Sentences with phrase «circuits in the brain involved»

In addition, fMRI (functional magnetic resonance imaging) allows the delineation of detailed neural circuits in the brain involved in complex human behavior.

Not exact matches

Even the prefrontal cortex (planning, attention, inhibition, multitasking) and brain circuits involved in social development have the onset of rapid development in the first 1000 days.

Psilocybin, a hallucinogenic compound found in magic mushrooms, may help re-set the activity of neural circuits in the brain that are involved in depression

Psychiatric disorders are in fact brain disorders that involve abnormal activity in brain circuits, so having researchers who understand the brain in a deep and integrated way is going to be critical for the future, says Thomas Insel, director of the US National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH).

This pruning changes the relative density of receptors in the circuit linking the area of the brain involved with processing rewards (the basal ganglia) and the area of the brain implicated in inhibition and control (the prefrontal cortex).

The circuit incorporates brain regions involved in reward and pleasure, leading the authors to consider that social dysfunction may stem from reduced enjoyment in social interaction.

Even more surprisingly, the researchers observed that areas of the brain, the globus pallidus and the substantia nigra, which participate in the reward circuit (activated when we love something), were more involved in people who do not like cheese than in those who do.

In fact, two of the brain regions in the «hate circuit» are also thought to be involved in feelings of lovIn fact, two of the brain regions in the «hate circuit» are also thought to be involved in feelings of lovin the «hate circuit» are also thought to be involved in feelings of lovin feelings of love.

Pass it on: Depressed patients may have problems with the function of a brain circuit thought to be involved in feelings of hate.

In addition, researchers found that mice exposed to BPA before birth had reduced fiber density and brain activity in the hypothalamus circuits involved in regulating energy expenditurIn addition, researchers found that mice exposed to BPA before birth had reduced fiber density and brain activity in the hypothalamus circuits involved in regulating energy expenditurin the hypothalamus circuits involved in regulating energy expenditurin regulating energy expenditure.

«To understand and address the causes of speech disorders requires a fundamental understanding of the brain circuits and computations involved in learning and controlling speech,» said Dr. Roberts, a Thomas O. Hicks Scholar in Medical Research.

Optogenetics also may provide an improved understanding of Parkinson's disease, which involves haywire processing in certain motor - control circuits in the brain.

In addition, the two genes are turned on in areas that are part of the cortico - striatal - thalamo - cortical circuit, a loop of brain cells connecting the cortex to specific regions involved in processing emotions and movemenIn addition, the two genes are turned on in areas that are part of the cortico - striatal - thalamo - cortical circuit, a loop of brain cells connecting the cortex to specific regions involved in processing emotions and movemenin areas that are part of the cortico - striatal - thalamo - cortical circuit, a loop of brain cells connecting the cortex to specific regions involved in processing emotions and movemenin processing emotions and movement.

«Our goal was to characterize the development of brain circuits involved in appetite regulation, using a mouse model for Prader - Willi syndrome.

The technique is currently used to target the brain circuits involved in Parkinson's disease, dystonia, and tremors, where it has been shown to be highly effective in controlling symptoms.

Serge Luquet's team at the «Biologie Fonctionnelle et Adaptative» laboratory (CNRS / Université Paris Diderot) has demonstrated part of the answer: triglycerides, fatty substances from food, may act in our brains directly on the reward circuit, the same circuit that is involved in drug addiction.

The finding of the region associated with impulse control may one day identify brain circuits involved in addiction as well as attention deficit and personality disorders

According to Halassa, the new research sets the stage for ever more detailed studies on the complex behavior involved in how the mammalian brain pays attention to what's important, and especially how those neural circuits are broken in cases of attention - deficit diseases, such as ADHD, autism, and schizophrenia.

Witten and her research team performed optogenetic experiments with the mice to isolate precisely which circuits of the brain are involved in social - spatial learning.

These findings, which will be published online Aug. 18 in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, could help identify important brain circuits involved in stroke recovery and usher in new clinical therapies for stroke, including the placement of electrical brain - stimulating devices similar to those used for treating Parkinson's disease, chronic pain and epilepsy.

Researchers know more about the brain circuits in the cerebellum, involved with movement, than in the hippocampus, a locus for initiating the type of factual memories needed for organic chemistry.

To understand the cellular modifications that support learning we have characterized to a great extent a circuit involved in the formation of olfactory associative memories in the fly brain.

Alexei Koulakov and colleagues are trying to determine the mathematical rules by which the brain assembles itself, with particular focus on the formation of sensory circuits such as those involved in visual perception and olfaction.

Using genetic tools to turn on and off different parts of the brain, the scientists were able to identify specific brain circuits and neurons (brain cells) involved in the food coma experience.

Laboratory studies have found that meditation produced changes in brain circuits involved in regulating emotion, Dr. Davidson said, and may reduce markers of inflammation and stress hormones like cortisol.

The researchers found that when the participants» curiosity had been sparked, there was not only increased activity in the hippocampus, which is the region of the brain involved in the creation of memories, but also in the brain circuit that is related to reward and pleasure.

DAVIDSON: We know from research that engaging in acts of generosity activates circuits in the brain that we know to be involved in positive emotion, and one of the most powerful ways of activating that circuitry is through prosocial, generous behavior.

We know from research that engaging in acts of generosity activates circuits in the brain that we know to be involved in positive emotion, and one of the most powerful ways of activating that circuitry is through prosocial, generous behavior.

ABSTRACT: Results on brain imaging studies have led to a better understanding of the neural circuits involved in social cognition and its implication in autism spectrum disorders (ASD).

Results on brain imaging studies have led to a better understanding of the neural circuits involved in social cognition and its implication in autism spectrum disorders (ASD).