In a series of electrophysiological studies, Zoghbi's team further found that neurons from animals with depleted MECP2 levels have reduced electrical activity due to a smaller number of excitatory synapses, whereas cells from animals carrying an extra copy of the gene have
increased electrical activity because of an increase in synapse number.
When certain actions within the game triggered
increased electrical activity, the subjects were encouraged to repeat those tasks by earning monetary rewards.
When a patient with epilepsy experiences
increased electrical activity in the brain, or seizures, this could be associated with an increase in a range of behaviors, such as hyper - sexuality, hypergraphia (an intense desire to write), hyper - morality and hyper - religiosity, explained Brick Johnstone, professor of health psychology at Missouri University and lead researcher on the study.
So instead of winding down and preparing your body for sleep, your brain
increases electrical activity and keeps you wired.
Not exact matches
It is contemplated that a user that may be nervous or engaging in speaking falsehoods may exhibit different galvanic skin response» — a change in the
electrical resistance of the skin that is a physiochemical response to
increased sympathetic nervous system
activity — «than a more confident, truth telling individual.»
In 2004, the indoor pool facility underwent a $ 5 million expansion which included the addition of an
activity pool, family changing rooms, upgraded HVAC,
electrical and filtration systems, expanded locker rooms and
increased ADA accessibility with the addition of an elevator.
Testing showed a significant
increase in light - induced
electrical activity from the eyes to the brain, indicating the rods and cones were operating as they should in the visual cycle.
As Ray imagined moving the mouse, there was an
increase in
electrical activity among the neurons that would have controlled that action if his hand could move.
«This
increases the magnitude of the stimulation required to excite neurons, decreasing the chance of spontaneous
activity, and reducing unwanted
electrical signals.»
This time, they found that young men and young women responded differently, with males showing a greater
increase in
electrical activity in the brain in response to a TMS pulse.
The onset of meditation in the monks coincided with an
increase in high - frequency EEG
electrical activity in the so - called gamma band (spanning 25 to 42 oscillations a second), which was synchronized across the frontal and parietal cortices.
By testing cycling time to task failure (TTF) in a group of 12 active participants in a placebo controlled study, Dr Mauger discovered that stimulating the brain by passing a mild
electrical current (transcranial direct current stimulation or tDCS) over the scalp to stimulate it
increased the
activity of the area associated with muscle contraction.
The research shows that near - misses are underpinned by
increases in the brain's
electrical activity, particularly in the theta frequency range — known to be involved in processing win and loss outcomes.
It may be premature to suggest a direct link between pollution and
electrical destruction, but keeping an eye on
increased lightning
activity could be helpful to those working on preventive measures
The
electrical capacitance, which shows the ability of a leaf to store a charge, stayed roughly constant at a minimum value during dark periods and
increased rapidly during light periods, implying that
electrical capacitance was a reflection of photosynthetic
activity.
Since lipid peroxidation may affect neuronal electrophysiology, our data suggested that age - related
increase in lipid peroxidation may contribute to an age - associated decline in neuronal
electrical activity.
Some of the recognized challenges are poor engraftment of implanted cells and, in the case of human cardiomyocytes, functional immaturity and lack of
electrical integration, leading to limited contribution to the heart's contractile
activity and
increased arrhythmogenic risks.
The
increasing popularity of neurofeedback is based on the growing evidence that a wide variety of psychological disorders can be understood as firing mistakes in the brain's
electrical activity.