None perceived a difference between the two types of sweat, but the pre-exam sweat had a different
effect on brain activity, lighting up areas that process social and emotional signals, as well as several areas thought to be involved in empathy (PLoS One, DOI: 10.1371 / journal.pone.0005987).
None perceived a difference between the two types of sweat, but the pre-exam sweat had a different
effect on brain activity, lighting up areas that process...
Moreover, assessments with MR neuroimaging showed that the SSRI had different
effects on brain activity when associated with expectations of improvement or not.
The Yale research team had demonstrated in a prior study that fructose and another simple sugar, glucose, had different
effects on brain activity.
Professor Mark Dadds, of the UNSW School of Psychology, says previous research suggested that oxytocin — a hormone with powerful
effects on brain activity linked to the formation of social bonds — could have benefits for children with the disorder.
The treatment was found to have
effect on the brain activity of patients with mild form of the progressive brain disorder.
But, she said, studies of older adults have found that regular exercise can have positive
effects on brain activity and mental abilities.
Not exact matches
The research (which thrills me personally) was led by Larry Stevens, a Northern Arizona University psychologist, and involved looking at the
effects of eating dark chocolate
on the
brain, using an EEG machine to measure
brain activity.
The new findings suggest that interventions to increase childhood physical
activity could have an important
effect on brain development, Kramer said.
For example, she studied
brain activity and speech in a group of teenagers before, and three years after they entered high - school, and found music training in school significantly improved the auditory processing of phenomes (speech sounds) and had lasting
effects on language skills.
Understanding the benefits of musical training:
effects on oscillatory
brain activity.
These findings provide the first evidence of a direct
effect of maternal metabolism
on fetal
brain activity and suggest that central insulin resistance may be programmed during fetal development.»
«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.
They compared the
effect of both drinks
on brain activity in the dorsal striatum, a key part of the
brain's reward circuitry.
To investigate the longer - term
effects of higher - than - normal acetylcholine levels
on the
brain, Hermona Soreq of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and her colleagues first induced high levels of acetylcholine by forcing 26 mice to swim, an
activity stressful to mice.
Bristow then used a functional magnetic resonance imaging scanner, or fMRI, to monitor any
brain activity triggered by blinking, independent of the
effect of eyelid closure
on light entering the eye.
Few studies have looked at the relationship between physical
activity and eating fruit and vegetables and the
effect it has
on the
brain for both younger and older adults.
Based
on anatomical sites with muted slow - wave
activity, the researchers suspect the first - night
effect involves the default - mode network, a system of interacting
brain regions involved in daydreaming and spontaneous thoughts.
Maltreatment can have enduring
effects on a child's developing
brain, diminishing growth and reducing
activity in key areas
«This suggests more people may have mental
activity initially but then lose their memories after recovery, either due to the
effects of
brain injury or sedative drugs
on memory recall,» explained Dr Parnia, who was an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Southampton when he started the AWARE study.
«Although these
effects are largely invisible in scientific studies that only judge thyroid
activity by measuring hormone levels, they may be having a real impact
on infants»
brain development.»
The investigators studied the
effects of ∆ 9 - THC
on electrical
brain activity in 24 human subjects who participated in a three - day study during which they received two doses of intravenous ∆ 9 - THC or placebo in a double - blind, randomized, cross-over, and counterbalanced design.
Electrodes placed
on the head or directly in
brain tissue allow scientists to monitor the cumulative
effect of this electrical
activity, called electroencephalography (EEG) signals.
Gatti, C., Cantelmi, M. G., Brunetti, M., Gaiti, A., Calderini, G., and Teolato, S.
Effect of chronic treatment with phosphatidyl serine
on phospholipase A1 and A2
activities in different
brain areas of 4 month and 24 month old rats.
Gozzi, A. * Schwarz, A., Reese, T., Bertani, S., Crestan, V., Bifone, A. Region - specific
effects of nicotine
on brain activity: A pharmacological MRI study in the drug - näve rat (2006) Neuropsychopharmacology, 31 (8), pp. 1690 - 1703
Neuroimaging will be used to study
brain activity in the 3 - year study: «Effect of Feedback Presentation on the Fronto ‐ Striatal Network Activity and Fatigue in Individuals with MS
activity in the 3 - year study: «
Effect of Feedback Presentation
on the Fronto ‐ Striatal Network
Activity and Fatigue in Individuals with MS
Activity and Fatigue in Individuals with MS.»
Then, paired t - tests were conducted to test the
effect of oxytocin
on brain activity in the region of interest identified in this comparison.
This can be considered as proof that the neuronal system informs the
brain, as well as having a regulatory
effect on motoric
activity.
Besides caffeine's boosting
effect on CNS
activity, there is also the combined impact of caffeine's metabolites theobromine, which improves nutrient and oxygen flow to your
brain, theophylline which relaxes the muscles and improves heart rate efficiency and paraxanthine, which improves lipolysis, the process where fats are broken down to be used as an energy source.
It has beneficial
effects on neurons, repairing them from damage induced by some states such as high blood sugar, and can also be used as a
brain booster due to its
effects at increasing alertness, mitochondrial capacity, and neuron
activity.
It affects neurotransmitter and hormonal
activity, which can have a huge
effect on your
brain function.
Other guidelines to maximize the exercise
effects on your
brain include performing
activity first thing in the morning to increase cognitive function and decrease stress for the day ahead.
The researchers do not know exactly how vitamin D and mental agility may be connected, but it could be connected to the vitamin's role in increasing certain hormonal
activity, or it could have a protective
effect on brain neurons.
They still don't know exactly how vitamin D and mental agility may be connected, but suggest it could be connected to vitamin D's role in increasing certain hormonal
activity, or it could have a protective
effect on brain neurons.
The results indicated that - «Curcumin treatment (80 mg kg − 1 b.w. daily for 3 days, orally) was found to have a protective
effect on mercury - induced oxidative stress parameters, namely, lipid peroxidation and glutathione levels and superoxide dismutase, glutathione peroxidase and catalase
activities in the liver, kidney and
brain.»
«This could manifest, behaviorally, via magnified antioxidant and anti-inflammatory
activity, reduction of intestinal permeability and the detrimental
effects of LPS, improved glycemic control, positive influence
on nutritional status (and therefore neurotransmission and neuropeptide production), direct production of GABA, and other bioactive chemicals, as well as a direct role in gut - to -
brain communication via a beneficial shift in the intestinal microbiota itself.»
A single session of moderately energetic physical
activity has immediate positive
effects on brain function, intellect, and academic performance
The effectiveness of the game
on brain activity has sparked some scientific controversy over the years, with some studies showing that playing Brain Age has no effects on brain develop
brain activity has sparked some scientific controversy over the years, with some studies showing that playing
Brain Age has no effects on brain develop
Brain Age has no
effects on brain develop
brain development.
... You might think that this preference for the sponsoring gallery was due to a kind of politeness... [but] the
brain scans showed the same
effect; the presence of the sponsor's logo increased the
activity in the parts of the participants»
brains that are related to pleasure... This suggested that the favor from the sponsoring gallery had a deep
effect on how people responded to the art.
The chapter discusses the
effects of childhood interpersonal trauma
on brain activity, self - awareness and social functioning.
The present study provides a multilevel, multimethod assessment of the
effects of early intervention, observed attachment security, and
brain activity on institutionalized children's social skills, as rated by teachers during middle childhood.
However, research examining the direct
effects of psychosocial deprivation
on brain activity has identified significant
effects upon glucose metabolism (5), functional MRI
activity of specific
brain regions (6), and EEG
activity (7).