Sentences with phrase «particular part of the brain»

«We are looking at signal changes in particular parts of the brain,» Hirsch says, «The signal means increased neural activity.»

«Evolutionary theory acknowledges the role emotions play in activating particular parts of the brain that are alerted when there are threats to the survival of the self,» says van der Walt.

Among the questions researchers are asking: Does the process of innovating activate neuronal circuits in a particular part of the brain, the way that language, say, primarily activates circuits in parts of the brain's left hemisphere?

There are neurological correlates for every form of mental activity and, as Biovin himself acknowledges, just because imaging studies show that religious experiences are correlated with activity in a particular part of the brain, it does not follow that that activity is the cause of religious experience.

«One thing we wondered was how a particular part of the brain functioned years after an arm and hand hadn't moved due to disease or injury,» Hochberg says.

Rather, it can simulate «how neurons in a particular part of the brain change inputs into outputs.

Injuries and surgeries that destroy a particular part of the brain can give some hints about how the brain records time in memory.

His chips can simulate «how neurons in a particular part of the brain change inputs into outputs.

«We have also linked this rehearsal effect to processing in a particular part of the brain — the posterior cingulate.»

Now a study has found that stimulating a particular part of the brain can trigger this too.

If a particular part of the brain is working more than another part, this causes a change in the amount of oxygenated blood flowing to that part of the brain.

Instead, it is the size of a particular part of the brain called the neocortex, which plays an important role in cognition, spatial reasoning and language.

Because of Wilder Penfield's epilepsy surgeries we know that stimulating a particular part of the brain (the primary sensory cortex) evokes the sensation of touch.

If you read my last post, then you already know that it's possible to artificially evoke sensations by electrically stimulating a particular part of the brain such as the primary somatosensory cortex.

«For example, interoceptive information — which is related to the body's internal state or sense of balance — is integrated in a particular part of the brain called the anterior insular cortex,» he said.

Two years ago, researchers examined a particular part of the brain and discovered that the more gray matter the person had, the more likely they were to forgive those who have made a serious mistake.

You'll get to choose the best approach for you to help balance that particular part of your brain.