As the emotional intensity rises it is accompanied by a decline in
frontal lobe cognitive functioning.
Not exact matches
Unusual activity in the
frontal lobe, observed in former National Football League (NFL) players as they carried out a
cognitive test, matched records for heavy blows they had received to the head while on the field.
Reduced cortical thickness: Hong and colleagues found reduced cortical (the outermost part of the brain) thickness in internet - addicted teen boys (Hong 2013), and Yuan et al found reduced cortical thickness in the
frontal lobe of online gaming addicts (late adolescent males and females) correlated with impairment of a
cognitive task (Yuan 2013).
In contrast to the
cognitive training group, the wait - listed and physical exercise groups showed significant decreases across sessions in the association between reaction time and
frontal lobe activation.
While all groups showed faster reaction times across sessions, the
cognitive training group showed a significant increase in the association between reaction time and
frontal lobe activity.
In this neurodegenerative disorder, the
frontal lobes of the brain are slowly eaten away, causing social and mood changes as well as
cognitive decline.
The clearest effect can be seen in the functional networks of the
frontal lobe, especially significant to
cognitive functions.
For the first time ever, thin electrical wires were surgically implanted into the
frontal lobes of the brains of patients with Alzheimer's disease to determine if using a brain pacemaker could improve
cognitive, behavioral, and functional abilities in patients with this form of dementia.
Dr. Silveri's results provided the first in vivo human evidence of lower
frontal lobe GABA in healthy adolescents relative to emerging adults, which predicted better
cognitive control and lower impulsivity.
Deep brain stimulation using surgical wire implants into the
frontal lobes of the brain of Alzheimer's patients may help improve
cognitive, behavioral, and functional abilities of the patients.
The results, which are published in the journal Cell, add to the understanding of how the brain's
frontal lobes work and control behaviour.The
frontal cortex of the brain plays a crucial part in
cognitive functions, including everyday mental processes such as attention, memory, learning, decision - making and problem - solving.
When we write out our thoughts and feelings, we clear space in the
frontal lobes for positive emotion and higher
cognitive processes.
Children who quiet their minds and practice self - reflection boost development in the
frontal lobes where the executive functions for paying attention, emotional regulation, and
cognitive flexibility reside.
Other research has shown that spending holiday time in an «enriched» setting — defined as offering new experiences that are rich in sensory, social, physical, and
cognitive interactions — can actually «turn on the genetic expression of key «brain fertilizers» in the
frontal lobes, enhancing executive functions such as stress regulation, attention, concentration, good planning and ability to learn, also improving physical and mental health.»
[27] ERP activity indicates that patients with amnesic mild
cognitive impairment utilized
frontal -
lobe based memory processes to support successful recognition for pictures, which was similar to healthy controls, but not for words.
Using positive, uplifting words like «love» and «peace» in our everyday lives can literally change pathways in our brains by boosting our
cognitive reasoning and making areas of the
frontal lobes more effective.
Vacations provide kids with all kind of enriching experiences that aid in
cognitive development and
frontal lobe growth.
Day two will include key information on the formation of Executive Function Skills (XFS) and the important role played by these important
frontal lobe functions in the regulation and control of behaviors and emotions and the subsequent development of our critical higher order
cognitive functions: organization, self - directed motivation, and self - understanding.