Sentences with phrase «in brain and nerve»

A 2000 study in the Journals of Gerontology showed that rats whose diet was supplemented with vitamin E experienced a 500 to 900 percent increase in brain and nerve tissue over an eight - month period, as well as an increase in the release of dopamine in the brain, the «pleasure» chemical that controls flow of information to different parts of the brain.

It can be inferred with some probability that the human mind, at any given moment, is not drastically different in size and shape from the pattern of activity in the nervous system with which at that moment it interacts, and as this activity moves about somewhat it follows that the mind literally moves in brain and nerves, though in ways unimaginably various and intricate.

It can be inferred with some probability that the human mind, at any given moment, is not drastically different In size and shape from the pattern of activity in the nervous system with which at that moment it interacts, and as this activity moves about somewhat it follows that the mind literally moves in brain and nerves, though in ways unimaginably various and intricate.15

Not exact matches

Neurotrack has engineered software that uses infrared eye - tracking to detect damage to the hippocampus in the brain three to six years before symptoms appear and damage to memory and nerve centers is irreversible.

For one, it would give them three specific biological markers to hone in on: The buildup of beta amyloid and tau proteins, which cause brain plaques associated with Alzheimer's, and brain nerve cell death.

Chemotherapy works by killing cancer cells by targeting fast - dividing cells, and in most cases, kills off some healthy cells along the way, including nerve cells in the brain.

«It's a nerve transmission that tells your brain something is in your nose that needs to come out,» Dr Neil Kao, an allergy and asthma specialist at the Allergic Disease and Asthma Center in Greenville, South Carolina told WebMD.

Nerve cells in our brains control our circadian rhythms, which influences sleep - wake cycles, hormone release, emotions and energy levels.

Long story short — there are voltage levels that exist in the human body, between cardiac rhythms, nerve conduction and brain waves.

We have genetic abnormalities, flawed bodies, a highly unreliable brain, blind spots in our vision, wandering nerves, irregular hearts, color blindness, limited vision when it comes to light and the same limitations with sound... We're flawed because we never saw fit to evolve past that.

As Jesus slowly sags down with the weight of His body on the nails through His wrists, excruciating, fiery pain shoots along the most sensitive nerve endings in the body — called the median nerves — and travels along the fingers and up the arms to explode in the brain.

Thus, at the lowest level, electrons tend to unite and converge in the atom; atoms converge by molecularization, crystallization; molecules unite by polymerization; cells unite by conjugation, reproduction, association; nerve ganglions concentrate and localize to form a brain by what might be called a process of cephalization; the higher animal groups form colonies, hives, herds, societies, etc.; man socializes and forms civilizations as foci of attraction and organization.

Lately I've begun to thank God for it, this chemical that — if scientists are right, and they aren't even sure — inhibits my overly efficient reuptake of another chemical (serotonin) that somehow facilitates communication between nerve cells in my brain.

«Garcia - Falgueras and Swaab state in the abstract of their 2010 study, «The fetal brain develops during the intrauterine period in the male direction through a direct action of testosterone on the developing nerve cells, or in the female direction through the absence of this hormone surge.

Their brain is divided in regions with different coordinated functions, and it is composed of several hundred thousands of nerve cells (the honey bee has about 800,000).

Only a special systemic order of atoms in certain molecules of different types of brain cells, steady activity of these cells and excitations coming from sensoric nerves and running to associative and motoric centers are the basis of the peculiarity of brain function.

«Garcia - Falgueras and Swaab state in the abstract of their 2010 study, «The fe - tal brain develops during the intraut - erine period in the male direction through a direct action of tes - tosterone on the developing nerve cells, or in the female direction through the absence of this hor - mone surge.

The standard explanation recounts the existence of a material object, its reflection of light waves of a certain length, the transference of these light waves from the object to the perceptual organs of the observer (in this case, the eyes), the interaction of the light waves with the rods and cones of the retina, the transference of nerve impulses along the relevant nerves to the brain, and, finally, the production of the sensation of sight.

How comes it that, with different nerve - fibres of touch and sight, we distinguish different space - points, but with one fibre distinguish nothing, although the different fibres are connected in the brain just as much as the parts are in the single fibre?

The events in the nerves leading to the brain succeeded the events in the eye and were in turn followed by the events in the brain and finally by the impact upon the conscious human occasion of experience.

If we could but restore or bring about the normal functioning of brain cells and nerve tissues, as well as their own subsidiary chemical activity in such cases, then mental life would come flooding back in fullness and richness.

This nerve, discovered within the last few years, sits at the front of our brain, in front of the olfactory nerve, and is very small and fragile.

For example, the burning of the fire and the passage of heat from it through intervening space is the cause of the body, its nerves and its brain, functioning in certain ways.

So at day 14, the number of nerve and brain cells in the human embryo is zero, and it has less complexity than the simplest microscopic worm and less feeling or intelligence than a parasite in dirty drinking water.

A mechanistic physiologist analyses my sitting at my word processor in terms of light waves hitting my retina from the keyboard and the screen which then set in train chemical and electrical processes in my nerves and brain.

Eicosonoids from Omega - 3's are hormone - like compounds that help regulate blood pressure, blood clotting, aid in growth and development of cells, needed for vision and brain development, and maturation of nerves.

It is considered an inhibitory neurotransmitter, which means it regulates brain and nerve cell activity by inhibiting the number of neurons firing in the brain.

There's absolutely nothing wrong with having a bite of something nourishing on a fast or cleanse — preferably something with fat in it to calm the nerves and tell your brain that you're not starving.

One theory is that this stimulation depletes the nerves of Substance P, a neuropeptide that transmits pain signals to the brain, which then reduces pain and irritation in a treated area.

Without those nerve endings and the feedback to the brain, circumcised men suffer premature ejaculation (the # 1 sexual complaint of circumcised American men) and later in life sexual dysfunction and impotence.

This damages some of the nerve cells in the brain, and affects my dad's memory, decision - making and personality.

Although they are mainly just growing bigger and stronger now, there are some key elements of their development going on as the nerves in their brain which control the senses are still forming, eventually enabling them to smell, see, hear, taste and touch.

- Infants routinely separated from parents in a stressful way may have lower growth hormone levels that inhibit development of nerve tissue in the brain and suppress growth.

Throughout childhood Myelin continues to be build around the axons and dendrites in your child's brain to improve the transmission of nerve signals.

«For we are an over wrought generation, running to nerves as a cabbage runs to seed; and every hour spent in the open is clear gain, tending to the increase of brain power and bodily vigour, and to the lengthening of life itself.

Color can play an important role in your baby's development, stimulating the brain and creating important nerve cell connections.

When your baby breastfeeds, or you pump your breast milk, the nerves in your breasts send a signal to your brain to release the hormones oxytocin and prolactin.

The reason is that egg yolks are filled with choline, cholesterol and other brain - nourishing substances that are vital for the insulation of the nerves in the brain and entire central nervous system.

DHA and EPA are directly linked to brain, eye and nerve development in infants and toddlers and they also protect against cardiovascular disease.

The ear drum caused the hammer, anvil and stirrup to vibrate and the little nerves in your ear took the sound to their brain to tell them what they heard.

Choline which helps in maintaining normal brain development is important for babies muscle and nerve function and healthy metabolism.

The master clock is located in an area of the brain just above the optic nerves and it coordinates all the body clocks so that they are in synch.

The nerves in the nipple are needed to signal your brain to release the oxytocin and get your milk flowing.

Researchers are looking at delays or abnormalities in brain development of nerve cells that are responsible for heart and lung function.

This fruit is high in folic acid, which helps to promote a healthy development of the baby's nerves, brain, and spinal cord.

- Speeds myelination * between the nerve cells in the stomach and the brain.

A baby's nerve pathways in the ears and neural system in the brain start developing as early as the twenty - sixth week, which is when the baby will begin responding to sounds and voices regularly.

Between 18 and 24 months, connections are forming between her brain, the nerves in her spinal cord, and muscles in her bladder.

During the first three years, your child's brain triples in weight and establishes about 1,000 trillion nerve connections!

A babys nerve pathways in the ears and neural system in the brain start developing as early as the twenty - sixth week, which is when the baby will begin responding to sounds and voices regularly.