Sentences with phrase «effect on brain structure»

Gulf War veterans with low - level exposure to chemical weapons show lasting adverse effects on brain structure and memory function, reports a study in the October Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.

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The science behind food's effect on mood comes down to chemical and physiological changes in our brain structure which can lead to altered behaviour.
People who play contact sports show changes to their brain structure and function, with sports that have greater risk of body contact showing greater effects on the brain, a new study has found.
«Physical activity and aerobic fitness are known to have beneficial effects on the underlying structures and functions of the brain,» said Barbey, a member of the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology at Illinois.
The Effect of Alcohol Use on Human Adolescent Brain Structures and Systems.
She also emphasized that cognitive training is a second option when compared to physical fitness programs, which have been linked to positive effects on cognition, brain function, and brain structure.
The knowledge - based training group learned information about the structure and function of the brain as well as the effects of sleep and exercise on brain performance.
Effect of early adversity and childhood internalizing symptoms on brain structure in young men.
While there, he studied the effects of seasonal changes in day length on behavior and plasticity in the brain structure and function of white - footed mice.
There may also be brain structure problems that have an effect on testosterone levels; however, these products are not FDA approved for men whose low testosterone is unrelated to a medical condition.
Converging evidence reveals a significant impact of childhood trauma on neurobiological development (in terms of brain structure and function), psychological processes, hormonal and cognitive functioning, which may underlie the effect of childhood trauma on later psychological functioning.
The mechanism by which adverse life events may affect ODD is still unclear, and may vary between types of event; potential explanations include (a) negative effects on maturation of cerebral brain structures in the child due to stress, (b) teaching individuals to use antisocial strategies to cope with stressful situations, and (c) causing an overactive sympathetic nervous system [7, 29].
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