Sentences with phrase «important brain pathway»

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Vision is important in concussion diagnosis because the visual pathways have extensive connections throughout the brain, and disruptions in these pathways could suggest a brain injury occurred.

«This approach, where we use brain imaging to dissect the specific neural pathways of complex syndromes, is very novel and important.

Male offspring showed stronger motivation to self - administer heroin during their adulthood and molecular changes in the glutamatergic system, which is the most important excitatory pathway for neurotransmission in the brain.

«These results raise the distinct possibility that there are other pathways — such as inflammation in the brain — that are just as important in the development of Alzheimer's disease.»

Their findings may turn out to be important when it comes to research into cerebral cancer, since it is known that components of the Hippo signaling pathway, such as neurofibromin 2, are involved in the generation of brain tumors.

«And this model not only shows us the most important factors that contribute to the onset of anorexia, it's also helping us to identify signaling pathways in the brain that ultimately drive this potentially fatal eating disorder.»

The researchers determined that HARE5 likely controls a gene called Frizzled 8, which is part of a molecular pathway important in brain development.

They suspected that the enhancer, which is found close to a molecular pathway important in brain development, might have changed in a way that influenced brain size in humans.

Researchers have identified a brain pathway that plays an important role in making survival decisions — such as a mouse's decision to flee rather than try to mate when confronted by a cat.

«We are born with certain capacities and vulnerabilities, and we do develop a personality that is influenced by nature and nurture; but our brain has the capacity to change, and it's not the number of brain cells that are important, it's the neural pathways.

First, many dopamine receptors — important players in the brain's reward pathway — disappeared, possibly signaling that more food was now needed to reach previous levels of satisfaction.

And restful sleep is important for the function of the glymphatic system — or glial - dependent lymphatic system — a brain - wide pathway of dural lymphatic vessels that helps to detoxify the brain during periods of sleep.

As with many other elements of coaching, finding the right balance is important — enough of the right type of exercises to prep the body and movement pathways in the brain for optimal performance, without pushing clients too far and wearing them out before the actual workout gets going.

The simple process of repetition also has an important effect: thanks to «neuroplasticity», the process by which the brain can «rewire» itself, repeating knowledge and techniques can precipitate structural development of neural pathways and subsequently bring about real, lasting change in the thoughts, feelings and behaviours of individuals.

Emerging scientific investigation is improving our understanding of the causal biological pathways for these robust associations.46 Early childhood trauma, including physical abuse, leads to the production of stress hormones, such as cortisol and adrenaline that are normally protective, but with severe or persistent trauma can become toxic.47, 48 These stress hormones regulate neural circuits that are important in modulating an individual's response to stress, and over time, are associated with structural and functional changes in the brain and other organs.