Sentences with phrase «of brain neurons»
The discovery enabled the Riken team to produce some of the most detailed maps of brain neurons ever published.
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They assume that sensory excitations «cause» sensations, and volition «causes» excitations of brain neurons.
The number of brain neurons is impressive.
Under ordinary circumstances, the protein tau contributes to the normal, healthy functioning of brain neurons.
Diseases such as epilepsy, neuropathic pain, anxiety, depression, drug addiction and Alzheimer's are all associated with changes in the excitability of brain neurons.
For many years, most evidence suggested that an environmental factor, not heredity, is responsible for Parkinson's, in which a set of brain neurons that make the neurotransmitter dopamine gradually die off.
The results indicate that a group of brain neurons coordinate energy expenditure and appetite, and can switch on and off to burn or spare calories according to what's available.
BDNF is responsible for the multiplication and growth of brain neurons, which is a key process for maintaining and improving brain function, and curcumin has been found to increase levels of this hormone.
However, the high concentration of these chemicals in the form of aspartame floods your central nervous system and can cause excessive firing of brain neurons.
Other research has found that depressed people have lower levels of brain - derived neutrophic factor (BDNF), a protein that promotes the health of brain neurons, and thus boosts memory function.
Let's take a quick look at the emerging science of connectomics, the dense mapping of brain neurons, and how it's leading to better cryonics.