Sentences with phrase «of other brain»

So, as noted earlier by Kernberg regarding denial and splitting, the person will continue to have a memory that he or she previously didn't feel this way, «but this memory has no emotional relevance» for the person because that area of the brain that was previously active is now entirely turned off (entirely inhibited by the activity of the other brain area).

These are interesting findings as the volume of parenchyma in the CCF maintains a consistent ratio to the volume of other brain regions in normal dogs [22].

Ketogenic diets are special low - carbohydrate diets that have been used to treat epilepsy for almost 100 years and show great promise in the management of a wide variety of other brain disorders.

of other brain - fog busting oils, like cajeput and sage.»

So for our model of this disease, which we are currently developing, we have to generate a variety of other brain cell types besides neurons that are thought to foster immune responses in the brain.

They also plan to examine the potential role of other brain regions involved learning and memory.

In essence, most pathological conditions in the mammalian retina lead to changes in Müller glia — often called reactive gliosis, which might be analogous to the response of astrocytes upon injury of other brain regions.

Although antipsychotic drugs are among the most widely prescribed medications, individuals with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and autism - spectrum disorders often experience severe side effects because the drugs interact with dozens of other brain receptors.

In their next project, the scientists want to expand their study to include a number of other brain areas that are also active for body recognition.

Simon Pegg as Ogden «Og» Morrow, Halliday's former colleague and one of the other brains behind Oasis.

Not exact matches

Other research suggests that the perceived passage of time is related to the amount of new perceptual information you absorb; when you're young, everything seems new, which means your brain has more to process... which means the perceived passage of time feels longer.

When asked to select the articles they'd share, activity in the brain regions associated with assessing value, self - related thinking, and, crucially, considering other people's perspective showed a flurry of activity.

But research published in Social, Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience found that «when people viewed pictures of others being loved or cared for, their brains» threat response became muted,» writes Inc.com's Jill Krasny.

Or does it pull in contributions from other parts of the cerebral cortex and even from areas that are involved in emotional behavior, like the amygdala, which lies deep in the brain's core?

And are the brains of innovative individuals structurally or functionally different from other people's — that is, are they larger than average, do their synapses operate differently, or is their wiring denser or perhaps more sparse but faster?

As Jill Boite Taylor describes it in her book, My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey, the «alarm» lasts for 90 seconds and triggers a host of physical effects — rising blood pressure, tensed muscles and the release of adrenaline and other hormones.

(The average brain has 100 billion to 1,000 billion neurons, each of which makes 100 to 10,000 connections with other neurons.)

«When your brain is firing off these synapses of anger, you're weakening your immune system; you're raising your blood pressure, increasing your risk of heart disease, obesity and diabetes, and a plethora of other negative ailments,» he says.

While we're programmed to retain information that seems relevant and which we can tie to other facts and sensations we're already storing in our heads, if a piece of data, like a name, is context-less and random there's less for the brain to latch on to.

Decades of research show that working more than 40 hours a week is unsustainable and severely dents productivity per hour, and neuroscientists and others warn that failing to give your brain adequate time to rest and recuperate is a recipe for disaster (which you might guess that many people have grasped for themselves, given the current mania for «mindfulness»).

Such expertise led American Airlines and several other travel companies to help set up the trip and use it to pick the brains of these veteran fliers.

«Using so much of your brain to lie may make it hard to monitor yourself in other areas.»

In Walsh's case, the disease attacked her brain, setting off a chain reaction of symptoms that mimicked those of other mental illnesses like depression and schizophrenia.

It becomes important in adolescence when a flood of hormones changes the reward centers in the brain and causes lording it over others to suddenly become much more pleasurable.

As we age, the brain — like any other organ — begins to work less efficiently, so signs of decline start to surface.

But you're not really doing anybody any favors: The two projects are unrelated, and your brain struggles to recover each time you switch from one to the other (even if the Gchat brainstorm lasts just a couple of seconds each time).

The agency said there have been recent variations in the number of cases reported in the region and, while the level of risk is unknown, Zika virus infection during pregnancy causes severe birth defects, including microcephaly and other severe brain abnormalities.

Letting two domains of knowledge that are usually alien to each other mix and mingle is a sure fire way to get your brain humming, so the idea of applying the thinking of anthropology to the world of start - ups isn't as strange as it appears at first blush.

All of the technology in the world can't make us anything more than human, but understanding how our own brains work can give us an advantage over other mere mortals.

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As you discover and practice new emotional intelligence skills, the billions of microscopic neurons lining the road between the rational and emotional centers of your brain branch off small «arms» (much like a tree) to reach out to the other cells.

Brain waves are electrical pulses that fire between masses of neurons, allowing those neurons to communicate with each other.

If you frequently find yourself saying «yes» to helping others out of obligation, before assessing whether you can handle the responsibility, then you fall into the people - pleaser category, or the Nurturer + Harmonizer brain type.

Other studies, meanwhile, are examining tryp's potential efficacy as an antifungal agent; and as a prognostic indicator in patients with brain cancer (as seen by increased uptake of the amino acid on a PET scan).

If you're curious to learn more of Roberts's takeaways from his extreme experiment in disconnection, New York magazine's Science of Us column also has a fascinating follow - up interview with him in which he delves into the impact of his sabbatical on family life, how long it takes your brain to stop thinking in tweets, and other insights.

Microsoft, as well as others, has been studying the impact of our current technologies on the brain and on attention.

One of the functions of sleep is to wash neurotoxins from the brain, including beta - amyloid proteins, which other research has shown can worsen sleep.

While alcohol is often associated with a poorer memory, the study explained that, «alcohol blocks the learning of new information and therefore the brain has more resources available to lay down other recently learned information into long - term memory.»

Two other recent studies of older people with MCI have suggested that merely amping up one's workout routine with the right moves could help slow the brain's decay.

Further, the amount of oxytocin released by the brain predicted how much people were willing to help others.»

Dopamine is one of the most important chemicals in our brain, driving many of the behaviors that make humans more sophisticated than other species.

Inhaling essential oils activates the hypothalamus — the area of the brain which sends messages to other parts of the body.

We would see many other parts of your brain light up.

And dozens of other types of monitors might be wheeled to a patient's hospital bedside to look at things such as brain waves and blood chemistry.

As we age, the brain — like any other organ — begins to work less efficiently, so normal signs of decline begin to surface.

Overall, if you include the medical uses of neurotech, other devices, and all the businesses that can benefit from brain - related technologies, this is a field that's generating well over $ 150 billion in revenues annually.

Social media and messaging fool the limbic system — the part of the brain responsible for survival and response to emotional stimuli — into rewarding us every time we connect with others online.

However, when the researchers damaged a more central brain region called the limbic system, which is the source of emotions and pleasure (among other things), the hamsters» maternal behaviors — like nest - building, picking up pups, and nursing — never developed.

Smart people crave and gather the collective brain power of others by reading books, magazines and articles that assist their own development.

«These maps show us a stark difference — and complementarity — in the architecture of the human brain that helps provide a potential neural basis as to why men excel at certain tasks, and women at others,» said Verma.