Sentences with phrase «for different brain regions»

Previous studies have shown for different brain regions that the metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 (mGlu5 receptor) plays a crucial role in this long - term form of synaptic plasticity.

«Without using markers for different brain regions, the claim that he has achieved a 3D model of the brain is entirely unjustified.»

Not exact matches

WHITE MAGIC Targeting parts of the brain's white matter, the tissue that connects different brain regions (shown), may be key to whether stimulating the brain with electricity will work as a treatment for memory problems and other ills.

The only way the team can be sure they have grown the equivalent of a fetal brain would be to genetically test individual cells from different regions of the organoid, and compare them to those of human fetus, says Christof Koch at the Allen Institute for Brain Science in Seabrain would be to genetically test individual cells from different regions of the organoid, and compare them to those of human fetus, says Christof Koch at the Allen Institute for Brain Science in SeaBrain Science in Seattle.

These thin, tubelike structures transmit electrical and chemical signals that are vital for carrying information among different regions of the brain.

One region of the brain became active when the subjects identified conscious rules, while a different region became active for the unconscious rules.

For instance, knowing if there is a simple increase or decrease in connectivity between brain regions compared to healthy individuals, or whether those with autism use entirely different brain regions to implement cognitive flexibility will enable researchers to better design interventions to improve cognitive flexibility skills.

The Brain Activity Map project launched recently by President Obama — and funded to the tune of $ 100 million in the US budget announcement earlier this month — highlights the need for research that focuses both on how individual neurons work and the ways that different regions of the brain work together as a Brain Activity Map project launched recently by President Obama — and funded to the tune of $ 100 million in the US budget announcement earlier this month — highlights the need for research that focuses both on how individual neurons work and the ways that different regions of the brain work together as a brain work together as a unit.

«For each network, we assess various aspects of the importance of individual brain regions with different centrality indices that were developed earlier for the social sciencFor each network, we assess various aspects of the importance of individual brain regions with different centrality indices that were developed earlier for the social sciencfor the social sciences.

In addition to revealing the functions of different areas within the prefrontal cortex, studies have also demonstrated the flexibility of the region, which has helped experts optimize cognitive therapy techniques to enable patients with brain damage to learn new skills and compensate for their impairments.

However, despite these similarities, the researchers noted that the relationship between these sleep waves and cognitive performance differs between neurotypical and autistic children, as different brain regions are involved for each group.

Next steps for the researchers are to explore different regions of the brain with this sensor, including the dorsal raphe, which produces most of the brain's serotonin.

Fried realized that medical procedures like this one presented a rare scientific opportunity: Patients being examined for neurosurgery allow researchers to investigate the human brain in action, exploring the functions of different regions in precise detail and in real time.

He has shown that dogs have a positive response in the caudate region of the brain when given a hand signal indicating they would receive a food treat, as compared to a different hand signal for «no treat.»

Neuroimaging studies by Peter Brugger of University Hospital Zurich in Switzerland have shown that the network of brain regions responsible for creating a sense of bodily self is different in people with the condition (Brain, vol 136, p brain regions responsible for creating a sense of bodily self is different in people with the condition (Brain, vol 136, p Brain, vol 136, p 318).

The nucleus accumbens is recognized as an integration centre for signals coming from many different brain regions, but the precise role of the different connections, and the means of their integration, resulting in specific behaviours, was until recently impossible to dissect.

The brain regions they used to make those choices were also different: for individuals with anorexia nervosa, choices about what to eat were associated with activation in the dorsal striatum, a brain region known to be related to habitual control of actions.

Mathematicians from the University of Twente, together with researchers from the University Medical Center Utrecht, have shown that it is sensible to examine the interconnections between different brain regions closely, instead of searching for abnormal regions only.

But Ortigue and Bianchi - Demicheli were able, for the first time, to observe when different regions of the brain became active, combining the readings into an extraordinary movie:

«The different topological embedding of these regions into the brain network could make it easier for smarter persons to differentiate between important and irrelevant information — which would be advantageous for many cognitive challenges,» proposes Ulrike Basten, the study's principle investigator.

The study shows that in more intelligent persons certain brain regions are clearly more strongly involved in the exchange of information between different sub-networks of the brain in order for important information to be communicated quickly and efficiently.

While preparing them for brain surgery, Penfield stimulated different brain regions with electrodes and asked the patients to describe any sensations that resulted.

Focusing on two brain regions — the hippocampus and caudate nucleus — they identified nearly 25,000 different sites for the three main retrotransposon families.

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».»

When compared to the control group, type 2 patients showed decreased integrity in the white matter of two different areas in the brain — the cingulum bundle, which is a fiber tract that connects regions in the default - mode network, and the uncinate fasciculus, which connects regions important for executive function and memory.

New York, NY (February 1, 2012)-- For decades, researchers have debated whether Alzheimer's disease starts independently in vulnerable brain regions at different times, or if it begins in one region and then spreads to neuroanatomically connected areas.

The same can be said for patterns of gene expression changes in the same brain region for different age frames.

White matter appears white because of the density of axons, the signal - carrying cables allowing communication between different brain regions responsible for complicated tasks such as language and memory.

By directly altering the gene coding for the prion protein (PrP), Whitehead Institute researchers have created mouse models of two neurodegenerative prion diseases, each of which manifests in different regions of the brain.

In addition, his lab has used cutting - edge molecular tools to dissect how the different cell types in the downstream brain regions work together with dopamine for control of actions.

The size of the human brain imposes significant challenges for communicating across different regions Prior to these technologies, the white matter was thought of as a passive cabling system.

The reasons for these heterogeneous results are numerous, such as the varying acupuncture manipulation methods, different types of control arms, different methods of acquisition and analyzing the imaging data, the mainly investigated brain regions (region of interest) and the statistical analysis.

Research is beginning to show the connection In a 2005 study, researchers at Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif., used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), which measures activity in different areas of the brain, to see whether subjects could learn to control a brain region involved in pain and whether that could be a tool for altering their pain perception.

The research, published by the Public Library of Science One (PLOS One), showed that most of the dogs had a positive response in the caudate region of the brain when given a hand signal indicating they would receive a food treat, as compared to a different hand signal for «no treat.»

The inspiration for «Just Breathe» first came about a little over a year ago when I overheard my then 5 - year - old son talking with his friend about how emotions affect different regions of the brain, and how to calm down by taking deep breaths — all things they were beginning to learn in Kindergarten at their new school, Citizens of the World Charter School, in Mar Vista, CA.