Sentences with phrase «potential brain mechanism»

Next, the researchers sought to identify a potential brain mechanism by which disrupted sleep worsens pain.

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Physical punishment is associated with a range of mental health problems in children, youth and adults, including depression, unhappiness, anxiety, feelings of hopelessness, use of drugs and alcohol, and general psychological maladjustment.26 — 29 These relationships may be mediated by disruptions in parent — child attachment resulting from pain inflicted by a caregiver, 30,31 by increased levels of cortisol32 or by chemical disruption of the brain's mechanism for regulating stress.33 Researchers are also finding that physical punishment is linked to slower cognitive development and adversely affects academic achievement.34 These findings come from large longitudinal studies that control for a wide range of potential confounders.35 Intriguing results are now emerging from neuroimaging studies, which suggest that physical punishment may reduce the volume of the brain's grey matter in areas associated with performance on the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale, third edition (WAIS - III).36 In addition, physical punishment can cause alterations in the dopaminergic regions associated with vulnerability to the abuse of drugs and alcohol.37

«This could be a potential mechanism for capturing its space,» Catania told Nature, «and could relate to how brain maps are developing more generally.»

Neuroscientists have already made great strides, identifying key brain regions and potential molecular mechanisms.

By pairing a receptor that targets neurons with a molecule that degrades the main component of Alzheimer's plaques, the biologists were able to substantially dissolve these plaques in mice brains and human brain tissue, offering a potential mechanism for treating the debilitating disease, as well as other conditions that involve either the brain or the eyes.

«These findings suggest that the brain response to drug cues presented outside of awareness can be pharmacologically inhibited, providing a mechanism for baclofen's potential therapeutic benefit in addiction,» says Young.

Now, a group of neuroscientists has identified a potential mechanism of false memory creation and has managed to plant a false memory in the brain of a mouse.

Found that bidirectional molecular mechanisms of communication between the blood and brain may determine the degree of damage and the regenerative potential of tissues within and outside of the nervous system.

While the mechanisms linking these changes is unclear, the study points to the potential in further research on the gut microbiome's influence on the brain and nervous system.

In recent years, many potential genetic mechanisms have been proposed to participate in human brain evolution.

Piepmeier, Aaron T., et al. «Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) as a Potential mechanism of the Effects of Burst Exercise on Cognitive Performance,» Journal of Sport and Health Science, Volume 4, issue 1 (2015): 14 - 23.

The mechanism by which adverse life events may affect ODD is still unclear, and may vary between types of event; potential explanations include (a) negative effects on maturation of cerebral brain structures in the child due to stress, (b) teaching individuals to use antisocial strategies to cope with stressful situations, and (c) causing an overactive sympathetic nervous system [7, 29].