Sentences with phrase «information between brain areas»

Activity of this brain network increases during positive feedback, and is accompanied by the release of dopamine, a brain chemical involved in transferring information between brain areas.

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Writing in the journal Neuron, the scientists found that reading increased the quality of white matter, the brain tissue that carries signals between areas of gray matter, where information is processed.
This loss of connectivity means that information can not flow as it should between distant areas of the brain, which may help explain impairment in social responsiveness, Jann said.
«The brain's ability to take in visual and sensory information and transform that into physical movements requires communication between the parietal area at the back of the brain and the frontal regions,» explains Sergio.
However, there does seem to be decreased communication between two brain areas: the right hippocampus, involved in memory, and the prefrontal cortex, which is important for monitoring information, attention and working memory.
Another brain region, the junction area between temporal and parietal cortex that has been related to the shielding of thoughts against irrelevant information, is less strongly connected to the rest of the brain network.
We realized that this could be an exciting finding that may account for how contextual information is processed and conveyed between brain areas for the formation of fear memory for the context associated with an aversive event.»
Published in Neuron, scientists led by Gladstone associate investigator Anatol Kreitzer, PhD, discovered that dopamine depletion causes a miscommunication between the BG and another region called the thalamus, an area thought to relay sensory information to the brain.
Researchers discover an inhibitory connection between certain brain areas that can control the timing of information flow to the prefrontal cortex...
This data from one of the most exciting areas of brain - based learning research gives us a way to see which techniques and strategies stimulate or impede communication between the parts of the brain when information is processed and stored.
Hippocampus: This is the area of the brain next to the amygdala that creates connections between prior learning and experiences with new information.
Sensory problems — Injuries to this area may interrupt the pathway between the brain's perception of information and its ability to understand it.
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