imaging data.

This medication is prescribed based on the theory that anxiety is a extraverted version of depression, and that both involve disturbances in the production and signalling of serotonin, the «happy hormone», in the brain.

He taught me a lot about evolutionary medicine and nutrition in general, opened many doors and introduced me (directly and indirectly) to various players in this field, such as Dr. Boyd Eaton (one of the fathers of evolutionary nutrition), Maelán Fontes from Spain (a current research colleague and close friend), Alejandro Lucia (a Professor and a top researcher in exercise physiology from Spain, with whom I am collaborating), Ben Balzer from Australia (a physician and one of the best minds in evolutionary medicine), Robb Wolf from the US (a biochemist and the best «biohackers I know»), Óscar Picazo and Fernando Mata from Spain (close friends who are working with me at NutriScience), David Furman from Argentina (a top immunologist and expert in chronic inflammation working at Stanford University, with whom I am collaborating), Stephan Guyenet from the US (one of my main references in the obesity field), Lynda Frassetto and Anthony Sebastian (both nephrologists at the University of California San Francisco and experts in acid - base balance), Michael Crawford from the UK (a world renowned expert in DHA and Director of the Institute of Brain Chemistry and Human Nutrition, at the Imperial College London), Marcelo Rogero (a great researcher and Professor of Nutrigenomics at the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil), Sérgio Veloso (a cell biologist from Portugal currently working with me, who has one of the best health blogs I know), Filomena Trindade (a Portuguese physician based in the US who is an expert in functional medicine), Remko Kuipers and Martine Luxwolda (both physicians from the Netherlands, who conducted field research on traditional populations in Tanzania), Gabriel de Carvalho (a pharmacist and renowned nutritionist from Brazil), Alex Vasquez (a physician from the US, who is an expert in functional medicine and Rheumatology), Bodo Melnik (a Professor of Dermatology and expert in Molecular Biology from Germany, with whom I have published papers on milk and mTOR signaling), Johan Frostegård from Sweden (a rheumatologist and Professor at Karolinska Institutet, who has been a pioneer on establishing the role of the immune system in cardiovascular disease), Frits Muskiet (a biochemist and Professor of Pathophysiology from the Netherlands, who, thanks to his incredible encyclopedic knowledge and open - mind, continuously teaches me more than I could imagine and who I consider a mentor), and the Swedish researchers Staffan Lindeberg, Tommy Jönsson and Yvonne Granfeldt, who became close friends and mentors.

What it is, it's a signal from the pituitary at the base of the brain, that is sent to the thyroid, TSH signal.

The cell membranes within the brain, spinal cord, & nervous system are especially dependent upon fluid based membranes for proper signaling and neurotransmitter dynamics (2).

All these hormones send signals to the brain based on a variety of factors like blood glucose levels, or when someone is eating something and cumulatively, their combined effect produces a sensation called hunger.

Excited neurons transmit signals, process information and form the basis of a functioning brain.

This app basically walks you through a series of articles and exercises, including meditation, with the idea that many of those suffering from chronic pain (such a fibromyalgia and migraines) are incorrectly receiving pain signals to their brain based on previous traumatic experiences — basically a pain response to fear, not an illness.

In addition, some black - and - white Op Art pieces cause viewers to see after - images — colored shapes created by our brain based on signals the eyes send, but do not in fact perceive.

The helmet features a soft forehead - based sensor that uses EEG (electroencephalography) to measure electrical activity in the rider's brain, along with an ear - based sensor that's used to remove noise from the EEG signal.

This EEG headset from Belgian research center Imec can assess your emotional state based on signals from the front of your brain.

Each need originates from nerve - based circuits in the brain that connect electrochemical signals, meaning nerve cells transmit messages to each other until specific parts of your body receive the information needed to perform the behavior to get your need met.