Sentences with phrase «on animal brains»

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A science journalist, she covers topics on animals, the environment, and the brain.

The universe is 13.7 billion years old (cosmology: best estimate based on available data)- nothing to do with Atheism The earth is 4.5 billion years old (cosmology: best estimate based on available data)- nothing to do with Atheism Life emerged from non-life (Biogenesis theory... cause and process unknown)- nothing to do with Atheism Life spread and diversified through evolution (best available explanation)- nothing to do with Atheism Man evolved from common ape ancestor (evolution science)- nothing to do with Atheism Consciousness is an emergent property of the brain (neuroscience)- nothing to do with Atheism Emotions, memories and intelligence are functions of the brain (neuroscience)- nothing to do with Atheism Morals are emergent qualities of social animals (natural science)- nothing to do with Atheism

While exhorting us to contemplate nature, the Qur» an says, «In the creation of skies and the earth, the difference between night and day, the ships which run at sea carrying that which is useful for mankind, the rain water which Allah sends down from the sky to revive the earth after its death, and to spread animals on it, and the arrangement of winds and clouds between sky and earth, in all those things there are evidences (for the existence of God) for those who make use of their brains» (Surah II, 164).

That it has had an effect on our little animal brains is apparent in the fact that there are many believers who have heeded the commandment to love one another whether it came from Krishna, Buddha, Christ, Muhammad, Baha'u «llah, or any other Messenger.

next, in order to make identification easier, these subhumans should be required to wear an identification badge on their clothing, say a pink triangle... If society is going to feed these animals they should be put to productive work in their compounds, a cheerful slogan would help to keep up their morale... say» work will make you free»... Finally I disagree with the good pastor regarding the time it would take for this subculture to die out... God gave us brains for a reason... I believe there exists a chemical, zyklon b or some such that would be helpful in this regard...

These scientist, and doctors, can not remake skin, bone, eyes, brains, oval eggs, sperm, none of the sort, so they have no real answer to create a life other than how procreation works, where again what, and how is the very first man, or woman, animal, other creatures, either in the sea, or creeping on this earth was originally created from, as where did they first come from?

Some believe that the 90 % of our brain which we do not use is not simply empty matter in our skulls, but may have originally been the parts of our brain that communicated with the spiritual realm of the angels so that through them we could communicate with each other, with God, with the animals, with the plants, and even with the forces of nature (For more on this theology of angels, see «The Powers Trilogy» by Walter Wink.)

REM sleep is speculated to be a «processing» of sorts that the brains of many animals perform, but I didn't know it had anything to do with folding or repairing improperly folded proteins... what's that based on?

While not a lot of research can tell us the effects of BPA on humans, studies on animals suggest it may be dangerous to brain development, the reproductive system, and the immune system.

Much of the available brain research takes place on animals that tend to mirror human patterns of forming pair bonds and co-parenting.

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Independent studies have conclusively shown adverse health effects of BPA on the brain and reproductive system, as well as metabolic diseases in laboratory animals.

He also stresses that, «Animal studies have linked the combination of stress and lack of sleep to behavioural problems in teenage years... and changes to the brain brought on by stress hormones may make it more difficult to form relationships later on, leading to problems such as promiscuity.»

The only way to test an animal for rabies is on their brain tissue, which can not be done in a live animal.

Most of the research on the biological clocks of animals has focused on the brain, but that is not the only organ that observes a day - night rhythm.

«Our results using an animal model suggest that a maternal high - fat diet during pregnancy and lactation could have significant and lasting effects on the brain, behavior and cognition of rat pups,» said Dr. Tamashiro.

Their conclusion: on the whole, the brains of both animal groups have indeed very different structures.

The discoveries that the brain has defined systems that track an animal's whereabouts so it knows where it is (and where it was) as it makes its way about the world were honored on Oct..

In addition, compared to mice on a regular diet, brain cells from animals in the olive oil group showed a dramatic increase in nerve cell autophagy activation, which was ultimately responsible for the reduction in levels of amyloid plaques and phosphorylated tau.

If on the other hand the assumption is wrong, we will someday nd specic animal or human skills that elude implementation in robots even after they have enough computer power to match the whole brain.

Because most brain research is done on animals — and they're not talking.

«With training, animals stopped producing overt behavior and started relying on brain activity.»

Up until now, there has been a heavy focus on the role of animal protein and cooking in the development of the human brain over the last 2 million years, and the importance of carbohydrate, particular in form of starch - rich plant foods, has been largely overlooked.

Anatomy confirms what behavior reveals: Octopuses and cuttlefish have larger brains, relative to body weight, than most fish and reptiles, larger on average than any animals save birds and mammals.

«Animal studies have found that males have more of the receptors that cannabis works on in parts of the brain important in short term memory, such as the prefrontal cortex.

The beauty of being human is that, unlike much of the rest of the animal kingdom, we are endowed with opposable thumbs, large brains, and the ability to purchase on credit.

«I said, «We're working on these really cool molecules, and if you knock them out, the animals have more brain plasticity,»» Shatz recalls.

Work on animals has suggested that ultrasounds can in fact interfere with fetal brain development, derailing the normal movements of cells that populate the brain.

«These findings give us a better idea of how animals» brains couple with their bodies to move through the environment... how they manage to maneuver with incredible grace and agility almost everywhere on the planet,» said Sponberg.

In a final experiment, the group gave the animals a compound that prevented LPA from binding to its receptor on mouse brain cells, right before they were injected with hydrocephalus - inducing LPA.

Mounted on a rat's head, the 1.5 - inch plastic and titanium instrument allows the animal to move freely and captures in real time how brain cells interact during everyday behaviors.

Thanks to experiments on animals and the advent of human brain imaging, scientists now have a working knowledge of the various kinds of memory as well as which parts of the brain are involved in each.

Building on previous animal and human research, the study identifies an electrophysiological marker for threat in the brain.

«We did this by selectively removing the disease - causing mutation just from the brains of ALS animals, and found that this alone had a big impact on disease initiation and progression.»

Much research on brain function in animals, for instance, offers the animal a choice of two options, given various external conditions.

Based on a variety of studies in humans and animals it has been suggested that neuropeptide Y (NPY), a peptide that acts as a neurotransmitter in the brain, has therapeutic potential for PTSD.

Nevertheless, there remain many gaps in scientists» understanding of the effects of blasts on the human brain; most new knowledge has come from experiments with animals.

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The mammals are the class of vertebrate animals characterized by the production of milk in females for the nourishment of young, from mammary glands present on most species and specialized skin glands in monotremes that seep or ooze milk; the presence of hair or fur; specialized teeth; three minute bones within the ear; the presence of a neocortex region in the brain; and endothermic or «warm - blooded» bodies.

Animal studies show that a critical region of the brain, known as the amygdala, is intricately involved in fear responses, especially the amygdala on the right side of the brain.

I guess natural selection just selected for those that somehow get excited when females pass by, says Wikelski, It gives a signal to the brain that something's going on, makes the animal really excited and leads to pre-ejaculation.

On the other hand, the problem is, you know, with embryonic stem cells, they haven't been able to get stem cell lines from livestock animals that can proliferate in that way, without just sort of veering up in their own direction and turning into, instead of muscle, turning into brain tissue or bone tissue or something else.

Signs of neuronal damage around plaques also varied depending on the APOE variant the animals received, and experiments in a different Alzheimer's model in which plaques appear more slowly showed that injection of APOE4 increased levels of free, soluble A-beta in the fluid that bathes the brain.

Previous research had found methylation differences in the brains of insect queens and workers — making many scientists believe these differences cause the animals to take on different social roles.

In his new book Why Humans Like to Cry, neurologist Trimble delves into how evolution and culture seemingly shaped the human brain to express emotion on a higher level than the rest of the animal kingdom.

It was known from prior animal studies that cardiovascular health had effects on brain health.

In a series of experiments in mice, the researchers developed a computer program that connected the neural activity in the animals» brains to musical notes, so that when one group of neurons switched on, a corresponding musical note played.

In the study, Bruce Hope, from the National Institutes of Health National Institute on Drug Abuse Intramural Research Program in Baltimore, Maryland, and colleagues used animal models to investigate if the brain forms drug - related memories in a similar way.

This has led to a focus on those functions that our brains share with other animals.

If lamprey software can help people with spinal injuries, it will be in the shape of animal brain circuitry realised on a chip wired into a human being — a kind of cyborg sandwich.