Sentences with phrase «of nerve fibres»

IT MAY seem corny to compare the slithering growth of nerve fibres in the developing human embryo to traffic moving along roads and freeways, but the analogy is apt.

His team aimed to stimulate a bundle of nerve fibres called the ventral capsule / ventral striatum, which goes from the front part of the brain that is involved in problem solving through to deeper regions.

These marks occur when an area of skin has an insufficient supply of nerve fibres (which normally help to keep blood vessels narrow), so small blood vessels (or capillaries) will expand, allowing a greater amount of blood to flow in, thus causing a «stain» to form under the skin.

In comparison, rats given the same chemical and electrical treatment but trained on a treadmill were unable to move voluntarily as there was no regrowth of nerve fibres.

Previous research has showed that musicians have increased white matter integrity in a specific part of the brain called the corpus callosum, a thick band of nerve fibres that connects the left and right halves of the brain, enabling communication between the hemispheres.

The pair have already successfully begun to use DTI to map brain structure at the level of nerve fibres, and it could be fruitful to follow connections out from a point activated by TMS, says Johansen - Berg.

In another study, lipoic acid was found to stimulate the regeneration of nerve fibres in diabetics, reducing the pain and numbness associated with neuropathy, as well as reducing AGE (glycosylated haemoglobin) damage in diabetic patients (25).

The brachial plexus is a group of nerve fibres that run from the spine at the neck, down into the arm.

This occurs due to a moment of impact (often due to a sports injury or car accident) Â during which the brain is literally bounced around in the head and can endure tearing, bleeding, or bruising of nerve fibres.

The men had all suffered accidents which damaged the brachial plexus — the bundle of nerve fibres that runs from the spine to the hand.