Sentences with phrase «of brain shape»

When you're afraid, your amygdala (a tiny part of the brain shaped like an almond) fires up, so that you can only focus on survival.

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Some of the specific brain regions that sprang into action when Kurzweil was thinking outside the box: the dorsal anterior cingulate, which lies in the frontal lobes deep inside the brain, just above the band of fibers that connect the two hemispheres; the back part of the parietal lobes; and the right cerebellum, a cauliflower - shaped structure that lies at the base of the brain.

«Hidden Brain reveals the unconscious patterns that drive human behavior, the biases that shape our choices, and the triggers that direct the course of our relationships,» writes researcher Etip Sinid.

Nuts and seeds have all been shown to help keep your brain in tip - top shape, along with being a good source of vitamin E, which is associated with less cognitive decline.

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This was the shape of early recapitulation theory as applied to brain and behavior.

It can be inferred with some probability that the human mind, at any given moment, is not drastically different in size and shape from the pattern of activity in the nervous system with which at that moment it interacts, and as this activity moves about somewhat it follows that the mind literally moves in brain and nerves, though in ways unimaginably various and intricate.

As we have said, it appears to be the case that every zoological chain observed over a sufficiently long period can be seen to modify itself in a given direction (shape of limbs or teeth, relative development of the brain.

A question that has long been debated among anthropologists is that of how far, given the osteological characteristics of a particular cranium, it is possible to deduce, not only the shape of the brain housed within the cranium, but the particular kind of psychism contained in the brain.

It can be inferred with some probability that the human mind, at any given moment, is not drastically different In size and shape from the pattern of activity in the nervous system with which at that moment it interacts, and as this activity moves about somewhat it follows that the mind literally moves in brain and nerves, though in ways unimaginably various and intricate.15

Hartshorne intrepidly draws numerous conclusions of this sort, stoutly maintaining that his theory makes for more comprehensive sense than the traditional view that holds that, when one sees an external object, he really sees the object and not just a certain shape in his own brain.

Each can be made a center of attention and recognized by sense - objects (muscle and brain tissue have color, shape, etc.).

Why, as the white radiance comes through the dome, with all sorts of staining and distortion imprinted on it by the glass, or as the air now comes through my glottis determined and limited in its force and quality of its vibrations by the peculiarities of those vocal chords which form its gate of egress and shape it into my personal voice, even so the genuine matter of reality, the life of souls as it is in its fullness, will break through our several brains into this world in all sorts of restricted forms, and with all the imperfections and queernesses that characterize our finite individualities here below.

What makes the process - relational view different from most organismic interpretations, as we have seen, is, first of all, the notion that unique individuals do create themselves and their societies, as profoundly shaped as they are by them, instead of being subsumed by an omnicompetent and all knowing state that functions as the brain of the organism.

The brain - shaped nuts are a great source of ALA, a healthy fat linked to a reduced risk of heart disease.

Mother Nature tries to drop us subtle hints... walnuts are good for brain health and they resemble a brain, carrots are good for eye health and when sliced crosswise resemble an eye, a bulb of ginger root mimics the shape of the stomach and ginger is great for settling an upset stomach.

He is the co-editor of the Handbook of Psychiatry and the author of numerous articles, chapters, and the internationally acclaimed text, The Developing Mind: How Relationships and the Brain Interact to Shape Who We Are.

And, in recent and evolving research, scientists are charting a «global parental caregiving network» that gets shaped in a new parent's brain to bring about some of the very thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that Kelly and other new parents experience.

They found that babies born via cesarean section have a fraction of a second delay in their eye movements — suggesting that the birth experience helps to shape brain development.

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For example, the brain of the baby will grow in size and shape, but it isn't until the very last weeks that the folds of the brain deepen and the weight gain in the brain is significant.

When they analyzed the MRI data, the researchers found that the physically fit children tended to have bigger hippocampal volume - about 12 percent bigger relative to total brain size - than their out - of - shape peers.

Your mind doesn't actually shut down while you are asleep and stays active to a certain extent, which means that when you wake up the next morning, your brain has had a decent workout and got itself in the best possible shape to help you get the most out of the day ahead.

The mother - child attachment bond shapes child's brain, which influences his self - esteem, expectations of others, and ability to attract and maintain successful adult relationships.

Music, colors, light, motion, and shapes stimulate the creative part of her brain.

The role of early experience in shaping behavioral and brain development and its implications for social policy.

Since this is a young person's brain development and recovery, taking the right steps necessary is critical for their brain to be in the best possible shape for the rest of their life.

According to this study, breast milk not only affects babies physical growth, «but also areas of their brain that shape their motivations, their emotions, and therefore their behavioral activity,» reported Dr. Katie Hinde, a Harvard University professor involved with the study.

Plagiocephaly or crooked head shape can result from 3 very different etiologic processes including abnormalities in brain shape and subsequent aberrant directions in brain growth, premature fusion of a single coronal or lambdoidal suture, or prenatal or postnatal external constraint.

We believe this inability for learning to shape the brain is possibly one of the reasons.»

«While an adult may be able to be romantically neglected, deceived, or totally uninvolved without major long - term consequences, an infant's permanent brain development is shaped by the level of attentiveness she receives from her «first loves.»

She shares, «External experiences help to shape the architecture of the developing brain.

Talking about shaping your child's brain beyond the age of five years, Dr Jana shares: «I always tell my patients, the last time I checked it's possible to rewire a 100 - year - old house.

Instead of preparing to form fingers and toes and a brain like the rest of the embryo's cells, these ones are destined to form a disc - shaped organ that's chock - full of blood vessels and will take over for the corpus luteum in the second trimester: the placenta.

What a baby learns in the first weeks and months of life shape the architecture of the developing brain.

Dr Laura A Jana is a pediatrician and an award - winning author of the book The Toddler Brain: Nurture the Skills Today That Will Shape Your Child's Tomorrow.

In their lifetime, how you connect with them — how you communicate, share affection, help them learn to reflect on their emotions and understand the importance of relationships — will shape the structure of their brain, model how they have relationships with others in the future, and nurture their developing mind.

Craniosynostosis is the premature fusion of one or more bony plates in the skull, often resulting in restricted brain growth and an abnormal skull shape.

Dr Daniel Siegel, Neuropsychiatrist and author of books such as The Whole Brain Child, refers to this simply as «human connections shaping neural connections».

They were braver, more curious; it had actually changed the shape of certain parts of their brains.

With a thorough understanding of brain development, parents are better prepared to learn how to more successfully intervene and shape their child's troubling behaviors.

Most, if not all, of the distinctive behavioral characteristics that children with Selective Mutism portray can be explained by the studied hypothesis that children with inhibited temperaments have a decreased threshold of excitability in the almond - shaped area of the brain called the amygdala.

Some unique building toys that you may not be familiar with are Brain Flakes and Squigz, which are made of unconventionally shaped pieces that encourage problem - solving.

Although much of the cellular and sub-cellular functions of the human brain remain unknown, the insights we currently have paint a more nuanced understanding of human nature, which in turn helps shape our understanding of politics, IR theory, and global order.

The latter study shows that the process of forming and changing opinions is intimately connected to the brain's neural hardware, where different parts of the brain are involved differently in shaping opinions, and the more beliefs are tied to community values, the more difficult it is to change them.

But can practicing yoga over several years significantly shape your brain and if so, could it offset some of the changes that happen in the aging brain?

A growing body of research indicates that the B2M - MHC I complex, which is present in all cells in the body except red blood cells and plasma cells, can act in the brain in ways not obviously related to immunity — guiding brain development, shaping nerve cell communication, and even affecting behavior.

MRIs of eight living chimps reveal substantial variability in the shape and location of certain features on the brain surface.

In the case of neural cells, it means that imprinted methylation is dynamically shaping the adult brain over time and could play a role in aging.

If these pulses are timed correctly, they could change the shape of the brain waves.