Sentences with phrase «similar brain effects»

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«Over time, the effect on the reward centre in the brain is similar to what makes drug addicts go back for another line of cocaine.»

The high percentage of athletes reporting that they continued to play despite experiencing concussion symptoms, while similar to the rates reported in other studies, is concerning, as the failure to diagnose concussions in athletes can lead to further damage to the brain before full recovery, expose them to the cumulative effects of injuries and increased risk of second impact syndrome.

Rats are often used to study how mammalian brains work and many effects are similar in human brains.

The experiment is similar to work done decades ago by Harry Harlow, in that it utilizes maternally deprived juvenile monkeys to study the effects of early adversity on young primate brains.

Since cadmium is also a heavy metal, it might have similar effects on the brain, Lanphear and Wright said.

If PirB partnered with MHCI in neural circuits, Shatz thought, the absence of either molecule should have similar effects on the brain.

«Drugs like morphine hijack the body's natural painkilling mechanisms, such as those used by endorphins, but because they act within the central nervous system, they can affect other brain cells that use similar pathways, leading to side effects such as addiction or sleepiness,» says Professor Gamper.

If that pathway is confirmed, then many types of infections could cause similar effects on the brain.

The study concluded that brain - training video games improve children's performance only on very similar games, an effect that likely results from practice.

Darwin also was the first to discover that selective breeding for tameness produced similar side effects in different animals, including smaller brains.

While prior studies of decision - making have focused on group effects, or the ways everyone's brains are similar, the new study focused on individual differences.

Since baclofen and similar medications reduce these effects in laboratory animals, we wanted to examine whether it could prevent drug - cue induced activation in the human brain.»

Valnoctamide, an anxiety drug available in France and Italy, seems to reduce CMV levels in infected mice, but it hasn't been clear if it would have a similar effect on the brain, where CMV causes the most damage.

Synthetic cannabinoids, similar to tetrahydrocannabinol (the psychoactive ingredient of marijuana), bind to cannabinoid receptors in the human brain, triggering similar neurophysiological effects.

Now the research team, led by first author Ko - Woon Lee, a research associate in the lab, wanted to see if p11 had a similar effect on a different signaling system within the brain.

The next step, he says, is to investigate how embryonic mouse brains with induced folds develop as they mature past the fetal stages of development and to look across species to see if the gene has similar effects in other mammals.

They are similar to opioid molecules, so it's possible they could have a drug - like effect on the brain.

Walker said that the effect of one standard deviation increase in the overall inflammation score in mid-life on brain volume decades later was similar to the effect associated with having one copy of the apolipoprotein E (APOE) e4 gene that increases the risk of Alzheimer's disease.

The study suggests that pediatric brain cancer patients may experience similar side effects of molecularly targeted therapies, and may benefit from efforts to remediate any cognitive deficits.

May 3, 2011 Nicotine and cocaine leave similar mark on brain after first contact The effects of nicotine upon brain regions involved in addiction mirror those of cocaine, according to new neuroscience research.

And eating less isn't the only way to get this effect, Greenwood pointed out; exercise appears to exert similar effects on brain function by boosting insulin sensitivity and fighting inflammation.

«Previous animal and human brain imaging studies have suggested that psilocybin may have effects similar to other antidepressant treatments,» explained study senior author David Nutt, also of Imperial College London.

In studies, activities like coloring are able to produce a similar effect to meditation in the brain.

An interesting study that added aGPC to commonly prescribed memory drug most similar in effect to huperzine A (an Alpha BRAIN ingredient) showed the additional benefit wasn't with the drug alone [4].

Second, sugar has the ability to increase pleasure - yielding opioids in the brain, similar to morphine and heroin, making one's sugar cravings often too strong to ignore.29 Julia Ross tells us in The Diet Cure, «For some of us, certain foods, particularly ones that are sweet and starchy, can have a drug - like effect, altering our brains» mood chemistry and fooling us into a false calm, or a temporary energy surge.

IGF - 1 has a similar protective effect on brain cells.

Wheat contains compounds termed «exorphins» that have an effect in your brain similar to opiate drugs.

Recent studies have shown that sugar triggers activity in our brains that is similar to the effects of certain illegal and highly addictive drugs.

Light therapy (or phototherapy) consists of using a special light box which produces similar effects to natural light, thus triggering your brain to release chemicals to help balance your mood.

Kava has a calming effect on the body and produces changes in brain waves that are similar to those seen in drugs including Valium.

Given krill oil's similar omega - 3 makeup, it's reasonable to assume it would have similar brain - boosting effects, but unfortunately the research is still too new to completely support the assumption.

Recent research suggests Krill Oil may have a profound effect on the brain, similar to fish oil.

-RSB- In Romania, researchers noted similar activity using inhaled lavender for an hour each day and, according to the study, «Taken together, our results suggest that antioxidant and antiapoptotic activities of the lavender essential oils are the major mechanisms for their potent neuroprotective effects against scopolamine - induced oxidative stress in the rat brain,» that can lead to severe illness and cancer.

[13] In Romania, researchers noted similar activity using inhaled lavender for an hour each day and, according to the study, «Taken together, our results suggest that antioxidant and antiapoptotic activities of the lavender essential oils are the major mechanisms for their potent neuroprotective effects against scopolamine - induced oxidative stress in the rat brain,» that can lead to severe illness and cancer.

It's interesting to note that exercise has similar positive effects on the brain.

In cats, an addition of 5 percent BA to drinking water for 20 weeks has been shown to deplete taurine and result in damage to the brain; however, taurine is an essential amino acid for cats but not for humans and it is unknown if the smaller dosages consumed by humans could result in similar effects [156].

Results are similar with drug treatment (medication causes some brain changes, too), but doctors say the effects of therapy are more long - lasting.

The drugs have similar effects to those of steroids, including depressing eicosanoids that transmit signals to the brain.

Benzodiazepines affect some of the same parts of the cells in a dog's brain as alcohol, and so they produce similar effects.

In contrast, Turrell physically constructs similar effects with lights, scrims, and drywall, creating immersive environments that interrogate the location of phenomena: whether it occurs in the physical attributes of light and space, in the viewers» retinas, or in the way the brain fuses this sensory information together.

Severe brain or head injuries have similar effects.

Animals exposed to enriched environments high in stimulation have been shown to display increased hippocampal cell proliferation and neurogenesis compared with those reared in relative deprivation.7 Poverty represents a form of human deprivation that may parallel this animal model, raising the question of whether low levels of stimulation and relative psychosocial neglect associated with poverty have a similar negative effect on human brain development.

To examine whether the relationship between pubertal status and neural response to social evaluation differed for healthy youth and controls, similar whole brain regression analyses were conducted to identify areas showing group × pubertal status interaction effects.