Sentences with phrase «certain brain signals»

When a significant decrease in certain brain signals indicated that the student's attention level had fallen, the system sent a signal to the robot to trigger a cue.

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Exercise could strengthen some of the pathways our brain uses to relay signals for recent events, or boost the size of certain brain regions that are key for learning and storing memories.

That way, you can cross the item off your to - do list, which in turn sends signals to your brain to release a certain amount of dopamine, which can improve your mood.

Further study revealed that these so - called immune proteins are actually present on the surface of certain nerve cells, but that they functioned differently in the brain than they did in the rest of the body; rather than scouting for germs, they influenced signals sent between neurons.

«Because you've associated things over time, you're going to associate a certain triggering point in the frontal lobe or the basal forebrain and tell certain regions of the brain stem to adopt a state of activity as if it were receiving signals from the body that were consonant with emotion x.

The presence of 6 - MAM also results in a sharp increase in the signalling molecule, dopamine, in certain areas of the brain.

The researchers also wanted to see how the beneficial effects of cannabidiol may depend on changes in the molecular signaling processes that certain brain neurons use to communicate with each other.

Dysfunction in dopamine signaling profoundly changes the activity level of about 2,000 genes in the brain's prefrontal cortex and may be an underlying cause of certain complex neuropsychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia, according to UC Irvine scientists.

imagine By Jonah Lehrer Inspiration may seem as if it comes out of nowhere, but researchers have found that certain brain regions signal they have arrived at a eureka moment a full eight seconds before that feeling hits.

Although certain nerve endings throughout the body can indeed detect bodily harm, their signals are only one factor that the brain uses to determine if we should experience pain.

FosB is a transcription factor in the brain which, together with other molecules, is involved in so - called signal transduction (transmission of stimuli to the cells), that is to say conveys genetic information between the cells and also determines whether certain genes are activated or not.

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.

Second, the command from the brain directing the muscles to move is not entirely clear, because neuronal signals contain a certain amount of natural static interference.

«Some imaging studies using mouse models of Alzheimer's disease had revealed the presence in these mice's brains of tiny, mysterious black dots that could signal the presence of iron, an element that shows up dark under MRI and, in certain chemical forms, can be highly reactive and inflammation - inducing,» Rutt said.

Seiden, 72, was one of the world's experts on how drugs, especially the amphetamines, could selectively damage certain neurons, particularly those that produced the neurotransmitters dopamine and serotonin — chemical signals that relay messages within the brain.

Although pain experts aren't entirely certain why PNS improves fibromyalgia symptoms, they suspect that the electricity blocks pain signals from reaching the brain by disrupting a set of nerves in the spinal cord.

At a certain concentration, it signals the brain's satiety center, making the person feel less like eating.

This signaling helps the brain regulate certain hormones in the body that are responsible for waking us up and helping us fall asleep at night.

Most diets fail because people still crave for other foods, which is basically how the body signals the brain that it needs certain nutrients.

Certain foods like chocolate, activate dopamine signals in the brain, which make you feel pleasure and happiness.

You've done the same thing over and over so many times (in this case constantly clicking on that certain location for the FB app) that every time you think about the act of going on FB, your brain automatically signals your finger to that exact location.

Also, an imbalanced gut can interfere with your body's ability to receive signals from your brain indicating to produce more (or less) of certain hormones.

If leptin signalling is weak — ie, if our body fat levels are too low, or if we exercise too often — then the lack of leptin crossing the blood - brain barrier into the hypothalamus signals to the hypothalamus that the body is starving, and certain extraneous bodily functions such as reproduction cease.

When cats or humans hear certain sounds, the brain instantly processes them to determine if they signal danger.

Phantom pain is when the nerves would send wrong signals to the brain and tell it that a certain part of the amputated leg or arm is painful.

It also transmits signals in reverse like sensory information from nerve endings to the brain, and it coordinates certain reflexes too.