Sentences with phrase «other brain areas such»

In the earlier stages of love, other brain areas such as the caudate nucleus and the ventral tegmental areas become active.

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There are recent studies that say people who read a substantial amount are more able to empathize with others, and also that the brain is engaged in several different areas by particular words, such as areas related to the senses of taste, touch, or smell especially.

Brain areas involved in emotion are less active in such people, but this can't explain other behaviour common to psychopaths, such as drug abuse.

Such insights inspired Wingeier and other researchers working to target tDCS to specific brain areas.

Previously, researchers had two theories about how neurons in the motor cortex might control movement: One was that these neurons fired in patterns that represent more abstract commands, such as «move your arm to the right,» and then neurons in different brain areas would translate those instructions to guide the muscle contractions that make the arm move; the other was that the motor cortex neurons would actually send directions to the arm muscles, telling them how to contract.

Trimble discusses research findings that show our brain's emotionally driven limbic system is deeply connected with other areas of the nervous system, such as the sensory cortex, which helps us process our surroundings.

These findings open the door for researchers to potentially explore therapies that could target this area of the brain and disrupt its role in addiction, potentially with new drugs or other techniques such as deep brain stimulation or transcranial magnetic stimulation.

«This lack of synchronization with frontal regions in ASD — an impairment in brain connectivity — may lead to symptoms of the disorder that involve processes that require brain coordination between frontal and other areas, such as language processing and social interaction,» Just explained.

Gradinaru also thinks the method is a good candidate for targeting areas other than the brain, such as the peripheral nervous system.

They often work on a particular topic such as the brain, memory, attention, and other areas and are frequently employed by universities.

Pelt and Sethian are now applying their approach to other new areas, such as real - time analysis of images coming out of synchrotron light sources, biological reconstruction of cells, and brain mapping.

These pregnancy - induced brain changes involve the pruning of the size and structure of certain areas of the brain that process social information, such as the feelings, intentions, thoughts or beliefs of others.

Vascular dementia, on the other hand, appears to occur when blood flow to certain areas of the brain is interrupted, such as during strokes and so - called mini-strokes.

They also protect our heart, brain, and other vital organs, give our bodies structure, and act as a deposit area for minerals (such as calcium).

Some theories suggest that fibromyalgia may result from stress - induced changes in the hippocampal area of the brain; others from stress - induced disruptions of the hypothalamic - pituitary - adrenal (HPA) axis (which affects adrenal function and cortisol production); and still others from low levels of the neurotransmitter, dopamine, caused by genetic factors and triggered by exposure to stressors, such as emotional distress, physical trauma, viral infections or inflammatory disorders.

First, the fat stores become full, then the bloodstream and eventually insulin drives the excess energy into other areas in the body that are still insulin sensitive such as your liver, heart, pancreas, eyes and brain.

For example, IDEA supported local communities that were developing and implementing early childhood programs; schools serving students with low - incidence disabilities, such as children who are blind or deaf or children with autism or traumatic brain injury; and schools in rural or large urban areas, where financial and other resources are often scarce.

Together with other high - quality herbs, these powerful antioxidant enzyme stimulators target specific areas of health such as vision, brain, oral, joints, skin and kidney health to name a few.

Because of the broad spectrum of symptoms and disabilities that can come from this injury, such as brain dysfunction, bruising of the brain, torn tissue, and long - term complications that affect other areas of the body, pursuing compensation may help you and your family handle the difficult times that may lie ahead.