Sentences with phrase «same circuitry»
The phrase "same circuitry" means that two or more things have the same electrical pathways or connections inside them. Full definition
It also happens to be the same circuitry that induces the emotional component of pain, that desperate feeling provoked by the throbbing of a toothache.
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However, less clear is whether the same circuitry in the brain underlies the construction of complex linguistic structures in sign and speech.
It could explain why people with autism have restricted interests — because they find only very selective things rewarding — and it could explain the differences in language acquisition — because the neural circuitry involved in reward learning is the same circuitry that mediates both language learning and production,» says Abel, who also is the Roy J. Carver Chair in Neuroscience and UI professor of molecular physiology and biophysics.
If the same circuitry is there, it could mean new treatments for autism and schizophrenia.
Dr. Kreitzer and his team hypothesized that the same circuitry that controlled movement might also control the process of learning to repeat pleasurable experiences and avoid unpleasant ones — and that an imbalance in this process could lead to addictive or depressive behaviors.
«But the idea that nicotine is working on the same circuitry as cocaine does point to why so many people have a hard time quitting tobacco, and why so many who experiment with the drug end up becoming addicted.»
It may simply be that effects like this aren't the result of direct selection, but are just byproducts of the fact that the brain uses the same circuitry to respond to different stimuli, so there can be unintended cross-talk between inputs.
Because the brain uses the same circuitry to both focus on a goal and manage destructive emotions, it's crucial that we help children strengthen their cognitive control.
That's not to say that visceral and moral disgust perfectly overlap in the brain, but they use enough of the same circuitry that the feelings they evoke can sometimes bleed together, warping judgment.
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