Sentences with phrase «structural brain differences»

When previous studies reported structural brain differences in children with ADHD, some contended that drugs such as Ritalin given to treat the disorder stunted brain growth.

For instance, the difference in intelligence between an individual with, say, a brain that's 1,100 grams and one that's 1,400 grams (which could be found in humans) is confounded by other variables, including differences in density of neurons, other structural brain differences and socio - cultural factors.

Not exact matches

They include structural differences in the skeleton, the muscles, the skin, and the brain; differences in posture as - 0sociated with a unique method of locomotion; differences in social or - ganization; and finally the acquisition of speech and tool - using, together with the dramatic increase in intellectual ability which has led scientists to name their own species Ho - m - o sapiens sapiens — wise wise man.

However, apart from the structural differences, there are profound differences between the brain and a computer, especially in learning and information processing mechanisms.

But, recently, a team led by neurologist Peter Goadsby of University College London produced evidence of structural differences within the brains of a group of people suffering from cluster headaches.

An international team of scientists led by Duke University researchers has uncovered key structural differences in the brains of parrots that may explain the birds» unparalleled ability to imitate sounds and human speech.

Structural magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), which measures the anatomy and structural integrity of the brain, and magnetoencephalography (MEG), which measures magnetic fields created by the brain's electrical activity, were used to track potential age - related differences as groups of younger and older adults performed a meStructural magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), which measures the anatomy and structural integrity of the brain, and magnetoencephalography (MEG), which measures magnetic fields created by the brain's electrical activity, were used to track potential age - related differences as groups of younger and older adults performed a mestructural integrity of the brain, and magnetoencephalography (MEG), which measures magnetic fields created by the brain's electrical activity, were used to track potential age - related differences as groups of younger and older adults performed a memory task.

We've shown that the patients can improve in nine weeks — and that this leads to structural differences in their brains,» says Kristoffer NT Månsson.

Differences between laughing «systems» among mammals are reflected by cross-species structural differences in brain regions as well as in vocal arDifferences between laughing «systems» among mammals are reflected by cross-species structural differences in brain regions as well as in vocal ardifferences in brain regions as well as in vocal architecture.

Editor - in - Chief of the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and Dean of the College of Sciences at The University of Texas at San Antonio, Dr. George Perry said, «Precisely defining the physiological and structural basis of gender differences in brain function will illuminate Alzheimer's disease and understanding our partners.»

The study found that occasional users who subsequently increased their drug use compared with those who did not, showed brain structural differences when they started using drugs.

A study by Florian Krause from the Donders Institute in Nijmegen shows for the first time that these individual differences have a structural basis in the brain.

Wegman also found that there are detectable structural differences between the brains of good and bad navigators.

Researchers also identified structural differences in the brains of children who responded best to tutoring.

Bearden says she and her team are collaborating with other scientists to investigate brain structural differences in animal models, to find out what causes them at the cellular level.

If hearing loss is potentially contributing to these differences we're seeing on MRI, you want to treat it before these brain structural changes take place.»

Lin, an assistant professor at the Johns Hopkins University schools of medicine and public health, says it was unknown, however, whether these brain structural differences occurred before or after hearing loss.

You can also examine their brains to look for structural or chemical differences.

And it extends these findings by demonstrating that these structural differences can be seen in the brains of multilingual AD and MCI patients.»

During his time as an undergraduate student, he was a member of two cognitive neuroscience laboratories, where he worked on research studies examining how structural differences in the brain correlate with performance on cognitive tests.

Preschoolers aged 4 or 5, who have symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder or ADHD, show significant brain structural differences in imaging scans.

Differences in functional and structural brain have been defined across COMT genotypes, especially in the prefrontal cortex and hippocampus, areas affected by autism.

Taking breaks to do this throughout the day will make a huge difference by moving oxygen to the brain while maintaining proper lubrication and structural integrity in the spine.

Sex differences in the structural connectome of the human brain.

However, the most recent neuroscience research looking at structural differences in the brain between the sexes tends not to support this view.

Investigations using post-mortem brain specimens and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) suggest subtle structural differences in several brain regions between reading - disabled (RD) and nonimpaired readers.

Thomson says that neuroscience research on the brains of dyslexics post-mortem showed that it wasn't about intelligence — there were actual structural differences.

An interesting article about the neuroscience of the brain and structural differences in the brains of children who suffer from Dyslexia and other reading difficulties.

MRI and other diagnostic modalities have demonstrated actual structural differences in the brains of affected dogs that appear analogous to the structural changes in affected human brains.

While the brain is most malleable in early childhood, it nonetheless retains a substantial degree of plasticity throughout the lifespan, and the extent to which the timing and duration of socioeconomic disadvantage are associated with brain structural differences is virtually unexplored in the neuroscience literature to date.

We considered several alternative hypotheses, such as that the observed structural differences in the brains of children developing in poverty might have been explained by differences in early health or parental education.