Sentences with phrase «results for brain function»

Instead, intermittent fasting is a purposeful approach to consumption that yields positive results for brain function, lowers inflammatory markers and may extend life expectancy; just as you make conscious choices to skip meals, you make conscious choices to sit down and feast.

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It is obvious to me that I altered my brain significantly after years of intense / deep prayer and meditation and that as a result of these contributory experiences I was a high - functioning schizophrenic for a good portion of my life — there were things going on in my biology which predisposed me to being a depressive and a high - functioning schizophrenic but engaging in intense / deep prayer and meditation was only exacerbating this problem by altering my state of consciousness which precipitated the psychotic symptoms and psychic phenomena which I experienced.

So for example, in my case and that of other persons whose minds dissociate when we engage in intense / deep spiritual practices like intense / deep prayer, meditation, fasting etc and we hear voices, hallucinate, see visions, experience thought insertions, automatic channelling just like a spirit medium as well as other psychic phenomena (clairvoyance etc), and the mind dissociation makes some persons mentally and emotionally unstable; our minds enter an altered state of consciousness just like those of the Buddhist monks but in our case the altered state of our brains results in psychotic and psychic symptoms being induced (interestingly, some persons who are ignorant of how the human brain functions chalk up these experiences to demonic attack)......... are these psychotic, psychic experiences which persons like myself experience a gift from God as well?

The rectrospectoscope suggests that a pre-labor c / s would have resulted in an easier recovery for me (bad pain for two weeks or so, plus about a year when I couldn't sit properly thanks to a bruised or broken tailbone) and (more importantly) a few more functioning brain cells for my son.

In addition, because it tests for verbal memory, the SAC can not identify athletes who may suffer measurable impairment of neurocognitive function (primarily visual working memory) on neurocognitive tests, as well as altered activation in neurophysiologic function on sophisticated brain imaging tests (fMRI), resulting from repeated sub-concussive blows to the head.

Team physicians, athletic trainers, and other personnel responsible for the medical care of athletes face no more challenging problem than the recognition, evaluation and management of concussions (generally defined as injury to the brain caused by a sudden acceleration or deceleration of the head that results in any immediate, but temporary, alteration in brain functions, such as loss of consciousness, blurred vision, dizziness, amnesia or loss of memory).

That success represents a dilemma for neuroscience, said bioethicist Hank Greely of Stanford University: «When you make a chimera with human cells in its brain, the closer the resulting brain is to human» in structure and function and «the greater the ethical and public concern.»

As for cortical thinning, Dr. Zhao said that other research provides convincing evidence to support the theory that reduced cortical layer thickness in some brain regions may result in the decreased thickness of the frontal lobe, a large part of the brain that is involved in variety of functions, including emotion.

These results are the first implication that Lef1 functions in the hypothalamus to mediate behavior, knowledge that could prove useful for diagnosing and treating human brain disorders.

«Our results, as well as similar results from other labs, point to a need for carefully designed tasks and paradigms that can reveal different functions in key areas of the brain and different vulnerabilities to the aging process,» Reagh added.

Hence, the study's results provide not only important insight into the functioning and structure of synapses, they also establish a basis for a better understanding of memory loss, for example in the case of degenerative brain diseases.

Lucina Uddin, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Miami, who was not part of the research team, said, «The combination of multiple neuroimaging modalities is a clear strength of the current study, and the authors are to be commended for undertaking the difficult task of trying to reconcile results from methods designed to tap different aspects of brain structure and function.

«Based on the results of this study, either family functioning or caregiver's perception about the survivor's health can be targeted to improve competence for caregivers of adolescent and young adult brain tumor survivors,» said Janet A Deatrick, PhD, RN, FAAN, the Shearer Endowed Term Chair in Healthy Community Practices and Professor of Nursing.

These results indicate the wider importance of mitochondria for optimal functioning of our brains.

DHA in brain and retinal cells also builds reservoirs for molecules called into action when normal functions are disrupted, resulting in such conditions as retinal degeneration, Parkinson's or Alzheimer's disease.

«The results also show us that there are major abnormalities in how these proteins function in brain cells, which could potentially provide a new target for treatments.»

«For improved brain function, the results suggest that it's not enough just to exercise more,» said Eric Vidoni, PT, Ph.D., research associate professor of neurology at KU Medical Center and a lead author of the journal article.

Unsupervised communication For paraplegics who lose motor and sensory function as a result of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, spinal cord injury or stroke - induced brain damage, simply communicating can be extremely difficult, if not impossible.

Our study, along with prior studies, supports the notion that «cognitive reserve» resulting from early - life and lifelong education and cognitive stimulation may be a potent strategy for the primary prevention of dementia in both high - and low - income countries around the world.21 However, it should be noted that the relationships among education, brain biology, and cognitive function are complex and likely multidirectional; for instance, a number of recent population - based studies have shown genetic links with level of educational attainment, 22,23 and with the risk for cognitive decline in later life.24 Higher levels of educational attainment are also associated with health behaviors (eg, physical activity, diet, and smoking), more cognitively - complex occupations, and better access to health care, all of which may play a role in decreasing lifetime dementia risk.

«These results challenge the long - held notion that images are appropriate proxies for real objects in the study of human brain function,» Snow said.

In summary, the results of this study show the potential for functional MRI to bridge the dissociation that can occur between behavior that is readily observable during a standardized clinical assessment and the actual level of residual cognitive function after serious brain injury.14 - 16 Thus, among 23 patients who received a diagnosis of being in a vegetative state on admission, 4 were shown to be able to willfully modulate their brain activity through mental imagery; this fact is inconsistent with the behavioral diagnosis.

In order to illustrate how relative similarities of responses in each brain region varied as a function of social distance, inter-subject time series similarities (i.e., Pearson correlation coefficients between preprocessed fMRI response time series) were normalized (i.e., z - scored across dyads for each region) prior to averaging across dyads for each brain region and overlaying results on an inflated model of the cortical surface for each social distance category.

This brain lipid is indispensable for normal function, but its overabundance causes neurodegeneration, resulting in severe neurological symptoms.

If the results translate to humans, the researchers say, it could lead to new therapies for maintaining healthy brain function into old age.

«These initial results should be treated as a resource not only for decoding how this network guides the vast array of very distinct brain functions, but also how dysfunctions in different parts of this network can lead to different neurological conditions,» said Dr. Callaway.

As a matter of fact, dopamine can move directly to our brains, resulting in better brain function, which is the basis for mature wisdom.

She believes that brain function, the mind and body are all part of an orchestra that should be tuned as a whole to achieve the best result for the patient.

The main study results were that the 2 substances combined improve cognitive performance in terms of working memory and sustained attention by increasing brain activity efficiency in the brain regions responsible for these 2 functions.

Testosterone has been implicated as being important for brain function in men and these results indicate that it has a role in optimising learning and memory in women.

ApoE4 is associated with reduced LDL uptake and all the consequences that would result from an inability to deliver cholesterol and fatty acids to target cells.6 Cholesterol is an essential contributor to structure and function in the brain, and any interruption in its supply would have extreme consequences for cognitive function.

Luckily taking a quick nap of just 5 - 30 minutes during the day can provide great benefits for the body and result in a boost in brain function (5).

To conclude, considering all the links to obesity, diabetes, high bp, heart risks and altered brain functioning - the need for sleep is far more than seeing results from your diet and exercise, while all three of them in the right ratio work wonders as a combo.

Seizures occur when excessive activity goes beyond the normal threshold for brain function, many factors contribute to that level of activity, and therefore, mutations in numerous genes may collectively contribute to increased activity until that threshold is exceeded, resulting in epilepsy.

Doctors and hospitals who fail to properly diagnose illnesses in the mother, provide timely Cesarean sections, appropriately plan for delivery of babies who may be too large for vaginal delivery, or who don't detect problems like prolapsed umbilical cords may create conditions where the baby's brain is starved of oxygen, resulting in lifelong deficits in motor function and coordination.

An injury to the cerebrum, for example, which is the largest part of the brain, can result in the loss of nerve function in several areas of the body.

If one of them has been hit by a car and has significant brain damage as a result, the therapist needs to take this as an objective truth with very real, knowable consequences for neuro - psychological functioning.