Sentences with phrase «for brain study»

As the technology for brain study advanced, so did neurotheology.

Not exact matches

A study published in May found that for adults aged 60 - 88, walking for 30 minutes four days a week for 12 weeks appeared to strengthen connectivity in a region of the brain where weakened connections have been linked with memory loss.

Mentioning that the human brain is made for visual processing, the study notes that people remember 80 % of what they see, and only 20 % of what they do.

In the study researchers selected guppies for large and small brain sizes.

Even a brief course of brain exercises can help older adults improve reasoning skills and processing speed for 10 years after the training ends, according to a recent federally sponsored study on cognitive training.

Studies have found that working for one to two hours, then taking a 20 - to 30 - minute break, keeps your brain fresh and enables you to accomplish more in less time.

Since then, additional high - profile studies have come out — including an article, published in the journal of Psychological Science in the Public Interest, which found no evidence that brain games improve everyday cognition — but the topic is still very much up for debate.

Studies have revealed that when a person feels appreciated and recognized, the brain releases dopamine, the hormone that is responsible for controlling the reward and pleasure center of the brain.

Back in 2014, The Center for Neuroeconomics Studies examined why the brain responds to great story telling.

«A study published last year in Experimental Brain Research appeared to provide some partial scientific support for this idea,» notes BPS, explaining that brain scans of experienced long - distance runners revealed running really does seem to reduce activity in certain key brain aBrain Research appeared to provide some partial scientific support for this idea,» notes BPS, explaining that brain scans of experienced long - distance runners revealed running really does seem to reduce activity in certain key brain abrain scans of experienced long - distance runners revealed running really does seem to reduce activity in certain key brain abrain areas.

From brain - imaging studies, we also know the visual cortex becomes more active while the area [in the brain] responsible for empathy becomes less active.

The company is chasing an at least $ 80 million IPO to help fund the phase 3 studies that would be necessary for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to clear the treatment (the company has made modifications to the experimental, once - a-day pill that fights brain plaque buildup associated with Alzheimer's).

A wealth of recent research, including a new study published this month in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, suggests that any type of exercise that raises your heart rate and gets you moving and sweating for a sustained period of time — known as aerobic exercise — has a significant, overwhelmingly beneficial impact on the brain.

Recent studies show only one - in - five employees take lunch breaks, despite clear cognitive benefits for our fatigued brains.

One study that looked at more than 5,000 brain cancer cases in 13 countries found no increase in risk related to phone use, though it called for more research on the topic.

According to a new scientific study published in Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging, subjects who meditated for about 30 minutes a day for eight weeks had measurable changes in gray - matter density in parts of the brain associated with memory, sense of self, empathy, and stress.

In fact, one Boston University study of 19,000 people concluded that for every additional 10 micrograms per cubic meter of bad air, your brain ages about two years.

For future studies, they suggested, researchers should test the performance of doped chess players given a much longer time limit, so the study could isolate the positive effects of brain drugs.

As the many studies Ricard has participated in have proven, the mind reacts to this type of meditation, and the brain actually develops a stronger capability for emotional control.

The study showed that the brain response when a monkey received an award for looking the right way improved its chances of performing well on the next trial.

The result of this study supports the notion that exercise, while good for the heart, is also good for the brain.

While the results can't conclusively prove that all those second screens are causing the changes to the brain (differences in brain structure could also lead people to be more likely to multitask), the researchers suggest that the results should nonetheless serve as a red flag for fans of multiple devices while further studies are carried out to test causality.

According to a study completed by researchers at MIT's Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, that is exactly how our brains are wired to work.

Studies show it's impossible for our brains to focus effectively on more than one thing at a time.

A new study from the University of Texas shows that even when our brains aren't tired, they can make it very difficult for us to make good decisions.

Angelika Dimoka, director of the Center for Neural Decision Making at Temple University, conducted a study that measured people's brain activity while they addressed increasingly complex problems (i.e., noise).

Studies have shown that meditation starts to rewire your brain for the better after as little as 20 minutes a day.

You may have heard that multitasking is bad for you, but new studies show that it kills your performance and may even damage your brain.

Dr. Richard Davidson, a neuroscientist and founder of the Center for Healthy Minds at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, has been studying the effects of positive emotions, such as compassion and kindness, on the brain since the 1990s.

As Dr. Caroline Leaf, who has been studying the way emotions take place in the brain for the last decade, wrote in her book Who Switched Off My Bbrain for the last decade, wrote in her book Who Switched Off My BrainBrain:

He said that the latest study (Professor Jordan Grafman, from the US National Inst - itute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke in Bethesda,) suggests the brain is inherently sensitive to believing in almost anything if there are grounds for doing so, but when there is a mystery about something, the same neural machinery is co-opted in the formulation of religious belief.

The purpose of this paper is to explore some of the implications for process philosophy of a new approach to brain psychology and the dynamics of the mental state — microgenetic theory — that has developed out of the study of symptoms in neurological cases.

This article explores some of the implications for process philosophy of a new approach to brain psychology and the dynamics of the mental state — microgenetic theory — that has developed out of the study of symptoms in neurological cases.

@BillyD: «I am not conversant enough with the studies on MRI to substantiate or refute them» «my stance is that if religious belief were a mental illness, there would be a brain signature for it.»

For the study, neuropathologist Ann McKee looked at the brains of 111 deceased N.F.L. players (her study actually included 202 football players; 111 played in the N.F.L.).

Dr. Andrew Newberg a neurobiologist has done research and study that shows that the inclination for spiritual belief is literally hard - wired into the human brain.

There are neurological correlates for every form of mental activity and, as Biovin himself acknowledges, just because imaging studies show that religious experiences are correlated with activity in a particular part of the brain, it does not follow that that activity is the cause of religious experience.

or a war aginst invaders... if smeone enters ur home and starts taking over it u'll try and get them out by any means possible... Jihad is a war fought if ur country is invaded by outside forces... which is a right for any human being... one again before passing judgement yuou might want to get ur facts straight... don't listen to what u're told... God has given u a brain... use it... study a religion..

Erzen writes that «studies such as those of Simon LeVay and Dean Hamer, which argue that a gay brain or gay genes exist, are revered as the basis for a minority identity and entrance into U.S. civil rights discourse.»

This isn't the first study dedicated to this subject, but it is «one of the largest studies to date in living retired NFL players» and the «first to demonstrate significant objective evidence for traumatic brain injury in these former players,» study author Francis X. Conidi of the Florida Center for Headache and Sports Neurology and Florida State University College of Medicine said in a statement.

The study of the physiology of the brain during meditation is seen not as a threat but as a support for religious practice.

Stephen Hawking's is such a dbag!!!! If he is so smart why didn't he use his brains to study cures for cancer or something that would help all of mankind!

From NOVA Next Feb 22, 2017 Key Brain Regions Found To Be Smaller in People With ADHD In the largest study of its kind, research shows people with ADHD have smaller brain regions — including the amygdala, which is responsible for regulating emotBrain Regions Found To Be Smaller in People With ADHD In the largest study of its kind, research shows people with ADHD have smaller brain regions — including the amygdala, which is responsible for regulating emotbrain regions — including the amygdala, which is responsible for regulating emotions.

Heck, early animal studies show that losing a little weight may even increase life - span and have potential benefits for brain function.

Recent studies even show that plaque that builds up in the brain from unhealthy levels of cholesterol may be one of the most common reasons for Alzheimer's disease.

They point to several studies that show that there is a lack of cholesterol in the brains of Alzheimer's patients which is so vital for several functions, and also note that other studies show this cholesterol deficiency in dementia and Parkinson's disease as well.

The research paper stated as part of its findings: «The promising outcomes of this study strongly imply the possible use of VCO, not only as neuroprotective agents for those suffering from neurodegenerative diseases, but also as brain food.»

Some of the medical studies I used as a reference are: Caloric restriction and intermittent fasting: Two potential diets for successful brain aging and Dietary Factors, Hormesis and Health, found on the US National Library of Medicine Site, Cardioprotection by Intermittent Fasting in Rats on the American Heart Association Site and Effect of Ramadan intermittent fasting on aerobic and anaerobic performance and perception of fatigue in male elite judo athletes from the Journal of Strength and conditioning research.

The loaf is also great for your health as studies show nuts are one of the best brain foods.

However, a UK study saw 13 % of people who tested negative for coeliac disease still suffered from some of the symptoms, such as bloating, constipation and diarrhoea, and some also suffered from mouth ulcers, tiredness, depression, skin rashes and confusion (or «brain fog»)(Aziz et al).