Sentences with phrase «on young brains»

Stressful lives can cause parents to engage less with children, and stress also acts directly on young brains, leaving a physical signature.

«These features might be down to the particularly harmful effects of alcohol on young brains that are still in development, perhaps by delaying neuromaturational processes,» says López - Caneda.

The real risks are from long - term effects on the young brain.»

Not exact matches

When the research team used a specially designed computer program to evaluate the «brain age» of 50 meditators versus 50 non-meditators, it found «experienced meditators have brains that appear 7.5 years younger, on average, than non-meditators,» reports the British Psychological Society Research Digest blog.

Middle Eastern and northern African businessmen and scholars gather in Marrakech to reflect on their culture and the future, including how to stop the «brain drain» of young people leaving for the greater freedom and opportunity of the West.

The young lady — an RE teacher, no less - just «couldn't see any problem» with two men getting married, and couldn't see any need to think about it too deeply — no brain action required on this one at all.

But he is only young and this was his second start in the first team, if he can bulk up next season then we have got one hell of RB, he is so good technically and I was impressed with his defensive brain, his position was Top class, he always had an eye on his man..

If we start this season with those two in our starting 11 it will be a clear sign from this organization that nothing has changed and that we will never get it right until both Kroenke and Wenger are gone... neither one of these players should still be with our club at this point because they represent the settling half - measures that have plagued this team for a number of years... this is what I call the «no man's land» of the soccer world, where teams don't have enough talented young players, unlike a Monaco or Dortmund, because they have lost the plot from an organizational standpoint... they are so reliant on one individual to run the whole operation that their once relevant scouting department has become so antiquated that it can no longer find those hidden gems it once had... furthermore, when you leave all decision - making to a manager who despises any dissenting opinions, your management team becomes little more than a stagnant group of «yes men» and no new ideas emerge... so instead of developing a team with the qualities necessary to excel in a particular system, you continually make half - brain purchases year after year to stifle dissent from the ticket - buying public, then try desperately to finagle together a lineup regardless of what would make positional sense... have you ever heard of a team who plays players out of position so often... of course not because that manager would likely be fired and never work for a team of any consequence ever again

A new brain behind the bench means a new perspective on young players and potentially a new a new take on how to use the 4th line.

I almost passed out when I read a piece on our official website that Diaby is trying to be a mentor for the young lads, please God let this not be true we don't need him brain washing the lads on how pretty our nurses are and how good it is to get paid while not contributing to the club.

Players like Abou Diaby and Samir Nasri can appear hindered by the pinch of responsibility, Andrey Arshavin's exquisite footballing brain is misunderstood and young players like Jack Wilshere are not permitted to express themselves as completely as when Cesc is on the pitch.

For someone so young, he seems like he has an experienced footballing brain, but the only blot on his performance today is the fact he picked up another booking.

And we know that Kevin will do just that, and that «Crash Reel» and his advocacy on traumatic brain injury will have a great impact on the young athletes of this country..

The younger one is just a year old, and since his very first days, my wife and I have spent a lot of time thinking and talking (and occasionally worrying) about the research on stress and its effect on early brain development.

Even in TV shows and videos supposedly created for young babies, the rapid movements and pacing have been shown to have negative effects on their brain development.

Even today, with all the attention on concussions, Safe Kids Worldwide found that half of all coaches surveyed believe there is an acceptable amount of head contact (i.e., getting their bell rung, seeing stars) young athletes can receive without potentially causing a serious brain injury (fact is, there isn't).

I'll have to wait and try it on my next baby, as my youngest is too old for this, but it's really interesting in terms of what it implies about baby brain and cognitive development.

I read early on that music significantly influences brain development in young children, going so far as improving memory.

Interestingly, riding a bike and playground were number one and number three on the list of activities resulting in emergency room visits for traumatic brain injury overall (8.1 % and 7.9 % respectively), second and third among males under age 19 (16.5 %, 7.8 %), second and first among girls (11.8 %, 14.2 %), and number one and two for boys and girls aged 9 or younger.

She is internationally recognized for her research on early language and brain development, and studies that show how young children learn.

Whether your child wants to understand where dreams come from or why animals hibernate, visit the Space Station, follow the adventures of a young radio reporter, hear folk tales, or laugh at kids comedy sketches, we have it all with live performances from Circle Round, Brains On, But Why?

* Day 1 Monday, February 22, 2016 4:00 PM -5:00 PM Registration & Networking 5:00 PM — 6:00 PM Welcome Reception & Opening Remarks Kevin de Leon, President pro Tem, California State Senate Debra McMannis, Director of Early Education & Support Division, California Department of Education (invited) Karen Stapf Walters, Executive Director, California State Board of Education (invited) 6:00 PM — 7:00 PM Keynote Address & Dinner Dr. Patricia K. Kuhl, Co-Director, Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences * Day 2 Tuesday February 23, 2016 8:00 AM — 9:00 AM Registration, Continental Breakfast, & Networking 9:00 AM — 9:15 AM Opening Remarks John Kim, Executive Director, Advancement Project Camille Maben, Executive Director, First 5 California Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, California Department of Education 9:15 AM — 10:00 AM Morning Keynote David B. Grusky, Executive Director, Stanford's Center on Poverty & Inequality 10:00 AM — 11:00 AM Educating California's Young Children: The Recent Developments in Transitional Kindergarten & Expanded Transitional Kindergarten (Panel Discussion) Deborah Kong, Executive Director, Early Edge California Heather Quick, Principal Research Scientist, American Institutes for Research Dean Tagawa, Administrator for Early Education, Los Angeles Unified School District Moderator: Erin Gabel, Deputy Director, First 5 California (Invited) 11:00 AM — 12:00 PM «Political Will & Prioritizing ECE» (Panel Discussion) Eric Heins, President, California Teachers Association Senator Hannah - Beth Jackson, Chair of the Women's Legislative Committee, California State Senate David Kirp, James D. Marver Professor of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley Assemblyman Kevin McCarty, Chairman of Subcommittee No. 2 of Education Finance, California State Assembly Moderator: Kim Pattillo Brownson, Managing Director, Policy & Advocacy, Advancement Project 12:00 PM — 12:45 PM Lunch 12:45 PM — 1:45 PM Lunch Keynote - «How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character» Paul Tough, New York Times Magazine Writer, Author 1:45 PM — 1:55 PM Break 2:00 PM — 3:05 PM Elevating ECE Through Meaningful Community Partnerships (Panel Discussion) Sandra Guiterrez, National Director, Abriendo Purtas / Opening Doors Mary Ignatius, Statewide Organize of Parent Voices, California Child Care Resource & Referral Network Jacquelyn McCroskey, John Mile Professor of Child Welfare, University of Southern California School of Social Work Jolene Smith, Chief Executive Officer, First 5 Santa Clara County Moderator: Rafael González, Director of Best Start, First 5 LA 3:05 PM — 3:20 PM Closing Remarks Camille Maben, Executive Director, First 5 California * Agenda Subject to Change

Obviously a young woman earning millions of dollars a year for not much more than posting selfies of her derriere is hard to decode in ways that the teenaged brain, especially ones with limited data on earning money themselves, can comprehend.

Brain Quest also makes flashcard games for children as young as 2 and has games based on activities, such as bath time, bed time, reading and other themes.

The experiment is similar to work done decades ago by Harry Harlow, in that it utilizes maternally deprived juvenile monkeys to study the effects of early adversity on young primate brains.

Now, researchers who have measured the brain responses of 125 infants — including babies who were born prematurely and others who went full - term — show that a baby's earliest experiences of touch have lasting effects on the way their young brains respond to gentle touch when they go home.

If you have ever been mystified by your young child's actions, then delve into the brain as we uncover what exactly is going on during those meltdowns.

Most impact helmet sensor research has been done on college or pro athletes and I think it is the younger athletes» brains who are more fragile.

The Teenage Brain: A Neuroscientist's Survival Guide to Raising Adolescents and Young Adults Drawing on her research knowledge and clinical experience, internationally respected neurologist — and mother of two boys — Frances E. Jensen, M.D., offers a revolutionary look at the science of the adolescent brain, providing remarkable insights that translate into practical advice for both parents and teenaBrain: A Neuroscientist's Survival Guide to Raising Adolescents and Young Adults Drawing on her research knowledge and clinical experience, internationally respected neurologist — and mother of two boys — Frances E. Jensen, M.D., offers a revolutionary look at the science of the adolescent brain, providing remarkable insights that translate into practical advice for both parents and teenabrain, providing remarkable insights that translate into practical advice for both parents and teenagers.

Republican Assemblyman Jim Tedisco of the 112th district believes that every legislator and the governor will focus on turning the economy around»... and the fortunes of our constituents in terms of jobs, economic expansion for small businesses, keeping our young people who get great educations in New York State IN New York State and stopping that «brain drain.»

Her funding tight, a biologist adapts her work on early brain development as she strives to keep training young scientists.

When B2M was administered to young mice, either via the circulatory system or directly into the brain, the mice performed poorly on tests of learning and memory compared to untreated mice, and neurogenesis was also suppressed in these mice.

To study the effects of possible Internet addiction on the brain, researchers began with the Young Diagnostic Questionnaire for Internet addiction.

Long after the treatments were applied, during a time point in mice that approximates young adulthood in humans, the investigators examined the impact of the simulated infections on the brain, comparing their results to those from mice that had received inactive injections.

Which, of course, begs the question: What would be the impact on the Dutch brain drain if all the brilliant young scientists were to move into management consultancy?

He was listening to a young researcher expound on the virtues of extracting signals from the surface of the brain.

The experts are especially concerned about the effect of brain drinks on young people.

Based on analyses of current IQ data, he speculates that we are not born with more mental potential than our ancestors; however, because our modern brain is expected to handle higher - level cognitive tasks from a very young age, our mental capabilities have changed.

Brains in Chains Marta Paterlini reported on the latest project of the Italian PhD - students association, ADI, which aims to highlight the plight of young academic researchers.

This suggests that exercise training, when designed to increase aerobic fitness, might have a positive effect on the brain in healthy young adults,» explained corresponding author and principal investigator Karin Schon, PhD, BUSM assistant professor of anatomy and neurobiology.

«Furthermore, given the continued use of psychotropic medications in very young children and concerns regarding their effects on the developing brain, future studies on the long - term effects of psychotropic medication use in this age group are essential.»

LPA receptors are all over neural progenitor cells, which go on to form neurons and other types of cells in a young brain.

What's more, they added, the sample is heavily weighted to men who played football in college or professionally, exposing them to far more hits to their heads than those who played only on youth or high school teams: These younger players accounted for only 16 brains in the sample of 202.

But he suggests that the compound likely has negative effects on young, developing brains — and that there is an increased risk of motor vehicle crashes with marijuana, particularly when it's used in combination with alcohol.

Few studies have looked at the relationship between physical activity and eating fruit and vegetables and the effect it has on the brain for both younger and older adults.

To figure out how the neurotrophins might shape the brain, Kimberly McAllister, Lawrence Katz, and Donald Lo, all at Duke University, examined the effects of two of them, brain - derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and neurotrophin - 3 (NT - 3), on slices of the cerebral cortex from the developing brains of young ferrets.

That ability to stay just at the edge of the envelope is what has made Black one of the world's most sought - after neurosurgeons, first at UCLA, where at 36 he became the youngest - ever full professor of neurosurgery, and now at Cedars - Sinai, where at 46 he has already performed more than 4,000 brain surgeries, the medical equivalent of closing in on baseball's all - time career hits record.

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.

Young children usually show language activity in the same areas on both sides of their brain, Newport noted, and the left side becomes more dominant over time.

In keeping with earlier studies, the older adults performed less well than the younger ones on the memory test, and showed significant reductions in the slow brain waves associated with deep sleep.