Sentences with phrase «different brain functions»

If we can see all the neurons that are electrically active in a circuit at one time, we can get a better idea of how our brains are organized, how the neurons are communicating with each other, and how these circuits give rise to different brain functions.

Those two outcomes «are actually a mixture of different brain function problems,» Chen said.

While functional neuroimaging studies illustrate the areas of the brain active when completing particular tasks, it is not always true that different brain functioning results in different behaviour.

Not exact matches

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/MindMoodNews/god-brain-tumor-surgery-points-brains-religious-center/story?id=9796634 — Anthropologists like Atran say, «Religion is a byproduct of many different evolutionary functions that organized our brains for day - to - day activity.»

Their brain is divided in regions with different coordinated functions, and it is composed of several hundred thousands of nerve cells (the honey bee has about 800,000).

Only a special systemic order of atoms in certain molecules of different types of brain cells, steady activity of these cells and excitations coming from sensoric nerves and running to associative and motoric centers are the basis of the peculiarity of brain function.

There is an ever - growing body of research on the two hemispheres of the brain and their fulfilling of different functions — functions which correspond to the intuitive (integrative) and discursive (analytic) modes of thought.

This idea fits what we know about localization of function in the brain — different mental functions involve different regions.6

The functions of the brain were NOT known then, nor were the different sections of the brain.

What makes the process - relational view different from most organismic interpretations, as we have seen, is, first of all, the notion that unique individuals do create themselves and their societies, as profoundly shaped as they are by them, instead of being subsumed by an omnicompetent and all knowing state that functions as the brain of the organism.

By subdividing the brain more strategically, the map can help pinpoint particular sections» functions and help determine how different cortical regions contribute to development, aging and disease.

Gage's case helped scientists learn about the functions of different parts of the brain.

«This positions us to understand how different brain regions and their neurotransmitter activity regulate various brain functions.»

«We know that experience is at least as powerful a regulator and shaper of brain structure and function as hormones, and boys and girls have very different experiences,» says Sisk, who was involved in the study.

Kandel: It's a pedantic point and that is the biology of the mind suggests that there is a limited set of functions that's localized at a particular point in the brain; while mind refers to the whole family of mental processes, every thought that you have, every feeling that you express, every dream that you aspire to, and it works on the assumption that these are going to be localized in a variety of each one of these functions, it's going to be localized in a variety of different areas in the brain.

This implies that different cortical areas, for instance those involving cognition vs. those involving perception of sensory stimuli, have evolved to tailor their local circuits to specific brain functions.

The cerebral cortex of the brain is layered like an onion, with neurons in different layers responsible for distinct levels of cognitive function.

In the past, researchers have believed this executive function was the job of single neurons acting independently from one another — the brain's version of a crowd of people in a large room all singing different songs in different rhythms and different keys.

Our aim is to explore how physical activity and fitness are linked to academic achievement, cognitive functions, brain properties and executive functions at different ages, both in children and adults.»

In an era of increasing excitement about mapping the brain's «connectome,» this finding fits with our growing understanding of complex brain functions as residing not in discrete brain regions, but in densely connected networks of neurons spread throughout different parts of the brain.

«Now, our goal is to see how this mechanism is affected in different brain diseases and determine if it can be harnessed to protect neurons and ultimately preserve brain function.»

Scientists approach rehabilitation in different ways, she said, but most commonly with a kind of bottom - up approach, by training muscles and re-teaching walking, and then hoping that the brain will relearn how to control those functions.

Our results suggest that the same functional units could underlie very different types of brain functions, from sensory perception to motor control.»

The newly unmasked genes play a role in three distinctively different bodily functions, including systems that control inflammation and cholesterol and the regulation of how brain cells clean up toxic proteins.

«There are lots of different ways to go into the brain,» says Hirsch, «and if you can tell the surgeon that you put a language function more at risk by going in from this direction, they'll have a real advantage.»

Unfortunately, such chemicals are used widely throughout the brain and body for different functions, leading to unwanted side effects.

Different abnormalities such as cleft palates, small skulls, and problems with higher brain function were seen depending on which cell types lacked Smc3 expression, but the phenotypes were similar to those seen in CdLS patients.

In addition to revealing the functions of different areas within the prefrontal cortex, studies have also demonstrated the flexibility of the region, which has helped experts optimize cognitive therapy techniques to enable patients with brain damage to learn new skills and compensate for their impairments.

Our brains are hardwired differently, and these anatomical variations in architecture and function illuminate some of the reasons why men and women seem to come from different planets.

For example, insects, bats and birds have all evolved wings that are similar in function but have completely different origins, eyes have emerged multiple times, and there is good evidence that nervous systems have also evolved several times, with some creatures possessing strange systems unlike the brains and spinal cords we are used to.

«Our results, as well as similar results from other labs, point to a need for carefully designed tasks and paradigms that can reveal different functions in key areas of the brain and different vulnerabilities to the aging process,» Reagh added.

«From an evolutionary psychology perspective, the structure and functions [of psychopaths» brains] may be a little different, but they're properly designed for engagement in predatory behaviors.

Spina bifida is different: It can leave children unable to walk and control bowel and bladder function, and in need of shunts to drain fluid from the brain, but it's less often life - threatening.

Though it's been nicknamed the «female Viagra,» the two drugs function in very different ways — Viagra aims to enhance performance whereas Addyi aims to balance chemicals in the brain that correlate to desire.

One message from the study is that brain functions depend not only a matter of the arrangement of nerves, or overall physical structure — which remain the same under many different conditions.

Fried realized that medical procedures like this one presented a rare scientific opportunity: Patients being examined for neurosurgery allow researchers to investigate the human brain in action, exploring the functions of different regions in precise detail and in real time.

Microglia are present throughout the brain and spinal cord, are constantly monitoring their environment, and can be switched on or activated to perform different functions such as control inflammation, destroy pathogens, clean up the debris from dead or damaged cells, and seal off the site of an injury.

Males and females also have different levels of sex hormones, which affect brain development and function.

Unknown damage Although researchers are still parsing out how different areas of the brain contribute to normal function, neuroscience has evolved a long way from the days of lobotomies to stave off seizures.

«These include different types of MRI scans, which use strong magnetic fields and radio waves to produce detailed images of the inside of the brain, and Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scans, which use a small amount of a radioactive drug, or tracer, to test how tissues in the brain are actually functioning.

«Handedness and language are controlled by different genetic systems, but there is a weak relationship between the two because both functions originate on the left side of the brain,» he said.

Composed of a vast array of different cells, the brain depends on a complex orchestra of cellular functions to carry out its tasks.

The 28 men and 45 women also took part in a standardized test, which is typically used to measure different patterns of brain function in older adults, focusing on attention, memory, fluency, language and visuospatial ability.

Lucina Uddin, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Miami, who was not part of the research team, said, «The combination of multiple neuroimaging modalities is a clear strength of the current study, and the authors are to be commended for undertaking the difficult task of trying to reconcile results from methods designed to tap different aspects of brain structure and function.

«Both factors independently affect brain function in different ways, which can lead to the development of other psychological disturbances, such as anxiety and depression.»

«If we know what part of the brain is different and what function that part of the brain controls, that can give us some clues into what we can do in the way of intervention,» she said.

Memory functions in the brain work according to a principle that neuroscientists call «sparse coding», i.e. a comparatively small number of neurons encode complex information — possibly to make overlap between different memories more unlikely.

Because stem cells have the ability to develop into many different cell types in the body, researchers at USF's Center of Excellence for Aging and Brain Repair, Department of Neurosurgery & Brain Repair have focused on using stem cells to restore function lost through neurodegenerative disorders or injuries.

To regain function, connections from the brain to the spinal cord must regrow, different types of immune cells have to clear the injury site, and stem cells in the spinal cord need to generate new nerve cells, which then connect to the muscles.

«People with increased cognitive reserve capabilities may actually heal in a different way that allows them to return to their pre-injury function and / or they may be able to better adapt and form new pathways in their brains to compensate for the injury,» Schneider says.