Sentences with phrase «studies around the brain»

Animal studies around the brain's reaction to novelty have suggested increased dopamine levels in the context of novelty.

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One study showed 20 minutes of yoga could significantly improve brain functioning, another that a quick nap would seriously boost memory, while a third suggested that just shy of an hour of work followed by around a 15 - minute pause was the ideal work pattern.

The NIH could not provide numbers on how much it gives specifically to meditation brain research but its grants in complementary and alternative medicine - which encompass many meditation studies - have risen from around $ 300 million in 2007 to an estimated $ 541 million in 2011.

Comparing Studies of German, Swiss, and North American Waldorf School Graduates — Jon McAlice Cultivating Humanity against a «Monoculture of the Mind» — Stephen Keith Sagarin Reports from the Research Fellows «Learning Arts, and the Brain» — The Dana Consortium Report — Patrice Maynard Waldorf Around the World — James Pewtherer The Intercultural Waldorf School of Mannheim, Germany — David Mitchell The Health and Heartiness of Waldorf Graduates — Douglas Gerwin

When I finally had a chance to speak, we were already running over the 2 1/2 hours allotted for the roundtable, so I was only able to briefly touch on two of my many message points: one, that the game can be and is being made safer, and two, that, based on my experience following a high school football team in Oklahoma this past season - which will be the subject of a MomsTEAM documentary to be released in early 2013 called The Smartest Team - I saw the use of hit sensors in football helmets as offering an exciting technological «end around» the problem of chronic under - reporting of concussions that continues to plague the sport and remains a major impediment, in my view, to keeping kids safe (the reasons: if an athlete is allowed to keep playing with a concussion, studies show that their recovery is likely to take longer, and they are at increased risk of long - term problems (e.g. early dementia, depression, more rapid aging of the brain, and in rare cases, chronic traumatic encephalopathy, and in extremely rare instances, catastrophic injury or death.)

To maintain its foothold in large - scale, world - class research, Japan has launched its own Brain Mapping by Integrated Neurotechnologies for Disease Studies (Brain / MINDS) project, in line with the increasing interest in brain - mapping projects around the world, such as the Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative project in the United States and the Human Brain Project (HBP) in EuBrain Mapping by Integrated Neurotechnologies for Disease Studies (Brain / MINDS) project, in line with the increasing interest in brain - mapping projects around the world, such as the Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative project in the United States and the Human Brain Project (HBP) in EuBrain Mapping by Integrated Neurotechnologies for Disease Studies (Brain / MINDS) project, in line with the increasing interest in brain - mapping projects around the world, such as the Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative project in the United States and the Human Brain Project (HBP) in EuBrain / MINDS) project, in line with the increasing interest in brain - mapping projects around the world, such as the Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative project in the United States and the Human Brain Project (HBP) in EuBrain / MINDS) project, in line with the increasing interest in brain - mapping projects around the world, such as the Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative project in the United States and the Human Brain Project (HBP) in Eubrain - mapping projects around the world, such as the Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative project in the United States and the Human Brain Project (HBP) in Eubrain - mapping projects around the world, such as the Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative project in the United States and the Human Brain Project (HBP) in EuBrain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative project in the United States and the Human Brain Project (HBP) in EuBrain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative project in the United States and the Human Brain Project (HBP) in EuBRAIN) Initiative project in the United States and the Human Brain Project (HBP) in EuBRAIN) Initiative project in the United States and the Human Brain Project (HBP) in EuBrain Project (HBP) in EuBrain Project (HBP) in Europe.

Professor Aneta Stefanovska from Lancaster University, who has been studying the physics of biological oscillations for over 20 years, said: «Combining the technique to noninvasively record the fluctuation corresponding to cerebrospinal fluid and our sophisticated methods to analyse oscillations which are not clock - like but rather vary in time around their natural values, we have come to an interesting and non-invasive method that can be used to study aging and changes due to various neurodegenerative brain aging may begin earlier than expected.»

In addition to imaging heavy - ion tracks, Vazquez has studied the effect of chronic cosmic - ray exposure on the brains of rats, as measured by their ability to move around in a box.

Powers is planning expand his study size and is partnering with another CCTS - funded stroke investigator who developed an animal model of ischemia in order to analyze micro-RNA released in brain tissues at the precise area around a blocked blood vessel.

In addition to collecting scans of brain structure and function, the research teams at 21 study sites around the country will regularly gather a trove of other information from each youngster, from psychological, cognitive, and environmental data to biological specimens such as DNA.

So that scientists around the world may continue to look for fundamental structural insights, the full, interactive imaging dataset is viewable at Mouse Connectome Project, providing a resource for researchers interested in studying the anatomy and function of cortical networks throughout the brain.

Studies in animals indicated that in branches of the nerve that exit from the back of the brain and wrap around various parts of the face and head, overactive cells would respond to typically benign lights, sounds and smells by releasing chemicals that transmit pain signals and cause migraine.

A recent wave of studies are starting to bear fruit: We are now learning that in the first few days after birth, changes occur in the brains of both the dad and the baby, depending on whether the father is around or not.

The findings, published in the journal Brain, are based on studies of around 60 Alzheimer's patients at Skåne University Hospital and a control group consisting of 30 people with no cognitive impairment.

Compared to uninfected subjects of the same age, infected subjects in this study (treated and untreated) demonstrated Inflammation in and around the heart, in skeletal muscles, joints, and the protective sheath that covers the brain, and near peripheral nerves.

Studies indicate that meditation affects communication around the anterior cingulate cortex — a brain region that regulates the fear response.

Our study, along with prior studies, supports the notion that «cognitive reserve» resulting from early - life and lifelong education and cognitive stimulation may be a potent strategy for the primary prevention of dementia in both high - and low - income countries around the world.21 However, it should be noted that the relationships among education, brain biology, and cognitive function are complex and likely multidirectional; for instance, a number of recent population - based studies have shown genetic links with level of educational attainment, 22,23 and with the risk for cognitive decline in later life.24 Higher levels of educational attainment are also associated with health behaviors (eg, physical activity, diet, and smoking), more cognitively - complex occupations, and better access to health care, all of which may play a role in decreasing lifetime dementia risk.

A second study, to be published next week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), shows how these brain signals can be used to predict virality of the same news articles around the world.

Dr. Iavarone is currently establishing a cooperative study group, including CUMC and other brain tumor centers around the country, to conduct the trials of FGFR kinase inhibitors.

After a head injury, the protective lining around the brain heals with help from two waves of immune cells, according to a new US study in mice.

Now researchers at UC San Francisco have taken the first step toward a comprehensive atlas of gene expression in cells across the developing human brain, making available new insights into how specific cells and gene networks contribute to building this most complex of organs, and serving as a resource for researchers around the world to study the interplay between these genetic programs and neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism, intellectual disability and schizophrenia.

That is significant, as some earlier studies have proposed that brain size suddenly took off around 2 million years ago.

Her research translates existing studies from an adult population with cognitive disabilities to children with traumatic brain injury to investigate how an injured young brain heals and how it organizes itself around learning.

At an experimental mine at the Missouri University of S&T in Rolla, scientists are setting off explosives around lab mice and cell cultures to study how exposure to blasts in combat damage the brains of military personnel.

We were unable to confirm the anti-inflammatory effects of exercise in the frontal cortex using inflammatory gene expression, as the Grn − / − mice used in this study (∼ 8 months when brains were collected) were not old enough to manifest these changes, which become prominent around 1 year of age (Ahmed et al., 2010; Wils et al., 2012).

Darren Logan at the Sanger Institute studies how our genes influence how we perceive the environment around us, and how our brains makes sense of our senses.

One study from the University of California, Irvine, found that a brief workout can improve memory in older men and women (50 to 85 years old) due to the enhanced release of the hormone norepinephrine, which is an important chemical messenger in the brain, while another study from the Georgia Institute of Technology has proven that working out regularly for as little as 20 minutes can boost the long - term memory by around 10 %.

This study even found that consuming mangiferin could reverse brain damage caused by inflammation; rats experienced significantly reduced damage to cognition and less inflammatory chemicals roaming around the brain.

Combining thousands of scientific studies from around the globe, The Brain Wash offers a comprehensive, easy - to - follow approach proven to help protect your brain from daBrain Wash offers a comprehensive, easy - to - follow approach proven to help protect your brain from dabrain from damage.

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Also featured are case studies on the ethical, social and legal issues around the brain, and interviews with a young woman being treated for obsessive - compulsive disorder, a paediatric brain surgeon and a cultural historian interested in the brain.

If the fact that meditation has been around for millennia doesn't convince you that it works, then listen to what Fast Company says: a 2009 Danish study found «long term meditation is associated with increased gray matter density in the brain stem.»