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.
Not exact matches
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].