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Not exact matches
A number of smallish studies have seen differences in the
brains of habitual weed smokers, including altered
connectivity between the hemispheres, inefficient cognitive processing in adolescent users, and a smaller amygdala and hippocampus — structures involved in
emotional regulation and memory, respectively.
«Just four to five brief NET sessions result in significantly less
emotional and physical distress, and these improvements are associated with
connectivity changes throughout the
brain,» said Dr. Monti.
The discovery of
connectivity deficits in a specific region of the
brain like the SLF provides an important starting point for more research on people with IED, as well as those with borderline personality disorder, who share similar social and
emotional problems and appear to have the same abnormality in the SLF.
For example, Kerr said, «Based on the predominantly somatic descriptions of mindfulness experience offered by the belly - focused group, we would expect there to be more ongoing, resting - state functional
connectivity in this group across different parts of a large
brain region called the insula that encodes visceral, somatic sensations and also provides a readout of the
emotional aspects of so - called «gut feelings».»