After more than a decade of work with such patients as well as healthy subjects, Laureys's team has identified a network
of key brain regions in the frontal lobe (the part of the cortex beneath the forehead) and the parietal lobe (which is behind the frontal lobe).
«One
of the key brain regions that appears to contribute to super-aging, the midcingulate cortex, is also a region that becomes thicker as people exercise,» Barrett told Health.
For the analyses, Thompson and his colleagues looked for single - letter (nucleotide base) changes in DNA that correspond to the sizes
of key brain regions.
Researchers have uncovered eight genetic variations that help determine the size
of key brain regions.
It's unclear whether people can do something to boost activity
of these key brain regions, especially as they age and their ability to heighten activity in these reward regions weakens, Galván said.
Although we are just beginning to answer basic questions about the canine brain, we can not ignore the striking similarity between dogs and humans in both the structure and function
of a key brain region: the caudate nucleus.
Not exact matches
Exercise could strengthen some
of the pathways our
brain uses to relay signals for recent events, or boost the size
of certain
brain regions that are
key for learning and storing memories.
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Key Brain Regions Found To Be Smaller in People With ADHD In the largest study of its kind, research shows people with ADHD have smaller brain regions — including the amygdala, which is responsible for regulating emot
Brain Regions Found To Be Smaller in People With ADHD In the largest study of its kind, research shows people with ADHD have smaller brain regions — including the amygdala, which is responsible for regulating em
Regions Found To Be Smaller in People With ADHD In the largest study
of its kind, research shows people with ADHD have smaller
brain regions — including the amygdala, which is responsible for regulating emot
brain regions — including the amygdala, which is responsible for regulating em
regions — including the amygdala, which is responsible for regulating emotions.
Sheehan, 49, ran a campaign that galvanized younger voters — a
key demographic in a city that desperately needs to stave off the
brain drain that occurs every May, when a new crop
of the
region's 40,000 college students graduate and largely move away.
Key brain regions have been identified by imaging studies, as have key neurochemical pathways bringing about the possibility of using drugs to block the nocebo effe
Key brain regions have been identified by imaging studies, as have
key neurochemical pathways bringing about the possibility of using drugs to block the nocebo effe
key neurochemical pathways bringing about the possibility
of using drugs to block the nocebo effect.
WHITE MAGIC Targeting parts
of the
brain's white matter, the tissue that connects different
brain regions (shown), may be
key to whether stimulating the
brain with electricity will work as a treatment for memory problems and other ills.
Men showed less activity in a
key face - processing
region of the
brain than the unstressed men did, suggesting that their ability to evaluate facial expressions declined.
Moreover, researchers found that the aging
brain's failure to coordinate deep - sleep brainwaves is most likely due to degradation or atrophy
of the medial frontal cortex, a
key region of the
brain's frontal lobe that generates the deep, restorative slumber that we enjoy in our youth.
Most people would go for the first option — unless their
brains are impaired in
regions key to feeling emotion or divining the intentions
of others.
By peering into the eyes
of mice and tracking their ocular movements, researchers made an unexpected discovery: the visual cortex — a
region of the
brain known to process sensory information — plays a
key role in promoting the plasticity
of innate, spontaneous eye movements.
The findings, including the
key role played by the prefrontal cortex in coordinating all the activated
regions of the
brain, are in line with what neuroscientists have pieced together over the past decades from studies in monkeys and humans.
In this study, Cherqui's team transplanted wildtype HSPCs into an FA mouse model, reporting that the HSPCs engrafted and soon differentiated into macrophages in
key regions of the mice's
brain and spinal cord where they appeared to transfer wildtype FXN into deficient neurons and muscle cells.
«When different
brain regions assume the highest importance within a functional
brain network is the
key to improving both prediction and control
of epileptic seizures,» Lehnertz said.
Patients who lose consciousness for more than a year are considered extremely unlikely to regain it, but a 35 - year - old Frenchman who had been in a vegetative state for 15 years has shown hints
of awareness after having
key brain regions electrically stimulated, scientists reported on Monday.
These are the so - called multimodal
brain regions (a
key one is called the insula) that blend different channels
of sensory experience into a singular whole.
A new study by researchers at Roche in Basel, Switzerland has identified a
key brain region of the neural circuit that controls social behavior.
UC Berkeley researchers have found that a lack
of sleep, which is common in anxiety disorders, may play a
key role in ramping up the
brain regions that contribute to excessive worrying.
The researchers studied how active the reward circuitry
of their
brains was when anticipating and receiving money to learn whether there were differences between the two groups in the
key brain regions.
They also have low levels
of activity in several
regions of the
brain, especially the basal ganglia, a
key hub for learning muscle movements.
The study identified five genes predictive
of feeding success representing a range
of biological systems: sensory integration (NPHP4, PLXNA1); hypothalamic regulation, a
region of the
brain that plays a
key role in hunger signaling (NPY2R); facial development (WNT3, a gene associated with lip and palate development); and energy expenditure (AMPK, a regulator
of whole body energy balance).
Those who had no symptoms
of depression had either strong family support or heightened activity in two
key regions of the
brain's reward system: the nucleus accumbens and the medial prefrontal cortex.
«One
of the things we know about Alzheimer's disease is that this
region of the
brain is one
of the very first to exhibit a
key hallmark
of the disease, deposition
of neurofibrillary tangles.»
When adults learn hierarchical rules, Frank and Collins have combined experimental data with computer models
of brain function to suggest, that the
key circuit involved is a connection between the PFC and another
region called the striatum.
Juan David Romero / AAAS A
key brain region no bigger than the tip
of your thumb, exercise habits, bedtimes, and shift work represent a...
The
key issue seems to be when the peripheral nervous system joins up with the cerebral cortex, the
region of the
brain responsible for higher thought processes such as memory, attention, thought, awareness and language.
When these birds sing, the activity
of a master gene called FoxP2 declines in a
key region of the
brain involved in vocal control known as Area X.
The fundamental trade - off between speed and accuracy in decision making has been studied for more than a century, with a number
of studies suggesting that the subthalamic nucleus
region of the
brain plays a
key role.
An international team
of roughly 300 scientists known as the Enhancing Neuro Imaging Genetics through Meta Analysis (ENIGMA) Network pooled
brain scans and genetic data worldwide to pinpoint genes that enhance or break down
key brain regions in people from 33 countries.
And as past cases demonstrate, a shift
of inches or a varied assault type can change everything for an individual patient, determining whether
key brain regions are shattered or spared.
The team demonstrated that GPR158 affects
key signaling pathways involved in mood regulation in the
region of the
brain called prefrontal cortex, though the researchers emphasized that the exact mechanisms remain to be established.
The study found that the drugs were associated with a surge in the neurotransmitter glutamate in
key regions of the
brain.
In an analysis
of postmortem human
brain tissue from 137 control subjects, they also found an association between the ECR47 risk variant and reduced ADGRL3 expression in the thalamus, a
key brain region for coordinating sensory processing in the
brain.
Brain imaging studies have shown that stimulation over this
region modulates the functioning
of fronto - striatal circuits, leading to the release
of dopamine, a
key neurotransmitter in reward processing.
This kind
of learning is linked to an increased activity in the hippocampus, a
brain region that plays a
key role in learning and memory.
The
key difference is that Paramys was relatively smaller than even the most primitive primates in the neocortex
region, the part
of the
brain that deals with «higher»
brain functions like sight and hearing.
«
Key brain region responds to subjective perception in study
of individual neuron activity.»
By revealing clear and consistent alterations in
key brain regions, the findings shed light on the underlying mechanisms
of bipolar disorder.
In their new Science paper, the researchers analyzed gene expression in single cells across
key developmental time points and from different
regions of the
brain.
Subjects would indicate to researchers when they were planning the movement, so the researchers could see what part
of the cerebral cortex — the outermost
region of the
brain, which plays a
key role in functions from movement to attention to learning — responded if a button - push was or was not executed.
«Voices and emotions: Forehead is the
key: Researchers have discovered the
regions of the
brain we use to categorize emotions that are communicated vocally.»
A
key sign
of early Alzheimer's disease is the loss
of brain tissue in a
region of the
brain, known as the medial temporal lobe.
Every time they appear, the
key moments make the same
regions of the
brain react in an identical fashion.
In addition, substances called growth factors, produced naturally in the
brain, were more abundant in
key regions on both sides
of the
brain in optogenetically stimulated, stroke - affected mice than in their unstimulated counterparts.
Senior author Dr. Matcheri Keshavan, a Professor at Harvard Medical School, describes their results: «The main finding was that psychotic disorders are characterized by reduced folding
of the cortex in
key brain regions such as the cingulate cortex (a
brain region involved in thinking and emotions).
In ventral striatum (
key brain reward
region), MP - induced reductions in DVs and BPND (reflecting DA increases) were inversely correlated with scores
of negative emotionality, which were significantly higher for marijuana abusers than controls.