Sentences with phrase «most young brains»

In most young brains, that happens easily, but as we get older and our brain gets older, we have trouble with that.»

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The reforms before us have the potential to cause a brain drain of our highly educated, most innovative young citizens, and that means Canadians lose access to goods, services, jobs.

Most young developing brains will recover from concussion within 10 to 14 days.

While most young children can only sit for a few minutes at a time, reading provides meaningful stimulation that can exercise the brain, improve concentration, and develop the imagination.

Most impact helmet sensor research has been done on college or pro athletes and I think it is the younger athletes» brains who are more fragile.

The stories she remembers most involve young victims who did not survive shootings or suffered life - altering brain injuries or paralysis.

Ray Scollin, state Republican Vice Chair of the North Country, said investing in infrastructure is critical to combat the brain drain and keep young people in small communities like Saranac Lake, which is fast becoming one of the Adirondack Park's most desirable communities for young people.

«All the educators will tell you this is the single most advantageous reform that a state can make, that the younger you get children into school, the more open and accessible their brain, the more they can take in earlier,» said Cuomo.

Those are among the most complex tasks the young brain has to master, so it's no wonder many childhood diso...

Teenagers and young adults seem most likely to procrastinate, perhaps because the part of the brain involved in long - term planning doesn't mature until our twenties.

That ability to stay just at the edge of the envelope is what has made Black one of the world's most sought - after neurosurgeons, first at UCLA, where at 36 he became the youngest - ever full professor of neurosurgery, and now at Cedars - Sinai, where at 46 he has already performed more than 4,000 brain surgeries, the medical equivalent of closing in on baseball's all - time career hits record.

The mammals are the class of vertebrate animals characterized by the production of milk in females for the nourishment of young, from mammary glands present on most species and specialized skin glands in monotremes that seep or ooze milk; the presence of hair or fur; specialized teeth; three minute bones within the ear; the presence of a neocortex region in the brain; and endothermic or «warm - blooded» bodies.

«Methamphetamine use linked to heightened stroke risk in the young: Brain bleed rather than clot most common stroke type; men twice as likely as women to succumb.»

Although the number of cases is still very small, and most have yet to be published in peer - reviewed journals, the researchers insist their preliminary findings are cause for concern because this type of brain pathology is virtually unheard of in people this young.

Most existing MRI atlases are based on the brains of young and middle - aged people, which don't reflect the normal changes that take place in the brain as we age, the team says.

Research has shown that this tendency can be modified quite easily by experience, however, so overriding it most likely presents little problem to young brains in a culture that writes from right to left.

«Most of the previous research on brain structure was conducted with healthy younger or older adults,» says Natalie Phillips, a professor in the Department of Psychology.

The St. Jude Children's Research Hospital - Washington University Pediatric Cancer Genome Project has identified new mutations in pediatric brain tumors known as high - grade gliomas (HGGs), which most often occur in the youngest patients.

Babies in the womb and young children are most vulnerable to mercury, as it can adversely affect the development of the cognitive, motor, and sensory centers within the brain.

I believe most of us need two to three hours of exercise per day for robust health and to trick the brain into thinking we're growing younger!

He has found that most of the areas of the brain can use glucose perfectly well, and also that the areas that do not take up glucose DO take up ketones just as well as a healthy young brain.

The effect of excess linoleic acid is probably most detrimental to infants and young children whose brains are still developing.

Sobered by his widowed mother's wedding to her brother - in - law Danno, an aimless young man decides to hitchhike from Seattle to his home in San Francisco and ends up accepting a ride from two apparently brain - damaged twins who keep him alternately puzzled and entertained for most of the journey.

Natalie Portman: Aside from being a victim of the Star Wars prequels, Natalie Portman is one of the most accomplished young actresses of her time with a brain worthy of the Ivy League, Harvard to be exact.

We wanted to hear their views on the matter, as they are some of the most susceptible to the adverse effects of air pollution, which can lead to poor lung and brain development and asthma if exposed for long periods of time at a young age.

Donna Wilson and Marcus Conyers are the authors of more than 40 books and professional articles for educators, including, most recently, Teaching Students to Drive Their Brains: Metacognitive Strategies, Activities, and Lesson Ideas (ASCD, 2016), Smarter Teacher Leadership: Neuroscience and the Power of Purposeful Collaboration (Teachers College Press, 2016), Positively Smarter: Science and Strategies for Increasing Happiness, Achievement, and Well - Being (Wiley Blackwell, 2015), Five Big Ideas for Effective Teaching: Connecting Mind, Brain, and Education Research to Classroom Practice (Teachers College Press, 2013) and Flourishing in the First Five Years: Connecting Implications from Mind, Brain, and Education Research to the Development of Young Children (Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2013).

As David Sousa, author of How the Brain Learns to Read writes, «reading is probably the most difficult task we ask the young brain to undertake.&rBrain Learns to Read writes, «reading is probably the most difficult task we ask the young brain to undertake.&rbrain to undertake.»

Research shows young children are wired to learn multiple languages, that the brain is most receptive to language learning in the earliest years of life, and that the home language is central to developing English proficiency and overall academic achievement.

The formula for kittens is based in young kittens and this formula adds DHA because the fish contained has been cooked, dried and pulverized so it loses most of the natural DHA contained in the oil, which is an Omega - 3 fatty acid that helps to develop brain, cerebral cortex, retina, skin, testicles.

«In the business world we frequently hear concerns about «brain drain» in Ireland; where the most talented and promising graduates and young leaders are leaving the country due to the economic crises, creating a void in the future ecosystem.

We are a young species with a short memory and only slowly - dawning awareness of three vital pieces of the challenge of meshing our aspirations with life on Earth: the planet's dynamics, our capacity to jog the system and — perhaps most importantly — the distorting mix of rational, emotional and instinctual processes in our brains that shape our perceptions and actions.

«While there has been some regulation to ban phthalates from toys of young children, there is no legislation governing exposure during pregnancy, which is likely the most sensitive period for brain development.

Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) are one of the most common injuries in young men aged 15 to 24, though the elderly and the very young often suffer these brain injuries as well.

His extraordinary litigation and skilled negotiations resulted in multimillion - dollar verdicts, mediations, and settlements, with the most recent being a $ 9.5 million settlement for a young man with brain injury, achieved within eight months after the accident without filing a lawsuit and years of litigation.

Falls most often affect the youngest and oldest age groups, with brain injuries in children up to 14 years old (55 percent) and adults 65 and over (81 percent).

The people most likely to suffer a traumatic brain injury are very young children, teenagers between 15 - 19 years old, and adults who are over 65.

Our Vancouver car accident Brain injury lawyers also know the most tragic cases involve young victims who have their future careers impaired or destroyed.

But this much is clear: while most young associates would be happy enough honing their skills, winning cases, and impressing their law firm bosses, Marchant views her law career as a kind of Plan B, something to fall back on — «to keep my brain busy,» as she puts it — when her legs finally tire and her body gets too worn out for running 42 - kilometre races in under two - and - a-half hours.

But is this information about early, rapid brain growth — and how it is influenced by the quality of caregiving young children receive — reaching the people who need it most?

Because most of the brain's core neural networks and primary associations develop at such a young age, early developmental trauma and neglect have a disproportionate influence on the brain's organization and functioning.