Sentences with phrase «similar brain systems»

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The digestive system is the most similar in neurochemistry to the brain, which is why your stomach is considered your second brain.

If human brains are like body's cells, there is a natural point of specialization, in which new systems break away and form similar but slightly different branches, as cells in a body become fingers, feet, hands, etc..

- Intense stress early in life can alter the brain's neurotransmitter systems and cause changes in the brain similar to those seen in adults with depression.

«The idea is that as animals grow old, similar to in humans, the activity of the endogenous cannabinoid system goes down — and that coincides with signs of aging in the brain,» Zimmer says.

Pig brains are remarkably similar to human brains, so they are often used as model systems by neuroscientists.

«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.

It is indeed ironic, as Fields describes, that we have long ignored the glial functions of thought processes, thinking of them as merely support for the nervous system, in a manner similar to the ancient Greeks thinking the brain was simply an organ for cooling the blood.

For example, insects, bats and birds have all evolved wings that are similar in function but have completely different origins, eyes have emerged multiple times, and there is good evidence that nervous systems have also evolved several times, with some creatures possessing strange systems unlike the brains and spinal cords we are used to.

All humans are born with similar brains and nervous systems, but these are flexible.

Inhibiting the same area of the brain with similar techniques increased the amount of time mice slept, especially non-REM (rapid eye movement) sleep, although sleep was not instant upon drug administration, as has been shown for other parts of the arousal system, Pedersen says.

The approach, based on Nobel - Prize winning techniques, could illuminate the illness, in which muscles and tendons progressively turn into bone, and addresses the similar destructive process that afflicts a growing number of veterans who have suffered blast injuries — including traumatic amputations or injuries to the brain and nervous system.

Knudsen speculates that one of the attributes that makes positive micelles and similar nanoparticles such powerful drug delivery systems may also be what is causing the brain damage.

If a traditional microchip is comparable to an electric circuit (remove one piece and the entire system collapses), this newtechnology is more similar to a human brain.

The deformed or misfolded protein might then spread via the nervous system to the brain as a prion, or infectious protein, in similar fashion to mad cow disease.

Are there other, intermediate embryonic cells that might, in similar fashion, give rise to the nervous system or brain?

It is also the first to demonstrate that a deep convolutional neural network — a computing system modelled after the neuron activity in animal brains that can basically learn on its own — can effectively differentiate between similar plants with an amazing accuracy of nearly 100 %.

Encephalitis caused by the immune system attacking the brain is similar in frequency to encephalitis from infections, Mayo Clinic researchers report in Annals of Neurology.

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.

In the course of this work, he has pioneered several new approaches in the fruit fly that have had important implications for mammalian neurobiology, including: the demonstration that the fruit fly has a sleep - like behavior similar to that of mammals, studies of physiological and behavioral consequences of mutations in a neurotransmitter system affecting one of the brain's principal chemical signals, studies making highly localized genetic alterations in the nervous system to alter behavior, and molecular identification of genes causing naturally occurring variation in behavior.

The F. protensa specimens reveal that ancient arthropods developed a brain and central nervous system similar to today's lobsters and crabs as early as 517 million years ago.

McFall - Ngai's own research shows that bacteria are necessary for the development of organs in squid; others have found similar partnerships that shape the maturation of animal immune systems, the guts of zebra fish and mice, and even mammalian brains.

Research on animals often fails to produce the same results in humans, though the researchers said the brain circuitry involving the reward system is similar in all vertebrates.

«These findings related to Crohn's disease are similar to previous reports focused on other autoimmune conditions like multiple sclerosis confirming that the delicate balance of our immune systems is, to a great extent, dictated by organisms making up our microbiome,» said Dr. David Perlmutter, expert on brain and gut health, and author of Grain Bbrain and gut health, and author of Grain BrainBrain.

They're similar to tamari or soy sauce but are gluten - free, soy - free, and have a slightly more syrupy texture and sweet flavor that makes this snack truly feel indulgent (they're also rich in amino acids, which aid in muscle repair and brain and nervous system function).

The gut has its own nervous system — similar to that of the brain — and is hardwired to the brain by the vagus nerve, a nerve that runs from the brain to the internal organs.

The changes in the brain seen in people who have seizure disorders are very similar in nature to that of chronic pain and thought to involve increased excitability of neurons, both in the central and peripheral nervous system.

Many of these pills, such as phentermine (used in the drug Adipex) are amphetamines, or structurally similar to amphetamines — stimulants that affect the brain and central nervous system.

The Law Genius community was the brain - child of Rap Genius co-founder Mahbod Moghadam, a Stanford Law grad.1 The vision for Law Genius is very similar to that of Casetext: to make the law accessible and understandable by letting people add their commentary through the annotation system.

SMTs are similar to Ethereum's ERC20 tokens, but with a certain built - in «Proof of Brain» properties and a token distribution reward system designed specifically for content business.

You will explore how these systems share similar neural mechanisms and the implications that this has for both attaining a state of well - being and transforming the brain.