Sentences with phrase «increases brain volume»

It turns out that exercise increases brain volume.

Omega 3 fats also reduce inflammation in the brain and increase brain volume.

Years of studies in children on the autism spectrum suggest they have an increased brain volume that may correlate with the severity of their symptoms.

Stretching routines also increased brain volume over a six - month period, but had no noticeable impact on brain function.

Aerobic exercise has been shown to increase brain volume and to improve memory, concentration and executive function (complex thought and planning ability).

While males tend to have larger brains than females, the function of this increased brain volume is not certain (Burgaleta, Head Alvarez - Linera, Martinez, Escorial, Haier, & Colom, 2012).

A new research study indicates that staying active may increase brain volume in the elderly and reduce their risk of Alzheimer's disease.

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An infant's brain increases from a mere 25 % adult size at birth to 60 % of the volume of the adult brain by the end of the first year alone.

Chronic stress during pregnancy has been linked to an increase in the risk of premature delivery and low birth weight, and of the baby having reduced grey matter volume in areas of the brain involved in learning, memory, attention, and emotional regulation.

Comparison images taken and two and four weeks postpartum revealed a small but significant increase in gray matter volume in specific areas of the brain.

This increase in blood volume is intended to minimize the sloshing of the brain inside the skull.

The band is designed to address mTBI through the application of light pressure on the neck, which in turn mildly increases blood volume in the vein structure of the brain.

«By increasing the volume of blood in the cranial cavity, there's less room for the brain to move which reduces the overall slosh effect which we believe reduces mTBI.

Physical punishment is associated with a range of mental health problems in children, youth and adults, including depression, unhappiness, anxiety, feelings of hopelessness, use of drugs and alcohol, and general psychological maladjustment.26 — 29 These relationships may be mediated by disruptions in parent — child attachment resulting from pain inflicted by a caregiver, 30,31 by increased levels of cortisol32 or by chemical disruption of the brain's mechanism for regulating stress.33 Researchers are also finding that physical punishment is linked to slower cognitive development and adversely affects academic achievement.34 These findings come from large longitudinal studies that control for a wide range of potential confounders.35 Intriguing results are now emerging from neuroimaging studies, which suggest that physical punishment may reduce the volume of the brain's grey matter in areas associated with performance on the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale, third edition (WAIS - III).36 In addition, physical punishment can cause alterations in the dopaminergic regions associated with vulnerability to the abuse of drugs and alcohol.37

In women not taking the pill, the team found an increase in the volume of grey matter in the right parahippocampal and fusiform gyri, areas of the brain involved in spatial location and facial recognition (Brain Research, DOI: 10.1016 / j.brainres.2010.06.brain involved in spatial location and facial recognition (Brain Research, DOI: 10.1016 / j.brainres.2010.06.Brain Research, DOI: 10.1016 / j.brainres.2010.06.019).

The researchers also found increases in gray matter volume in regions that control leg movement and process sensory information from legs, which may reflect changes related to the brain learning how to move in microgravity.

Among their goals for this system are: a higher density electrode array to allow for more precise targeting on neurons, new recording circuits that vastly increase the volume of data captured, and a new wireless power and telemetry technology that allows for real - time data transmission from the brain.

As well as raising IQ by 1.29, it increases the overall volume of the brain — but only by 0.58 per cent of average brain size, adding around 9 cubic centimetres of tissue.

After a two - week course of this multimodal regimen, males showed a dramatic increase in sensorimotor function (50 percent to 75 percent), working memory (decreases in path length to a platform: 375 cm to 300 cm) and a decrease in animals presenting with severe brain injury volumes (80 percent to 36 percent) compared to hypothermia and NAC treatment.

There are genes that determine whether the same life event causes an increase or decrease in the volume of the hippocampus, and which therefore defines whether the stress is good or bad for our brain.

Some of these brain differences could be benign: an increase in the visual cortex's volume is likely caused by exercising eyesight while watching TV.

When the researchers looked at brain size, they found that for fighters who had increasing levels of tau over time, there was a 7 percent decline in the volume of their thalamus, which is located in the center of the brain and regulates sleep, consciousness, alertness, cognitive function and language while also sending sensory and movement signals to other portions of the brain.

Walker said that the effect of one standard deviation increase in the overall inflammation score in mid-life on brain volume decades later was similar to the effect associated with having one copy of the apolipoprotein E (APOE) e4 gene that increases the risk of Alzheimer's disease.

Researchers have found that both strength - endurance training and dancing increased hippocampal volume in the brain, but the latter had the greatest impact.

The condition has been linked to widespread reduction in the brain's tissue volume but it was observed that certain brain regions show a subtle increase in tissue over time.

Following this training, the participants» memory functioning had improved and their brains» gray matter volume had increased at a rate comparable to control subjects (other participants without memory concerns who also received the cognitive training).

The gray matter of the brain regions increases in volume and helps in regulating certain responses related to the reward system.

Using a new MRI technique, researchers found that adults with mild cognitive impairment who exercised four times a week over a six - month period experienced an increase in brain volume in specific, or local, areas of the brain, but adults who participated in aerobic exercise experienced greater gains than those who just stretched.

Three recent experimental studies focused on low consumption / exposure.949596 In one study, 29 smokers each consumed a single cigarette, immediately after which they had a significant decrease in blood vessel output power and significant increase in blood vessel ageing level and remaining blood volume 25 minutes later, as markers of atherosclerosis.94 In another study, human coronary artery endothelial cells were exposed to the smoke equivalent to one cigarette, which led to activation of oxidant stress sensing transcription factor NFR2 and up - regulation of cytochrome p450, considered to have a role in the development of heart disease.95 These effects were not seen when heart cells were exposed to the vapour from one e - cigarette.95 A study exposed adult mice to low intensity tobacco smoke (two cigarettes) for one to two months and found adverse histopathological effects on brain cells.96

In addition to increases in the volume of the hippocampus, a part of the brain that can shrink in Alzheimer's patients, the study authors noted other biological changes, including improvements in CRP, a marker of inflammation, as well as glucose metabolism and insulin levels.

This man also showed a large increase in the volume of the hippocampus, which is a part of the brain connected with memory.

Researchers also found that incorporating moderate intensity exercise to your lifestyle for as little as six months may increase the volume of the memory storing areas of the brain.

Specifically, meditation has been shown to increase brain gray matter volume (which smart phones destroy) in the right angular and posterior parahippocampal gyri.

Studies show that patients who have lower levels of B12 have an increased risk for brain volume loss.

Only the aerobic exercisers had significant increases in brain volume in what are known as the white and gray matter regions of the brain, areas related to age - related decline in brain structure and cognition.

Another study found that older adults who walked as little as 30 to 45 minutes three days a week increased the volume of the part of the brain responsible for learning and memory.

Although such a small increase in brain volume doesn't sound impressive, it halved the risk of Alzheimer's over five years.

Analysis of the results showed a link between increased exercise and larger volume in parts of the brain related to memory.

In addition, the 25 percent of the participants who had mild cognitive impairment associated with Alzheimer's also experienced an increase in brain volume due to the higher amounts of exercise.

Research shows that people with smaller brain volumes have a 96 percent increase in their risk of stroke — as well as a 58 percent increase in risk of death from all causes.

In contrast, a recent study has showed that there is evidence of increased volume of brain parenchyma within the CCF in CKCS with syringomyelia compared to CKCS without syringomyelia [19].

Like learning a new language, learning how to play an instrument has a proven impact on brain development, showing that «learning to play a musical instrument not only increases grey matter volume in various brain regions, but can also strengthen the long - range connections between them» and that» musical training also enhances verbal memory, spatial reasoning, and literacy skills».

Specifically, exposure to prenatal and / or postnatal stress is associated with increased basal and stress - induced responsiveness of the hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis, increased central corticotropin - releasing hormone and norepinephrine drive, decreased γ - aminobutyric acid / benzodiazepine functioning, multiple alterations in the serotonergic system, and reduction in hippocampal volume, a brain structure vulnerable to the neurotoxic effects of stress - induced elevations in circulating glucocorticoids (e.g., cortisol) and amino acids (e.g., glutamate).

[11] Some research has indicated that smaller hippocampal volumes are genetically determined, and certain genes can increase the chances of someone's brain being more adversely affected by stress.

An increased volume of communication between the brain hemispheres, via the corpus callosum, is believed to then be the reason for the improved executive functions many musicians have.

Increased volume in this brain region is associated with more optimal development of a number of psychosocial factors (e.g., stress reactivity).15 Links between early responsive parenting and increased volume in the hippocampal region also suggest that the early developmental period is an important time to facilitate responsive parenting practices, especially in high risk families, in order to enhance the parent - child relaIncreased volume in this brain region is associated with more optimal development of a number of psychosocial factors (e.g., stress reactivity).15 Links between early responsive parenting and increased volume in the hippocampal region also suggest that the early developmental period is an important time to facilitate responsive parenting practices, especially in high risk families, in order to enhance the parent - child relaincreased volume in the hippocampal region also suggest that the early developmental period is an important time to facilitate responsive parenting practices, especially in high risk families, in order to enhance the parent - child relationship.