Sentences with phrase «reaches the brain within»

Its effects are so potent and immediate — crack reaches the brain within 20 heartbeats of inhalation — that a single hit can hook you.

Xenon reaches the brain within a few minutes after inhalation, so if these preliminary results translate to humans it could be a viable treatment option after blasts occur.

Not exact matches

Ultimately, MICrONS aims to map every neuron and synaptic connection within a 1 - cubic - millimeter chunk of tissue from the mouse visual cortex, and use those detailed brain connection maps to design computer architectures able to perform tasks that are easy for a brain but out of reach for artificial intelligence.

Other neurons, in the brain, respond to things that appear to lie within arm's reach.

Starting at 2 days old, infant brains experience an explosive growth spurt, reaching half their adult size within 3 months of birth, according to a study in JAMA Neurology.

We've also found that when these drugs are used in combinations, they don't reach high enough concentrations within the brain tumor to be effective.

Fibers of the vagus nerve connect the brain to a variety of internal organs; travelling within these fibers, human alpha - synuclein was ultimately able to reach the gastric wall about six months after its initial midbrain expression.

As most of the adult cranial capacity is reached by age 10 or 11, it is likely that the adult ECV of WT 15000 would be no more than about 1000 - 1050cc, which is still well within the modern human range of about 800 - 2000cc.19 On the same page Jue points out that a brain capacity of 1400cc applies to the Vertesszöllos erectus specimen which is dated at around 350kya (kiloyears ago = thousands of years).

This type of game keeps the brain engaged because the dopamine surge is perceived to be within reach if effort and practice are sustained.

While this might well stem the brain drain among these researchers, I would worry that this will also further isolate these scholars within their own communities, providing a disincentive to reaching out and mentoring others who are not part of this journal club.