Sentences with phrase «reduced activation»

It has long been known that glucose levels in the brain reduce the activation of these neurons.

However, at 34 weeks, it showed reduced activation in comparison to week seven.

In opposition to this, positioning the hips too low will reduce the activation of the required muscles, shifting the focus to the spine.

To test his hypothesis, he followed a group of subjects over time, finding that those with reduced activation in the dorsal (rear) region of the striatum while sipping a milk shake were ultimately more likely to gain weight than those with normal activation.

They found significantly reduced activation in the right superior parietal lobe when researchers touched the part of the leg that people wanted amputated, compared with when they touched the part people wanted to keep.

The researchers found that all those who consumed a combination of glucose and caffeine showed reduced activation in areas of the brain brain connected to the task in the left prefrontal cortex and the bilateral parietal cortex — 2 areas that actively take part in working memory and attention processes.

Our results are in line with other neuroimaging studies that have found reduced activations to different kinds of affective stimuli within the brain emotional systems in violent adult subjects and in adolescents with conduct disorder.

Immunohistochemistry revealed that the treatments significantly reduced activation level of microglia and astrocytes in the spinal cord.

Furthermore, fMRI displayed reduced activation of both the primary and secondary visual and auditory areas of the brain, and increased activation in sensory integration regions.

In one week, the watercress extract reduced activation of the carcinogen known as nicotine - derived nitrosamine ketone in the smokers by an average of 7.7 percent.

What's more, Vartanian found that manipulating the objects reduced activation in areas of the brain linked with meaning and interpretation (NeuroReport, vol 15, p 893).

The EV automaker had also transitioned to an in - house system that required an over-the-air update and reduced the activation speed from 90 mph to 28 mph.

However, typically developing children showed systematic variation in parasympathetic activity (RSA) depending on both emotion valence (more activation for negative emotion, reduced activation for positive emotion) and task demand (more activation for suppression than induction).

Rather lethal toxin triggered the loss of several MAP2K kinases, which correlated with reduced activation of downstream ERK1 / 2 and p38, respectively.

New research shows that patients with fibromyalgia have hypersensitivity to non-painful events based on images of the patients» brains, which show reduced activation in primary sensory regions and increased activation in sensory integration areas.

PEA also significantly reduced the activation of microglia and astrocytes expressing cannabinoid CB (2) receptor after SCI.

The SE group showed increased activation in BA18 related to secure priming, while the AX group showed reduced activation in the same area.

Reduced MEK1 / 2 and MKK3 / 6 levels correlated with reduced activation of the downstream MAPK signaling molecules ERK1 / 2 and p38, respectively.

The patients also had reduced activation in the superior frontal gyrus, a region important for motor planning and decision making.

While performing a task intended to activate specific regions of the brain, patients had reduced activation, when compared to the control group, in two brain regions critical for inhibitory control: the inferior frontal cortex and anterior cingulate cortex.

The findings support the idea that reduced activation in brain regions responsible for inhibitory control could explain impulsivity traits present in bipolar disorder.

«This reduced activation may suggest that people with more BPD traits have a more difficult time understanding and / or predicting how others feel, at least compared to individuals with fewer BPD traits.»

While age - related declines in episodic memory are reflected in reduced activation of the default network when retrieving specific AMs, little is known about the effects of age on neural activation during general AM retrieval.

The level of the reduced activation was also linked to the measured fatigue level of each individual.

The action of pushing the heels into the floor isolates into the abs more, and reduces activation of the rectus femoris.

Exercise is thought to reduce the activation of brain regions linked to food cravings, which can result in a lower motivation to eat (42).

Of these three muscles, the gluteus maximus seems to be the «laziest» and tends to reduce activation, particularly when the hamstrings are more highly activated.