Sentences with phrase «certain regions of the brain»

If it is true that epigenetic changes to genes active in certain regions of the brain underlie our emotional and intellectual intelligence — our tendency to be calm or fearful, our ability to learn or to forget — then the question arises: Why can't we just take a drug to rinse away the unwanted methyl groups like a bar of epigenetic Irish Spring?

While they don't have definite answers, besides having good genes, Kawas said, the answer is probably a combination of being resilient to Alzheimer's Disease and also that they did not develop other dementia - causing conditions, such as microscopic infarctions that occur when blood flow is blocked from certain regions of the brain and hippocampal sclerosis, which causes neuron loss.

«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.

Simon Fisher — one of the original Oxford geneticists, now at the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics in the Netherlands — has found that the gene switches on in neurons within certain regions of the brain, including the basal ganglia.

Certain regions of the brain take input from two or more senses and then combine them in a single sensory channel to sharpen the information overall.

Research suggests certain regions of the brain influence moral reasoning and increasingly establishes psychopathy as a biological condition explained by defective neural circuits that mediate empathy.

This impedes communication between certain regions of the brain.

Studies from the Monell Chemical Senses Center found that certain regions of the brain called the hippocampus, insula, and caudate (wow that is a mouth full)-- are activated when you crave foods.

Research has found that annual performance reviews can diminish activity in certain regions of the brain, cause employee stress levels to soar and restrict creativity.

In addition, recent findings suggest that certain regions of the brain may be underdeveloped in babies who die from SIDS.

«Smaller volumes in certain regions of the brain could lead to increased likelihood of drug addiction.»

The results are also of theoretical value to the Saarbrücken scientists, as they provide insight into brain function and indicate that certain regions of the brain that have been become damaged can be reactivated if the appropriate therapy is used.

1/17/2008 Rapid Effects of Intensive Therapy Seen in Brains of Patients with OCD In a study that may significantly advance the understanding of how cognitive - behavioral therapy affects the brain, researchers have shown that significant changes in activity in certain regions of the brain can be produced with as little as four week... More...