Sentences with phrase «different brain imaging»

This is consistent with the argument that, in general, meditation modifies attention, as highlighted by for example Valentine and Sweet (1999), Brown and Ryan (2003) and Sethi (1989), and by Cahn and Polich (2006) in the context of different brain imaging studies.

A new study using different brain imaging techniques linked the intensity of an individual's placebo effect to the amount of dopamine (a neurotransmitter involved in the pleasure and reward pathway) released in a midbrain region called the nucleus accumbens.

Not exact matches

Imaging various sections of white matter from different angles can help researchers focus on the brain circuitry important for proper neuron communication.

Imaging various sections of white matter from different angles can help researchers focus on the underlying brain circuitry important for proper neuron communication.

Using a different type of MRI imaging, researchers at the University of Iowa have discovered previously unrecognized differences in the brains of patients with bipolar disorder.

There are also experimental techniques, such as functional magnetic resonance imaging, which allow us to understand which parts of the brain are most active when we are involved in different cognitive activities.

Researchers used diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), an enhancement of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), to evaluate and compare the structural and functional properties of the main connections between different brain regions.

The imaging can help us distinguish between the different brain networks that contribute to distinct sub-symptoms.

Furthermore, brain imaging data for these very elderly animals shows a slight loss of grey matter (neuronal cell bodies), an effect that the researchers have not yet explained, as well as significantly slowed atrophy of white matter (the neuronal fibers connecting different areas of the brain).

Scientists exploit this flow when they use functional magnetic resonance imaging to determine what parts of the brain respond to different stimuli.

One of Cohen's main tools was functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), the same instrument Greene and Cushman used to observe blood oxygen levels in different regions of the brain.

Imaging studies have shown that when autistic children see a familiar face, their pattern of brain activation is different from that of normal children.

Different types of cognitive tasks spur activity in various regions of the brain, as indicated by studies using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI).

«We used functional magnetic resonance imaging to measure different brain areas of our research subjects while they watched short segments of the Star Wars, Indiana Jones and James Bond movies,» explains Aalto University Associate Professor Iiro Jääskeläinen.

The researchers then used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to scan 21 of the participants» brains while they viewed pairs of short film clips showing classmates of varying status within this social network, telling them all they needed to do was indicate whether the clips in each pair were the same or different, and that this task was unrelated to the first part of the experiment.

Normal and cancerous brain cells interfaced with graphene show different activity levels under Raman imaging.

The study, published online July 29 in Cerebral Cortex, used functional magnetic resonance imaging, or fMRI, to examine children's brain activity at rest and during two tasks: solving simple math problems and looking at pictures of different faces.

A report published in The Lancet Neurology evaluates for the first time how well different types of brain imaging tests work to detect Alzheimer's and predict how the disease will progress.

«We used magnetic resonance imaging to compare the health of the brain's white matter and how strongly it connects different parts of the brain,» explains Elizabeth Head, Ph.D., the study's senior author.

The scientists used imaging techniques to visualize the activity in certain areas of the flies» brains while these were stimulated with different odours, and they were able to localize and identify the receptor for citrus.

In their study the researchers showed different characters to test persons and recorded via functional magnetic resonance imaging the brain activity which was set into motion by the process of seeing.

In 2014, Lerch's group used magnetic resonance imaging to compare the brains of 26 different autism mouse models to see whether they have common abnormalities.

Michael Greicius at Stanford University in California and colleagues used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to identify patterns of brain activity associated with different mental states.

Both groups struggled, as expected, but magnetic resonance imaging revealed different underlying brain activity.

They also used brain imaging to measure the volume of different brain structures among the youths.

Neuroscientist Jason Cooperrider and colleagues scanned Grandin's brain using three different methods: high - resolution magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), which captures the structure of the brain; diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), a method to trace the connections between brain regions; and functional MRI, which indicates brain activity.

For the study, researchers conducted brain scans on 37 healthy smokers (those who smoke more than 10 cigarettes a day) ages 19 to 61 using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) in two different sessions: 24 hours after biochemically confirmed abstinence and after smoking as usual.

Using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), the research team, led by Dr. Vinoo Alluri from the University of Jyväskylä, Finland, recorded the brain responses of individuals while they were listening to music from different genres, including pieces by Antonio Vivaldi, Miles Davis, Booker T. & the M.G.'s, The Shadows, Astor Piazzolla, and The Beatles.

For the last decade, neuroscientists have been using the non-invasive brain - mapping technique functional called magnetic resonance imaging or fMRI to examine activity patterns in human and animal brains in the resting state in order to figure out how different parts of the brain are connected and to identify the changes that occur in neurological and psychiatric diseases.

We have long known that autism itself is genetic, but by combining these different data sets (brain imaging and genetics) we can now identify more precisely which genes are linked to how the autistic brain may differ.

He points also to brain - imaging research that shows native speakers of Chinese and native speakers of English process the same Arabic numerals in different parts of their brains, suggesting that language and culture influence even which neurons are recruited to deal with numbers.

When the scientists used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to scan brain activity, they saw that high and low frequency stimulation put the rats in completely different states of activity.

The research made use of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)-- which measures changes in the blood oxygen levels in the brain — and also multivariate analysis when comparing the brain activity of different viewers.

The researchers then performed the same test on a different set of volunteers, this time imaging their brains during the process, to look for differences in brain activity between the age groups.

The procedure can stimulate different areas of the brain, including areas associated with a lack of insight, which has been confirmed with brain imaging studies.

But these imaging data are represented in completely different formats, and there's no way to switch between the two: once scientists zoom in to the level of single cells, they can not pan out again to see those cells in the context of the whole brain.

Imaging studies of the brain DA system in marijuana abusers have also shown different findings from those reported for other types of substance abusers.

Thanks to modern advances in brain imaging and the ability to monitor brain activity, researchers now understand more about the sleep - wake cycle, the different stages of sleep, and the different states of consciousness.

«BRAIN: The World Inside Your Head» uses a variety of interactive components to explain complex functions of the brain — lean on electrodes and perform tasks to see real - time EEG measurements and simulated imaging of corresponding brain activity; look through a microscope to view real neurons from different species; and use a mirror and peephole to see how the brain attends to movement first, a sign of the survival instBRAIN: The World Inside Your Head» uses a variety of interactive components to explain complex functions of the brain — lean on electrodes and perform tasks to see real - time EEG measurements and simulated imaging of corresponding brain activity; look through a microscope to view real neurons from different species; and use a mirror and peephole to see how the brain attends to movement first, a sign of the survival instbrain — lean on electrodes and perform tasks to see real - time EEG measurements and simulated imaging of corresponding brain activity; look through a microscope to view real neurons from different species; and use a mirror and peephole to see how the brain attends to movement first, a sign of the survival instbrain activity; look through a microscope to view real neurons from different species; and use a mirror and peephole to see how the brain attends to movement first, a sign of the survival instbrain attends to movement first, a sign of the survival instinct.

As part of his training he became involved in neuroscience research; in particular he was part of group that was using new imaging techniques to see how different parts of the brain worked together in real time.

The core facility is a two - photon in vivo imaging platform developed at the Nonlinear bioimaging laboratory, a technique that allows for non-invasive structural and functional measurements in small animal models at different scales: from macroscopic imaging of the brain morphology to highly resolved microscopy of neuron populations, single neurons, and even subcellular structures.

Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI)- used to document changes in the brain's structure over a period of time and allows the physician to study the connections between different areas of the brain

9/25/2007 Sense of Taste Different in Women with Anorexia Nervosa Imaging Study Finds Brain Changes Associated with the Regulation of Appetite Although anorexia nervosa is categorized as an eating disorder, it is not known whether there are alterations of the portions of the brain that regulate appeBrain Changes Associated with the Regulation of Appetite Although anorexia nervosa is categorized as an eating disorder, it is not known whether there are alterations of the portions of the brain that regulate appebrain that regulate appetite.

The reasons for these heterogeneous results are numerous, such as the varying acupuncture manipulation methods, different types of control arms, different methods of acquisition and analyzing the imaging data, the mainly investigated brain regions (region of interest) and the statistical analysis.

And it's also load - balanced in the sense that with brain imaging you can see the oxygenated blood being shunted between different parts of the brain on a time scale of a second or two as activity shifts — these are the «hot» spots.

We will also continue using our new imaging technique to study synapses in various areas of the brain during sleep and different forms of plasticity.

Research is beginning to show the connection In a 2005 study, researchers at Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif., used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), which measures activity in different areas of the brain, to see whether subjects could learn to control a brain region involved in pain and whether that could be a tool for altering their pain perception.

Then they were given a PET scan — a type of brain imaging test — to measure different levels of protein in their brain.

April 18, 2018 • A brain imaging study of grown - ups hints at how children learn that «dog» and «fog» have different meanings, even though they sound so much alike.

Using an MRI, a Magnetic Resonance Imaging machine, the scientists trained 13 dogs of different breeds to enter the chamber and lie down without moving, while images recorded the dogs» brain activity.