Association between Depression, Pressure Pain Sensitivity, Stress and Autonomous
Nervous System Function in Stable Ischemic Heart Disease: Impact of Beta - Adrenergic Receptor Blockade
When fleas or ticks bite the dog and begin feeding, the active ingredients damage
nervous system function in insects, eventually resulting in death.
Restricting calories has been found to reduce metabolic rate and oxidative stress, improve insulin sensitivity, and alter neuroendocrine and sympathetic
nervous system function in animals.
By using the smaller and less complex cricket brain as a model, Dr. Adamo hopes to uncover more broad patterns of
nervous system function in both immune responses and, of course, behavior.
«This process may therefore play a key role in neural development and central
nervous system function in adults, as well as in chronic brain disorders and various acute brain injuries.»
We therefore bring together basic scientists, who concentrate on unraveling fundamental mechanisms underlying
nervous system functions in health and disease, with physician - scientists who approach their research with a keen eye on unresolved medical problems and patients» needs.
The Inner Balance Personal Stress Reliever is a unique training system that objectively monitors your heart rhythms and displays the physiological level of coherence — an optimal state in which the heart, mind and emotions are operating in sync and in balance; and where the immune, hormonal and
nervous systems function in a state of harmonious coordination.
Vagal tone, development, and Gray's motivational theory: Toward an integrated model of autonomic
nervous system functioning in psychopathology
The relationship between maternal responsivity, socioeconomic status, and resting autonomic
nervous system functioning in Mexican American children.
Not exact matches
As the activity of the sympathetic
nervous system decreases, the parasympathetic
nervous system kicks
in, keeping cortisol levels, heart rate, muscle tension, digestive
function, secretion and other processes back toward homeostasis.
The limiting, selecting factor is our «attention to life,» embodied
in our normally
functioning nervous system.
It was claimed that the mind which meditates the concept of evolution profoundly will find that nothing is left uncounted for... This can be done, the
nervous system organised into the brain, the
functions of the glands, the influence of the subconscious mind etc., all this and anything else one cares to add
in qualification can take over the role of the so - called «spiritual
in the personality of man.
Prior to the development of a fully
functioning nervous system, and the activation of said
system, a human embryo is «alive»
in the same sense a tumor is «alive»: the individual cells that make it up are alive, but there is no higher - level functionality.
The circulation of the blood, for instance, is not a means to the end of the
functioning of the
nervous system, nor is either a means only to the health of the body since that health also comes to expression
in them.
Originating
in opposition to atomistic behavioral psychology, Wolfgang Koehler's theory introduced the category of form (Gestalt) to enlighten the understanding of the transverse
functions in the
nervous system.
A higher organism, Bergson states, is essentially a neuromotor
system installed on
systems of digestion, respiration, secretion, etc., «whose essential
function is to cleanse and protect it...» (CE 124; cf. also 121, 123, 126, 252) A Bergsonian temporal hierarchy
in a higher organism must then be essentially threefold: Consciousness, brain and
nervous system, and motor
system, with the rhythms of the first «extending over» the second and those of the second over the third.
As soon as the
nervous system forming
in the embryo begins to
function as a whole — and not before — the cell colony begins to turn into a genuinely individual animal.
Mustn't forget to mention the vitamins too - Vitamin A (fat soluble vitamin that helps keep our vision sightly), B1, B2, B3, and B5 (all necessary for energy production and keeping our nerves
in check and PMS at bay), vitamin C (boosts immune
function and reduces allergic sensitivities), and vitamin E (tissue healing and repair as well as
nervous system balance).
We all know they're high
in potassium which is important for relieving anxiety and stress, enhancing muscle strength, metabolism, water balance, electrolytic
functions, and balancing the
nervous system; but did you know that bananas are also loaded with vitamin B6, vitamin C, manganese and fibre?
The brain and
nervous system need a blend of saturated fat and omega 3 fatty acids as well as trace minerals, B vitamins and anti-oxidants
in order to
function well.
This is essential
in many aspects of the health of human body including the muscle
function and
nervous system.
This potent concentration of wild nutrients helps reduce inflammation, regulate metabolism and aids
in nervous system function!
HiPP HA does, however, contain fish oil
in their special blend of omega 3 and 6 fatty acids, to help support brain and
nervous system function.
Because these drugs affect neurotransmitter
function in the developing central
nervous system, it may not be possible to predict long - term neurodevelopmental effects.»
Myelin plays a key role
in the health and
function not only of neurons but the brain and the rest of the
nervous system, too.
Nursing Blend also contains extra amounts of Vitamins B - 6 and B - 12, which are necessary for the proper
function of the immune
system and
nervous system and
in the production of red and white blood cells.
Margaret Sassed describes the vestibular
system as being «located
in the inner ear and priming the entire
nervous system to
function effectively.
Next to iron, it's the most abundant metal
in the brain, and it's essential to the development and
functioning of the central
nervous system.
NIACIN: (as Niacinamide): Aids normal
functioning of tissues, particularly skin, gastrointestinal tract and
nervous system; used with other vitamins
in converting carbohydrates to energy.NATURAL SOURCES: Liver, lean meat, whole wheat, brewer's yeast, wheat germ, fish, eggs, roasted peanuts, poultry, sesame seeds, nuts.
The misalignments referred as vertebral subluxations are large enough, then the
functioning of the major
nervous system in your baby are compromised.
Some autopsy data shows that infants of smokers have signs of established hypoxic - ischemic cellular injury
in the brain and the heart which probably occurred
in antenatal life, may have been caused by suboptimal placental
function and may have been sub-clinical, but if the baby continues to be
in a vulnerable environment exposed to post-natal passive smoking, this could affect autonomic
nervous system function and lead to poor temperature control, and poor heart rate and respiration control.
That's what I am trained
in as a Tummy Time tutor that the first two to three weeks, when the baby is outside the womb, they have to be on the parent's chest and that will qualify as Tummy Time, and eventually, you know, as a baby girls, you want to put them and give them a lot of floor time and a lot of movement which kind of improve the breastfeeding, which improve the
nervous system function.
Tea tree oil should not be taken internally, even
in small quantities, as it can cause impaired immune
function, diarrhea, and potentially fatal central
nervous system depression (excessive drowsiness, sleepiness, confusion, coma).
If there is any interference
in this
nervous system, your body can not
function at its best.
The
nervous system is starting to
function at this point
in pregnancy.
It has been estimated that 5 % to 10 % of infants who die from SIDS have novel mutations
in the cardiac sodium or potassium channel genes that result
in long QT syndrome as well as
in other genes that regulate channel
function.44 A recent report described important new molecular and functional evidence that implicates specific SCN5A (sodium channel gene) β subunits
in SIDS pathogenesis.47 The identification of polymorphisms
in genes pertinent to the embryologic origin of the autonomic
nervous system in SIDS cases also lends support to the hypothesis that a genetic predisposition contributes to the etiology of SIDS.
As was much discussed during the Psychoactive Substances Act's progression through Parliament, the government's definition of psychoactivity that «A substance produces a psychoactive effect
in a person if, by stimulating or depressing the person's central
nervous system, it affects the person's mental
functioning or emotional state,» was about as vague as it could possibly be.
The new definition reads: «A substance produces a psychoactive effect
in a person if, by stimulating or depressing the person's central
nervous system, it affects the person's mental
functioning or emotional state; as measured by the production of a pharmacological response on the central
nervous system or which produces a response
in in - vitro tests qualitatively identical to substances controlled under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, and references to a substance's psychoactive effects are to be read accordingly.»
A large number of genes involved
in nervous system development and
function were also deregulated.
In the past researchers have observed an association between poor mitochondrial
function and Parkinson's disease, a neurodegenerative disorder of the central
nervous system that impairs speech and motor
functions and affects five million people worldwide.
Around one sixth of people
in the UK aged over 75 have vitamin B12 deficiency, which when severe can lead to significant problems
in the
nervous system including muscle weakness, problems with walking, tiredness, and pins and needles, as well as depression and problems with memory and other important everyday cognitive
functions.
Among these are evaluation of cardiac
function in real time, mapping of water diffusion and temperature
in tissue, mapping of organ blood pool and perfusion, functional imaging of the central
nervous system, depiction of blood and cerebrospinal fluid flow dynamics, and movie imaging of the mobile fetus
in utero.
But that situation is understandable
in light of an analysis, summarized
in the next section, that concludes that today's computers are only powerful enough to
function like insect
nervous systems.
A fight - or - flight stress response, mediated by the sympathetic
nervous system, creates almost instantaneous physical reactions, including increased heart rate and blood pressure, changes
in attention, memory, and other bodily
functions.
The sensors serve the
function of the nerves
in the peripheral
nervous system, providing vital information such as the angle between the thigh and lower leg and the force being exerted on the bottom of the foot, etc..
Neuroscience encompasses a broad range of attempts to determine how the brain, its many components, and the
nervous system as a whole
function and,
in some cases, malfunction, with one hope being to find remedies for when things go wrong.
A psychoactive drug or psychotropic substance is a chemical substance that acts primarily upon the central
nervous system where it alters brain
function, resulting
in temporary changes
in perception, mood, consciousness and behavior.
Biological psychiatry, or biopsychiatry is an approach to psychiatry that aims to understand mental disorder
in terms of the biological
function of the
nervous system.
The Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology acknowledges the increasingly active and important role of neurobiology
in advancing our understanding of the
functioning of the brain and the
nervous system.
It is indeed ironic, as Fields describes, that we have long ignored the glial
functions of thought processes, thinking of them as merely support for the
nervous system,
in a manner similar to the ancient Greeks thinking the brain was simply an organ for cooling the blood.