Sentences with phrase «role in brain size»

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Studies have also indicated various brain regions as playing a role in ASD, and that these areas may fluctuate in size compared with brains of kids without ASD, but the work is still inconclusive.

Verma says the new data suggest that BRCA may have a role in the evolution of brain size.

The famous cancer gene BRCA1 may also play a role in neurodevelopmental disorders such as microcephaly (right), which causes small brain size.

Such dramatic effects on brain size and function are unlikely in human carriers of BRCA1 mutations, the authors of the study note, but they propose the findings could shed light on the gene's role in brain evolution.

Once evolutionary relationships were factored in, the data showed that animals with big brains for their body size need a significantly higher percentage of REM sleep — supporting a role in intelligence and cognitive function.

Although very small (less than the size of a little finger), it plays a vital role in brain function.

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.

The role of mechanistic target of rapamycin (MTOR) signaling in this process is poorly understood, even though MTOR is known to determine brain size.

The goal was to pinpoint any changes in the size of the hippocampus region of the brain, an area known to play a critical role in memory regulation.

They had less white and cortical gray matter, and smaller - sized hippocampi and amygdale — brain structures that play a key role in spatial learning, memory consolidation, stress reactivity, and the processing of emotion.