Sentences with phrase «certain brain waves»

As he learns to control certain brain waves while playing the game, his race car speeds up.

(3) Finally, even if there is a one - to - one correlation between the presence of consciousness and the presence of certain brain wave patterns, this establishes at most a one - to - one correlation, not an identity.

Not exact matches

They've been studying deep sleep — the tier beyond light sleep and REM sleep — and found that using certain sounds to stimulate subjects» deep sleep can elevate the number of long - burst brain waves they experience.

We have experimented with the use of EEG in prayer (watching the brain waves to discern a rise in spiritual consciousness), the use of the consensor with prayer groups, and the impact of certain kinds of music as observable with biofeedback machines.

The standard explanation recounts the existence of a material object, its reflection of light waves of a certain length, the transference of these light waves from the object to the perceptual organs of the observer (in this case, the eyes), the interaction of the light waves with the rods and cones of the retina, the transference of nerve impulses along the relevant nerves to the brain, and, finally, the production of the sensation of sight.

If you get enough of certain anesthetics, your brain waves eventually go flat.

Instead scientists can gather clues about when we begin to dream by monitoring certain physiological markers while a person is asleep, such as brain waves, muscle tension and eye movements.

In contrast, the new method used on mice causes certain nerve cells to fire at a specific rhythm, generating brain waves that researchers believe may clear A-beta.

Homing in on these revealing brain waves allows the EPOC system to quickly deduce a player's emotional qualities and react to it by, for example, changing the music of a game in real - time to match the user's tension or throw in more villains in case a player seemed to get bored of a certain world.

Recently, brain researchers demonstrated that our visual acuity is at its best when a visual stimulus appears as the alpha wave is near a certain peak.

In addition to SMRs, other brain waves at different frequencies characterize certain mental states [see illustration on page 81].

«The brain has a complicated geometry, and you can imagine a disorganized wave propagating through it so that in certain spots these shockwaves develop and subside, leaving behind damage in this otherwise inexplicable pattern,» Pinton said.

The researchers believe the TRN fine - tunes the brain's control over local brain regions, enhancing or reducing slow waves in certain regions so those areas can communicate with each other, or inducing some areas to become less alert when the brain is very drowsy.

During certain cognitive processes a category of brain waves known as gamma oscillations (30 - 80 Hz) increases in prefrontal cortex, and when the scientists activated the PV cells at gamma frequencies the animals solved the task more times.

This wave causes the release of neurotransmitters in certain parts of the brain.